So, just to mess with everyone’s head a little more (and especially mine) I made little mini quilt squares this morning to fiddle around a little, easier than spreading the entire thing out on the floor (in reality, each square is 8.5″ each side). In order (as in, continuing from the first three) 4. 5. […]
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May 23, 2010
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Decisions, decisons
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, crochet, making stuff is goodThe original fabric I was going to use for the background of this quilt did not work out so well (it was a black light weight denim) so I had to do some quick improv. I wound up getting fabric at Ikea because…well, because it’s cheap there. I couldn’t make up my mind, like, when […]
May 18, 2010
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Singa songa sixpence
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, Art!, crochet, making stuff is goodSewing, sewing, sewing. Ironing, cutting, bandaging blisters and more sewing. Yes, I have a blister on my pinkie finger. From scissors. I’m intense, it seems, with shears. Today I spent about 3 hours at the workroom organizing my previously sewn together bits which were then pressed open with spray starch and a dry iron. Sorted […]
May 16, 2010
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All weekend
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, crochet, we have funOn Friday I went to see my first Jays’ game of the season. It was freezing cold up in the nose bleeds, wind gusting and T and I snuggled up. It was one heck of a game, Jays won 16-10, so that was exciting. And the young couple beside us who’d smuggled in their own […]
May 5, 2010
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Latest project
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, making stuff is goodI decided to use up my scraps from my original sampler quilt to do an English paper piecing project. It’s a lot of cutting, pinning, cutting, basting, organizing and sewing. And it’s double the amount of basting for me because-guess what!-I don’t like to read instructions and did them totally wrong. It’s tiny, that whole […]
April 20, 2010
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Jelly rolls have landed
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, crochet, making stuff is goodThey were mini rolls. And I think I can make these colours/patterns work, especially with what I already have: They’re for the double wedding ring quilt class I’m starting in May that I already mentioned. I met Jana today for lunch, that was nice. I need to get out and see other human beings every […]
April 12, 2010
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Sewing 101
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, love, making stuff is goodAri had already done some stitching in her Casa school, but this was her first time doing actual hand sewing (at least with me). Her webkin kitty had burst her belly seam and required immediate attention: Oh, that’s pretty. Even my mom and dad pointed out my grey hair last time I saw them-although, I’ve […]
March 3, 2010
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Quilting
By Caitlin Jane in crochetI’m slowly but surely getting used to using Ubuntu. It’s been rather frustrating at times but at this point I have no desire to return to windows, and specifically Vista, at all. I just need to figure out how to get my Sirius to work. Anyway, here are the 2 more interesting fabrics I got […]
March 1, 2010
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Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3
By Caitlin Jane in crochetI got rid of Windows from my computer. This laptop came with Vista installed, and while I had no real personal problems with it, my computer got seriously, virally infected on Saturday so we dumped Windows and installed Ubuntu Netbook Remix. It’s nice. It’s clean and free and (in theory) easy to use. Well. Easy […]
February 14, 2010
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Productivity is up 17%
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, crochet, making stuff is good, workI had such a busy day, I’ve completely sewn the top of the new baby quilt I started-get this-yesterday. No, I won’t post a picture of it yet, it’s a surprise gift for a friend who’s pregnant and if she can wait, so can the rest of the universe. In lieu, here’s a picture of […]