tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83050412578626680312024-03-11T21:51:35.654-07:00Snippets of SweetnessRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.comBlogger467125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-5480875739680564122019-01-09T03:00:00.000-08:002019-01-09T03:00:06.227-08:00October 2018 in Review/Lusk Mini Quilt #1 (Monochromatic)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I took a class from her at QuiltCon </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW48455384" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48455384" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">2015</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW48455384" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48455384" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> and </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW48455384" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48455384" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">her way of explaining the technique was super helpful. When she announced her <a href="https://carolynfriedlander.com/tag/cf-mini-along/">Mini </a></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW48455384" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48455384" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><a href="https://carolynfriedlander.com/tag/cf-mini-along/">Quilt Along</a></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW48455384" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48455384" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> this summer</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW48455384" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW48455384" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, I knew I wanted to participate, even if the heat and my pregnancy sapped me of energy. I only managed to make one mini quilt, based on the first prompt, which was “monochromatic.” I pulled a bunch of purple scraps and made a few mini Sessom blocks from Carolyn’s <a href="https://carolynfriedlander.com/shop/lusk-quilt-pattern-pdf-download/">Lusk mini quilt pattern</a>. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-variant-ligatures: none;">It was my only finished in October, but it was a satisfying finish. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none;">The finished mini quilt is about 12” by 12” and I love it. </span>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-24996102880068976032019-01-07T12:00:00.000-08:002019-01-07T12:00:32.603-08:00September 2018 in Review/Graduated Bars Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div class="Paragraph SCXW152436150" paraeid="{7bf79c4b-3287-49c4-bf6e-7779739290ba}{120}" paraid="1603410613" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;">
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-82034383141897439842018-12-13T03:00:00.000-08:002018-12-13T03:00:01.790-08:00May 2018 in Review<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW184872737" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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<span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">After making the Shelly Leggings, I had </span><span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">enough fabric left to try my hand at the </span><span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCXW184872737" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Seamwork</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Kaye Shorts pattern. I drafted a new waistband piece and cut two to make a maternity panel like I had done with the Shelly Leggings. The resulting shorts were perfect for wearing under maternity dresses. I’m planning on making more regular Kaye shorts in the future since they’re the perfect pattern from using up scraps leftover from bigger projects.</span><span class="EOP SCXW184872737" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCXW184872737" paraeid="{7bf79c4b-3287-49c4-bf6e-7779739290ba}{72}" paraid="1154399594" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">The only actual maternity pattern that I tried during my pregnancy was the </span><span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCXW184872737" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Givre</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Maternity Tee by Deer and Doe. I made the Version B top in the third trimester size and made two </span><span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">disastrous</span><span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> mistakes. First, I messed up the PDF printing. I printed it at Staples since our home printer broke, and used the complimentary ruler to measure the test square. It was only a couple </span><span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">millimeters</span><span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> off, and rather than trying to fiddle with the Staples printer, I decided that was good enough. It wasn’t. I also let too much time pass between when I took my measurements and when I made the tank top. During pregnancy, it’s not just your bump that grows! I ended up with a shirt that bunched weirdly in the shoulders (due to the printing error), and was a little too small in the bust (due to the measuring error). I was so frustrated with the end result that I threw away the pattern pieces and washed my hands of the whole pattern. Ironically enough, this was one of the few shirts that still fit my bump at the end of my pregnancy, so I ended up wearing it a lot, even though it wasn’t perfect.</span><span class="EOP SCXW184872737" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">After my failed </span><span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCXW184872737" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Givre</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Maternity Tank, I grabbed a </span><span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCXW184872737" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Seamwork</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Julia Tank that I had cut out the previous summer, before I was pregnant. Even though I knew it wouldn’t fit, sewing it up was soothing. Who knows, maybe it will fit by next summer. Even if it </span><span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">doesn’t, it was nice getting it out of my WIP pile. I’d like to give it another try sometime, because it’s a nice basic, and I enjoyed sewing it.