Weaving together my life as a maker and other spheres of life: Best of February, color inspiration from Vincent Van Gogh, my first Dutch book recommendation (hip hip hoorah!), and celebrating the first flowers of spring.
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There are often lots of ways to sew most patchwork blocks, with advantages and disadvantages to different approaches. It’s easy to assume that the first method you learn is the easiest or best one. Until you try another method, you really don’t know! Patchwork can surprise you.
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Patchwork curtains are a fantastic way to enjoy your favorite fabrics every day. They add so much personality to your space! This tutorial is designed to help you sew patchwork curtains in whatever size will suit your needs. Happy decorating!
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Last week’s splendid pile of Kismet fabrics has been transformed into boho style patchwork curtains. I couldn’t be happier with the way it pulls the two ends of our living room/dining room space together. The room feels at once more harmonious. It’s amazing how much curtains can really enrich a space!
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So, my Lichen Duster looks just as I imagined - - - on my friend Hanneke. Haha. I am apparently not so good at imagining how a garment would look on my body. Too bad you can’t try something on before sewing it! Ah well, it’s still a learning experience.
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Do you know that Dutch people are the tallest in the world on average? According to scientists, it’s likely that food plays a roll. Interesting, right? Now do you want to eat like a Nederlander? Here are the basics.
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Sometimes fabric is love at first sight. That’s how it was for me with Kismet. This collection was released in 2020, when I was totally engrossed in shopping for our new home. Even so, Kismet stood out to me, and I wished I had an excuse to buy the whole thing. But I didn’t, at the time, and I expected I would miss my chance with it.
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Guess what? Now that the pattern pieces are all cut, sewing this Lichen Duster project is going faster than I expected. It’s a lot of long seams, which are familiar territory. Come see how it’s progressing!
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Welcome back to my sewing room. Today is my last day of corona quarantine, and I’m feeling full of energy! I think it’s time for some progress on my rainbow Pas de Deux quilt. Let’s begin this time with grass green and silver gray fabric scraps.
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Your Pas de Deux beginnings are inspiring me today. I’m feeling the tug to finish the scrappy rainbow version I’ve already started, and begin a fresh Pas de Deux quilt with a limited palette. Why not? It’s not, after all, a particularly time-consuming quilt.
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It’s finished quilt day! And look at these dapper men who kindly helped me hold the quilt. I don’t know what they’re doing outside without their clothes though, on such a very cold and windy day. At any rate, the quilt is looking very cheery despite the weather!
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I’d like to sew a patchwork coat using the Lichen Duster pattern. I’m starting with a Lichen version in linen yardage from The Confident Stitch, to get to know the pattern. So far, I’m excited by the pattern’s possibilities!
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