I had some narrow strips of fabric left over from my log cabin quilt block, so I sliced them in half lengthwise and sewed a miniature log cabin block, then made it into a pin cushion. Stuffed it, sewed it shut and embroidered my initials on the back, then I attached a little crocheted strawberry […]
Archive for the ‘making stuff is good’ Category
January 23, 2010
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24 hour hat
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, making stuff is goodJana wrote the pattern and it took me about 24 hours all told to finish it. Easy. And it hurt my brain only a little. Not the prettiest picture of me, I know. Orange and lilac, if you couldn’t tell.
January 19, 2010
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Quilting homework
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, making stuff is goodI kind of hate doing the sewing at home because it hurts my back. Well, and because it’s just more fun when there’s a group of like-minded people all messing around with fabric together. And, to be perfectly honest-and my mother can attest to this truth-I’ve never been big on homework. Ever. I think the […]
January 13, 2010
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Panama
By Caitlin Jane in caitlin's crap, making stuff is goodI keep forgetting to post a picture of these. When we were in Panama, at Yandup Lodge, I bought a bunch of molas from women in the local village. I think all 4 of these cost me less than $40. I haven’t figured out what to do with them yet, but everything works out eventually. […]
January 12, 2010
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I am a quilting b
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, love, making stuff is goodI started a night school course at The Workroom in Parkdale-the quilting sampler course. I’ve done plenty sewing in my life, but I will be first to admit it’s all been pretty slap-dash. Quilting is the polar opposite of slap-dash, you need to be very precise, measuring, cutting, pinning, all those things I’ve never been […]
January 10, 2010
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What’s the difference anyway?
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, making stuff is goodSince switching (back) to knitting-from crocheting-I’ve noticed my attitude towards yarn has changed drastically. Because crochet is such a yarn suck, I pretty much used acrylic yarns exclusively. They work great for amigurumi anyway, cheap and bright. Now that old stash lays dormant in my bins, and I buy nicer yarn for knitting. Here’s my […]
January 1, 2010
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First post of 2010
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, food, making stuff is goodIt snowed a little here in Toronto today, not much-maybe an inch or so-but it sure was cold. How cold? This hydrant/faucet thingy on Roncesvalles was feeling it: Don’t lick it. We did end up playing at the park too, but not for long. Ari and I worked on several projects, the first a teddy […]
December 30, 2009
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Yay for pom poms
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, love, making stuff is goodI was going to write a long blog entry about the year that is just wrapping up, maybe answer a bunch of questions like Gillian does every year (now that is dedication!) but I found myself losing interest in answering them around #5. I just can’t lie on those things and telling the truth could […]
November 9, 2009
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Play/Knit list
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, love, making stuff is goodI filled my MP3 player with old mixed cds I made 10 years ago and it’s been making me happy. For example today, on my way to and from work here is what I heard: 1. ‘Homeboy’ by Adorable 2. ‘Girl You Know it’s True’ by Milli Vanilli 3. ‘Money Can’t Buy Me Happiness’ by […]
July 19, 2009
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Cooking on Sunday
By Caitlin Jane in food, making stuff is goodI rode my bike to the Liberty Village farmer’s market and it was worth it. The market’s not huge, but it’s nice, a good variety and there was a band playing. Here’s what I got for about $20: The gooseberries are amazing, and lucky for me, neither Shannon nor Ari like them. Ha. I made […]