</span><span class="EOP SCXW184872737" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW184872737" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">At the last Seattle Modern Quilt Guild retreat I attended, I won a bundle of Karen Lewis fabric. I broke into it to make a few Lined Drawstring Bags for wrapping Mother’s Day presents in. The pattern is by Jeni Baker of In Color Order.</span></div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-39237779499482581242018-12-11T03:00:00.000-08:002018-12-11T03:00:02.923-08:00April 2018 in Review<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW223964249" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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<span class="TextRun SCXW223964249" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">When the Shelly Leggings came out in the January 2018 issue of </span><span class="TextRun SCXW223964249" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCXW223964249" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><i><a href="https://www.seamwork.com/">Seamwork</a></i></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW223964249" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">, I thought they looked super comfy. After I found out I was pregnant, I decided to try to hack the pattern. I used a ready-to-wear pair of </span><span class="TextRun SCXW223964249" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">maternity</span><span class="TextRun SCXW223964249" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> leggings to draft a new waistband piece. For my black Shelly Leggings, I cut one waistband piece and hemmed it, like my ready-to-wear leggings. The result was okay, but not as comfy as I was looking for. Also, I cropped the </span><span class="TextRun SCXW223964249" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">leggings</span><span class="TextRun SCXW223964249" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> too much, and the bagged weirdly around the knees. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">I used Robert Kaufman Laguna Jersey in Onyx, and I think a different fabric may have worked better at that length. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW223964249" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">It was a good first try, but needed improvement.</span><span class="EOP SCXW223964249" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-3985165892356050732018-11-20T03:00:00.000-08:002018-11-20T03:00:00.376-08:00March 2018 in Review<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW219960496" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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<div class="Paragraph SCXW219960496" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{5e9e4c87-927a-488d-9d8b-54c35b2fed56}{56}" paraid="871543200" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US">
<span class="TextRun SCXW219960496" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">When Carolyn Friedlander re-released her <a href="https://carolynfriedlander.com/shop/sessoms-quilt-pattern-pdf-download/">Sessoms quilt pattern</a>, it caught my eye. I’m usually not a fan of paper piecing, so I decided to do a small mini quilt version to figure out if I wanted to make a larger quilt or not. I grabbed a bunch of scraps, printed out a few copies of the template and set to work. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW219960496" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">I </span><span class="TextRun SCXW219960496" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">enjoyed</span><span class="TextRun SCXW219960496" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> making the blocks, and would </span><span class="TextRun SCXW219960496" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">definitely</span><span class="TextRun SCXW219960496" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> like</span><span class="TextRun SCXW219960496" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> to make a larger version of this pattern sometime. For now, I sewed together what I had completed and made a fun mini quilt. One thing I learned is that I should print out more templates than I think I need to account for the inevitable mistakes I’ll make, since my paper piecing skills still have room for improvement.</span><span class="EOP SCXW219960496" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-77630375096834350592018-11-15T03:00:00.000-08:002018-11-15T03:00:03.576-08:00February 2018 in Review<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW158139568" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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<div class="Paragraph SCXW158139568" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{b005b816-092d-43dc-991d-dcf7c8fff9e4}{150}" paraid="1490873122" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US">
<span class="TextRun SCXW158139568" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">After making a practice Seamwork <a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/sadie">Sadie Sweatshirt</a> in <a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2018/07/january-2018-in-review.html">January</a>, I immediately turned around and made another one in February. I used sweatshirt fabric for the first time and it turned out great! This is definitely a go-to pattern for when I want to make something cozy and warm for the fall and winter months.</span><span class="EOP SCXW158139568" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCXW158139568" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{b005b816-092d-43dc-991d-dcf7c8fff9e4}{150}" paraid="1490873122" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;" xml:lang="EN-US">
