Day: 18 February 2008

adult's clothing, patterns, sewing

Simplicity 4020

What a posting frenzy!  It’s because the baby is asleep long enough for me to get this done – I have to take advantage of the opportunity!  I made Simplicity 4020 yesterday morning, in view C.

The fabric came from the kinder garage sale last year.  I made the size 12 with FBA, as promised.

What a weird stance!  Or is it the angle of the photo?  Anyway, it fits properly!

Hubby doesn’t like the little sleeve bands much, but I do – and it is very comfortable – I’m wearing it today!  Whoops, baby awake – must go!

by thornberry
apron, aprons, bags, craft, patterns, planned projects, sewing, tutorials

More patterns

I won another bag pattern!  This one is from the lovely Tania at Jet Designs.  She also runs Jet Music & Books, which is where I’ve bought my Melly & Me patterns.

Thanks so much Tania!  She is running another bag pattern giveaway on her blog at the moment, so head over and leave a comment to be in the running.

These patterns arrived last week from Montessori by hand.

I have read through the bag instructions, and they appear to be comprehensive and easy to follow, with plenty of photo to help.  It includes full sized pattern pieces (I prefer this when I buy a pattern) and seems to have been well tested – the bag materials list includes good interfacings and structure.  I’m really looking forward to making both patterns.  Have you gathered that I have a bit of a pattern obsession/collection?  And at the moment many of them are bag patterns!

I did make this doorstop the other day, using the tutorial from Oh, Fransson!

This is the quick and easy version – no nine-patch, no quilting – mainly because I really needed a doorstop!  I love these ones filled with beans/rice/wheat, because they don’t hurt if you stub your toe on them and because Stella can’t hurt herself playing with them.  And they look good!  The feature fabric is a bit of Amy Butler Nigella fabric.

by thornberry
miscellaneous, this is ...

This is … what makes me laugh out loud

This has been the most difficult “this is” for me so far!  I have found it really difficult to identify what in particular makes me laugh out loud.  I don’t think that I am a terribly serious person – my friends often make me laugh, I laugh at funny things I read, at things that the children do and say, at absurdities.  But what especially makes me laugh out loud – to the extent that I start to giggle just remembering it?  This is embarassing – it’s when people walk into glass doors.

More specifically, watching the expression on my husband’s face when he walks into a glass door.  He did this about ten years ago – luckily he didn’t hurt himself – and for some reason, I found it hilarious.  I still do!  Yet I loathe programs like “funniest home videos” where the “humour” is often people hurting themselves.  So why do I find this so funny?  Clare recently walked straight into our screen door and I found that hilarious too (once reassured that she wasn’t hurt).  Maybe there is something wrong with me …

by thornberry