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I got around to finishing the quilted duvet cover! Copper snap closure, hemp-organic cotton border and backing. I made a set of sheets and pillowcases from hemp-organic cotton sheeting, too. The sheets feel sooooo lovely! Can't see here but I used a mach
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Finishing up a stack of Endy trousers samples I'm using to illustrate a trousers lecture I'm giving at Brisbane's upcoming Quilt & Craft Show... This one is for the leg-slimming section, lol looks so lopsided...
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I found these walking irises (?) growing on a creek bank during morning walk... Pulled up a few for potted plants... Can't seem to identify the variety?
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The Port Wine Magnolias are in bloom! They smell like pink bubblegum to me, but to some they smell like port wine... Love them either way!
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I finally got around to making a scrappy Storm at Sea quilt! Been saving blue and white scraps for many years, finally decided to just *do* it when the Internet in our area went out a few weeks ago... Fingers crossed they sort out the lines soon or I'll h
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Comprehensive lace insertion tutorial up on sewingcake.com today! The Janthina pattern has a lace insertion option (and simple, pretty crocheted lace pattern) written into the design. Insertion lace- not just for fussy tea towels!
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I have so many other things to take care of right now and I just want to finish this faux fur Cocoa shrug while its still chilly here...! Maybe over the weekend...
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Organic cotton + temperamental lace Janthina top... Finished Object post up on sewingcake.com!
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Endeavour Trousers at Cabarita Beach
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My kitty Rosetta dropped by while I was photographing a tutorial. Why do kitties love pattern paper?
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I gave the ruffle linen jersey fabric a gelatin bath last week for easy handling during construction... Made a narrow (3 mm) double rolled hem on the edge easily without fusible webbing... And look how the usually-drapey linen is standing up on it's own!
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So glad I found a few hours to cut this Kraken stencil from freezer paper for this Tee. I'll paint in the morning, charcoal colored, and thin layers of paint so it gets into the smaller bits...
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Mmm that's a nice lace insertion... Linen jersey, m.cotton lace. The little bit of fabric visible@behind the lace now will curl back and out of sight after washing. #janthina
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...nearly finished my black shell back details... Clockwise from top is pipi twists in mesh, Janthina lace in 4-ply m. cotton, scallop knot in merino, and fine mesh miter weave.... Just one more row to go on the lace...
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Cutting three sets of pockets and waistband lining... #endeavour #lostatsea #alexanderhenry
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Today I'm working up two tulle Pavlovas. The black one is soft black tulle trimmed with satin bias binding, lined with nude cotton voile. That one is mine. The pink sparkly has a pink jacquard lining and goes into the fashion show! I cut both with a squar
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Squeee! @mahinamermaid is having a Merfin photoshoot in our pool today! Tiny mermaids everywhere, just delightful!
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Finally got to photograph/blog this tunic! It's a riff on a Vionnet design and I'm debating whether or not to release it as a pattern. Deets on 3hourspast.com...!
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There we are! Long sleeved Tee hack now on sewingcake.com!
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Eeeeee! I just made the Felix the Fox paper pieced block from Shape Moth... I'll put on some borders and quilt it heavily, a cute little pillow for my husbands den... My inner perfectionist wants me to fix his shoulder but husby loves the foxy, so nbd.. #
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I have a stock of 5-10 minute lessons I use in classes and demonstrations to make your knit sewing easier.... Came back from the show determined to turn my talks into video references for sewingcake.com, been shooting for the past couple of days... From k
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Day 2 of the Brisbane Quilt & Craft Show, wearing advance samples from my Summer 2014 collection.. Pipi Shell (crop length) and Endeavour Tousers (Sailor View)... Come see me for knit hemming, perfect v-neck and buttonhole Pop Up classes!!
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Summer is coming... I'm building all the new things, it's almost time!
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Wow wow wow!!! 405 downloads of the Tee.pdf in the past 24 hours!! That brings the first three days total downloads to 953! Can't wait to see all those finished Tees!
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Octopus by Sublime Stitches- I made progress yesterday! 3-thread stem stitch and French knots... Will probably fuse a bit of woven interfacing to the back of this patch pocket as a bit of extra insurance, love how he's shaping up...
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Nº2224 The Tee
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Arya kitten decides my neat stack of pattern pieces is actually a cave of wonders.
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3334 Front
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Nº 3334 Envelope