<span class="EOP SCXW158139568" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The next garment I made was a <a href="https://grainlinestudio.com/shop/women/driftless-cardigan/">Driftless Cardigan</a> from Grainline Studio. The fabric is Robert Kaufman Laguna Jersey in Onyx. I was a little intimidated by all the pieces, but once they were cut out, the cardigan came together easily enough. I absolutely love the pockets and this is definitely on my "to make again" list. </span></div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-46155697037228311612018-07-24T03:00:00.000-07:002018-07-24T03:00:11.687-07:00January 2018 in Review <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW96212229" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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<span class="TextRun SCXW96212229" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">This past January didn't contain many finishes, due to first trimester fatigue. However, I was really happy with the two things I did manage to finish!</span><span class="EOP SCXW96212229" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW96212229" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">The<b> <a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/sadie">Sadie Sweatshirt</a></b> pattern is from the November 2017 issue of </span><span class="TextRun SCXW96212229" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCXW96212229" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><i><a href="https://www.seamwork.com/">Seamwork</a></i></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW96212229" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">. I purchased some French Terry fabric from Mood Fabrics as my "wearable muslin" fabric and it was really easy to work with and is quite warm and cozy. The pattern was easy to follow and I had no fit issues. I really enjoyed wearing this shirt this winter, especially since it had pockets! I made a second version in February and hope to make at least one more this coming Fall/Winter.</span><span class="EOP SCXW96212229" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW96212229" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">My husband and I attend the Penny Arcade Expo every year, and since I've learned to knit, I like to take along an easy, mindless knitting project to work on while we wait in lines (and there are a lot of lines to wait in). In August 2017, I started a <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/boom"><b>Boom Shawl</b></a> with DK yarn from <a href="http://www.houseofalamodefibergoods.com/">House of a la Mode</a>. The pattern is by <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/designers/playing-with-fibre">Playing with </a></span><span class="TextRun SCXW96212229" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCXW96212229" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/designers/playing-with-fibre">Fibre</a></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW96212229" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">, and was sufficiently easy and mindless. The speckled yarn was fun to knit and I was pleased with the end result, despite the fact that the edge finishing wasn't my favorite. I ended up giving this shawl to my grandma for her birthday.</span><span class="EOP SCXW96212229" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-47683632537008004222018-04-16T03:00:00.000-07:002018-04-16T03:00:32.792-07:002017 in Review<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW43832572" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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<div class="Paragraph SCXW43832572" paraeid="{ceb015fd-28a0-46b9-a967-a36cf419633c}{163}" paraid="977242057" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">
<span class="TextRun SCXW43832572" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Last year, I finished four small quilts, and I enjoyed making each of every one of them.</span><span class="EOP SCXW43832572" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCXW43832572" paraeid="{ceb015fd-28a0-46b9-a967-a36cf419633c}{245}" paraid="1963048907" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">
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<span class="TextRun SCXW42189255" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">For the first pair, I used the Heather Gray </span><span class="TextRun SCXW42189255" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCXW42189255" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ponte</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW42189255" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> knit leftover from my Mabel Skirt, and followed the directions exactly. The instructions call for sewing the elastic to the leggings with a zigzag stitch, and then folding it over to close it. Maybe I shouldn't have used </span><span class="TextRun SCXW42189255" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCXW42189255" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ponte</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW42189255" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">, but it seemed that the elastic stayed stretch out, and didn't spring back like I was used to. Even though I had chosen the size based on my daughter's measurements, and cut the elastic based on her feedback when she tried them on, she declared that they were too big and refused to wear them. (She likes a lot of negative ease in her leggings.) Hopefully they will fit correctly next summer.</span><span class="EOP SCXW42189255" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW42189255" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">For the second pair, I used Onyx Laguna Jersey leftover from who knows which project. These leggings started out full-length, but when my daughter tried them on, she said they were too long, so I shortened them to </span><span class="TextRun SCXW42189255" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCXW42189255" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">capri</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW42189255" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> length. Instead of sewing the elastic to the waistband, I sewed a casing for it, which seemed to work much better. Even so, my daughter turned up her nose at them and they have been languishing in her drawer. After sewing rejected two garments, I decided to hold off on making clothes for her for a while. Oh well. More time to sew things for me!