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Jul262010

A quick update

DateMonday, July 26, 2010 at 10:27PM

Here's what I've been up to the last couple of weeks, between dodging thunderstorms and the heat.

Doll House Project:

Not sure what project I'm going to do next for this. Probably the paintings for the windows. It's been so hot lately (105 - 109 Degrees F) that I've been putting off staining the board for the floor for fear the   won't dry properly.


Denim Bag: 

All sewn together, and ready to embroider. Now to just tinker with the design, and get some scrap to do some practice stitching. Photos of the finished bag, sans embroidery.


New project: Clock Tam 1

I've been working on a trial run of the clock tam this week. I'm using acrylic yarn, with needles the proper size for that yarn, to do the test. It's going to be my first time cableing and I didn't want to try it with the very nice wool that came with the kit.

It took me 4 days an 3 rip outs to get the 1x1 ribbing started. I haven't got the rythem down for moveing the yarn between each stitch. It' makes me have to watch my knitting very closely.


Uh oh thunderstorm more later.

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Monday
Jul122010

Denim Messanger Bag update

DateMonday, July 12, 2010 at 12:00AM

I've gotten back to working on my denim messenger bag, after a super busy May, and June.  Here's what it looks like so far.


I had enough to do all light denim, but I love the dark denim near the lighter colored. I'm going to use Velcro to keep it shut.


The outside partchally sewn up. You can see the chalk lines from my rough draft of the pattern.



Here's the liner.  Behind the logo you can see where I goofed a bit sewing up that side. I'm tempted to rip it out, but I probably won't. It's not going to effect what I'm using the bag for.


Here you see the pocket. And my first zipper ever!



Here's the strap. I'm to do a straight stitch around it so that it'll stay flat while in use.  After that I need to hem the outside of the flap, the top of the outer bag, and the liner.

I hope to get that done later today, but I'm doubtful that I will. Thunderstorms in the forecast. Ah well, will have to wait until the time to sew gets here.  For now, it's time for bed!



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Friday
Jul092010

Sad little bird

DateFriday, July 9, 2010 at 3:22PM



I drew a swirl bird, his eyes came out so sad. I wondered why. It turns out that his favorite swirl flower has wilted. It must be the last one of this season for him to be so sad. It makes me want to give him a hug.


Mmm... I wonder what this speicies of swril bird eats. Swirl beetles, and bugs, perhaps?

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Wednesday
Jul072010

Project Preview

DateWednesday, July 7, 2010 at 11:30PM

Another step in getting my 'mystery project' done. It is a technology blog of a kind. I'm not saying just what kind though.  Still working on polishing up the posts. I have lots of ideas for it, and I'm trying to jot them down in an idea book for the site. For later on when I'm having one of those days that I'm drawing a blank.

The amount of ideas right now are slowing me down... I'm letting myself juimp around too much from one to the next.  I'll get there eventually :)

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Monday
Jul052010

Swirl Flower Medallion

DateMonday, July 5, 2010 at 9:36PM



Spent the greater part of today wracking my brain trying to come up with what I wanted to draw... Out of it came this.  Used the black areas to draw the eye to the center flower, the white gaps let the eyes wander out again to the outer swirls.

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