But mostly sewing. I mean only sewing. What I am willing to reveal: Mug rug (it’s cutesy-poo, I know, but nicer than the coffee stains that were beginning to get a little out of control on the armrest beside me): So it’s quilted by hand, did that during the Oscars. Yes, I love Heather Ross. […]
Archive for the ‘making stuff is good’ Category
March 6, 2011
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Picture free update.
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, books and reading, crochet, daily grind, dollhouse, food, making stuff is goodSo it looks like it’s been 2 weeks since my last update, sorry. Where does the time go? Frankly, I don’t know. I mean, I have made 4 quilt tops (and finished one completely including binding), sewn 90 triangle flags for a bunting (they are 6″ across, 9″ long and not quite finished yet) had […]
February 14, 2011
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Secrets! Revealed!
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, making stuff is goodAnd other stuff too, I haven’t stopped being busy this week, not even once. First, as we know, Ali had her baby, who goes by Baby Clay. Or Babby Clay. And because she refused to tell anyone the gender before he was born, I was hoping for a girl so I could pass on the […]
February 5, 2011
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Green quilt
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, making stuff is goodWell, I’ve been a busy bee, it’s true. And much busier and productive than I can post about. Here’s what’s poo, when you make something for someone as a gift and it’s finished and you’ve taken pictures but you can’t post them because they haven’t received them yet. Ali, I’m talking to you. And Libs. […]
February 5, 2011
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On aging.
By Caitlin Jane in clothes, crochet, making stuff is goodI noticed the other day that if I lean my arm on my bent leg it squeezes the veins and makes my hand look scary/old. I was trying to pretend that it’s from lifting weights but even my imagination is limited. Pretty, eh? Pretty SCARY. I am almost 40. And no, if you wondered, that’s […]
January 31, 2011
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Haha! Yay!
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, babies, love, making stuff is goodSo less than 13 hours after she last commented on my blog, my dear friend Ali had her damn baby! Daniel Clayton Mooney, born January 31 at 6:34 am, 6lbs 14oz, 20″ long. Ali, you are going to be a GREAT MOM!!! You are going to ace this, I know it! I wish I could […]
January 17, 2011
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Watch out where the huskies go!
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, making stuff is good, seriously?And don’t you eat that yellow icicle. Seriously, don’t eat it. I wouldn’t even walk too close to it, there’s a good chance it will fall onto you and kill you to death. And no one would ever know how you died because the ice would melt and the evidence would disappear. Holy big, right? […]
January 15, 2011
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A sore back can only mean one thing…
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, making stuff is good, we have funI’m done cutting my blocks! Woo! It took 2 days and 2 rotary cutter blades and lots of swear words but I did it. I’m doing a basic 9 patch because, frankly, I like it’s simplicity. It’s classic and it looks great, especially with nice fabrics that deserve showcasing. Each block will have 2 6.5″ […]
January 9, 2011
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I made something today
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, Griping, making stuff is goodIt will be the centre block of my future quilt. The pattern is by Anna Maria Horner (that’s a pdf file, fyi). It was hard, I mean, each square was so twonky, such a stupid shape, I had to trim trim trim to make them even vaguely square, then I zigged the heart on top, […]
January 2, 2011
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Practice makes perfect
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, crochet, making stuff is goodI don’t have basting pins (or I don’t until tomorrow when I head to DFO) so I’ve finished sewing the backs of both parental quilts, but haven’t started the quilting process yet. It will happen, I’m feeling motivated. Until then, I’ve been drooling over amazing quilts on flickr to try to figure out how to […]