</span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW42189255" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><span class="SCXW42189255" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space: pre !important;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW42189255" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"></span><span class="EOP SCXW42189255" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXW42189255" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Oh, how I love West Knits Mystery Knitalongs! It's so much fun to get a new piece of the pattern every week, and the community on </span><span class="TextRun SCXW42189255" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCXW42189255" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Ravelry</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW42189255" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> is so vibrant. Since each clue usually comes with </span><span class="TextRun SCXW42189255" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">it</span><span class="TextRun SCXW42189255" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">s</span><span class="TextRun SCXW42189255" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> own YouTube video, the "hard" parts become easy and I learn a ton. The <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/marled-magic-shawl">Marled Magic Mystery KAL</a> is the second one I participated in and is my favorite so far. The yarn used is sock yarn held double, which is the equivalent of DK yarn. I enjoyed using bigger needles because it felt so much faster, even if it still took me three months to finish. I also loved the pattern itself: the modular structure meant there were no super long rows to slog through, and the variety of stitches was super fun. Now that I've made a modular shawl, I feel prepared to make a Vertices Unite Shawl, which I've wanted to do for ages. The marled fading was delightful as well, and the end result is super snuggly. </span><span class="EOP SCXW42189255" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-24406176364867382432017-08-10T03:00:00.000-07:002017-08-10T03:00:18.984-07:00May 2017 in Review<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222499323" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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<span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Years ago, I bought several yards of Cotton + Steel Moonlit Gems lawn online. I thought it would be gray, but it's actually more of a taupe, which isn't really my style. I dug it out the other day to make a wearable muslin of the </span><span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">new <a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/gretta">Gretta tank</a> pattern from <i>Seamwork</i>. The fabric sewed up well, and is soft and cool to the touch. I'd definitely buy Cotton + Steel lawn again. For my first Gretta tank, I did my normal grading between sizes, omitted the shoulder ties, </span><span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">left off the pocket, and used bias strips to finish the neckline and armholes, </span><span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">instead of a </span><span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">facing</span><span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span><span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> It was super simple and quick to sew, so </span><span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; 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font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> all the seams, which made it nice and neat inside.</span><span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">While</span><span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; 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<span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">During my preparations for Me-Made-May, I pulled out my <a href="https://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/search/label/Bettine">Pearl Bracelet </a></span><span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCXW222499323" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><a href="https://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/search/label/Bettine">Bettine</a></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="https://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/search/label/Bettine"> dress</a> to mend</span><span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">. My daughter saw it on my sewing table, and asked for a matching dress. How could I say no? My plan was to make both a Colfax dress and <a href="http://shop.truebias.com/product/mini-colfax-dress">Mini Colfax dress</a> from Lizzy House's Mini Pearl Bracelet double gauze in time to wear for Mother's Day</span><span class="TextRun SCXW222499323" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">. Sadly, I ran out of time and was only able to finish the Mini Colfax dress before the big day. My daughter and I still matched, just not exactly. The construction of this dress was interesting, with visible binding, a slit facing, and an unexpected way of closing the bottom of the pockets. One of these days, I'll get around to making the Colfax dress in my size.</span><span class="EOP SCXW222499323" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-34402919162982136032017-08-08T03:00:00.000-07:002017-08-08T03:00:14.475-07:00April 2017 in Review<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW19883069" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-32350581654100223742017-04-27T03:00:00.000-07:002017-04-27T03:00:07.397-07:00January, February and March 2017 in Review<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX109364410" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-33228087993572470602017-01-30T03:00:00.000-08:002017-01-30T03:00:11.999-08:00Heather Gray Basics: Oslo Cardigan, Jane Tee and Hemlock Tee<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX61451587" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX61451587" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">January in Seattle is gray and cold, so it was fitting that the garments I made this month were gray, too!