There’s this old footstool here, it’s incredibly ugly but a decent shape, so I’ve decided to recover it. Re cover. Which is it? I got some very awesome fabric and what I’m doing is called free motion quilting. You drop your feed dogs (the little teeth on your sewing machine that keep things flowing) and […]
Archive for September, 2012
September 20, 2012
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Because no one asked
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, crochet, making stuff is goodI picked up 3 fat quarters of the new Heather Ross fabric, Nursery Versery, at The Workroom yesterday. Heather Ross is possibly my very best fabric designer and every time I look at the back of my green quilt I wish I’d saved some of her Far Far Away 2 line. Then I remember that […]
September 19, 2012
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Knitting season
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, crochet, making stuff is goodThe weather has cooled considerably and I’ve resumed knitting. It helps that purl has posted a few simple but classic patterns. I also resume knitting this time of year because there is suddenly an influx of tv things to watch. This is the second version of this hat I’ve knit this week. One may well […]
September 12, 2012
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The fabric sitch.
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, caitlin's crap, making stuff is goodI’ve been thinking a lot lately about organizing a fabric swap. This has been rolling around in my brain for a while but has felt more urgent recently because I am moving and wouldn’t mind paring down Mount Fabric and because I started a project and want more assorted pink fabrics from other people’s stashes. […]
September 9, 2012
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Moving sale!
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, caitlin's crap, Old crap, seriously?, workWe are moving soon to a much smaller place and need to do some serious downsizing. If you have ever had your eye on any of our stuff, now is the time to speak up. Included, but not limited to, items are paintings, books, games, a boat motor, wood carving machine, tools, a Mustang, more […]