</span><span class="TextRun SCX61451587" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> A while ago, I purchased 5 yards of <a href="http://www.hawthornethreads.com/fabric/designer/robert_kaufman_house_designer/laguna_cotton_jersey_knits/solid_in_heather_pepper">Robert Kaufman Laguna Cotton Jersey Knit in Heather Pepper</a>. It's a lovely fabric that has a little bit of a pattern, but reads as a solid. The plan was to make an Oslo Cardigan and a Hemlock Tee. Before I found time to cut out the pattern pieces, the January 2017 issue of </span><span class="TextRun SCX61451587" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX61451587" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><i><a href="https://www.seamwork.com/">Seamwork</a></i></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX61451587" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> dropped. I loved both patterns, and decided to make the Jane Tee immediately. After playing a little pattern piece Tetris, I realized I had almost enough yardage to make all three items out of the yardage I had on hand. I dug through my apparel scraps and found a big enough scrap of Heather Pepper for the Hemlock Tee sleeve. (I used it previously for a <a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2016/03/heather-gray-wembley-cardigan.html">Wembley Cardigan</a>.) </span><span class="TextRun SCX61451587" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Thus, I made three things from the yardage I had planned to use for two garments. It felt like finding a free shirt! Here are more details about each garment.</span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject SCX61451587" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><span class="SCX61451587" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space: pre !important;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX61451587" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><b>Pattern:</b> <a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/oslo">Oslo Cardigan</a> from </span><span class="TextRun SCX61451587" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX61451587" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><i><a href="https://www.seamwork.com/">Seamwork</a></i></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX61451587" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Alterations:</b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> Reduced the cuff length by 50%</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX61451587" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><b>Thoughts:</b> When I first made this pattern <a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2015/01/royal-oslo-cardigan.html">back in 2015</a>, I considered it a failure. Part of </span><span class="TextRun SCX61451587" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">the reason why</span><span class="TextRun SCX61451587" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> was the color (When I ordered it online, I thought that Royal would be a deeper, truer blue than it was), part of it was that I choose the wrong size, and part of it was that the cuffs were way too long for my taste. This time I chose a fabric I had used successfully in the past, sized down by one size, and reduced the cuff length by 50%. I am much happier with this version. The sleeves are still a little long, but they are not too bulky when folded back. I'm tempted to make another in more challenging fabric, like a sweater knit, now that I have a </span><span class="TextRun SCX61451587" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX61451587" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">serger</span></span><span class="TextRun SCX61451587" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">. I've worn this cardigan once or twice a week since making it, so now I consider the pattern a success!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX61451587" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><b>Thoughts:</b> The Hemlock Tee is one of my current favorite patterns. It's free, it fits and it's quick. Last November, I whipped up four Hemlock Tees and they have been in constant rotation ever since. For this version, I extended the sleeves by 1.5 inches. I really like the extra length for winter. This shirt is a definite wardrobe workhorse.</span></span></div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-37800423189137043212017-01-05T03:00:00.000-08:002017-01-05T03:00:08.705-08:00#2017MakeNine<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX8679438" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX8679438" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">#1: <a href="http://shop.grainlinestudio.com/products/linden-sweatshirt">Linden Sweatshirt</a> from Grainline Studio: I'd like a sweatshirt/sweater to wear over button down shirts, and I've read only good things about this pattern.</span><span class="EOP SCX8679438" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX8679438" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">#2: <a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/oslo">Oslo</a> </span><span class="TextRun SCX8679438" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Cardigan</span><span class="TextRun SCX8679438" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> from </span><span class="TextRun SCX8679438" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Seamwork</span><span class="TextRun SCX8679438" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Magazine: My <a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2015/01/royal-oslo-cardigan.html">first attempt</a> at the Oslo Cardigan was a bit of a disappointment. I think it was because I chose the wrong size. I'm ready to try this pattern again and have already started working on it, in a different size.</span><span class="EOP SCX8679438" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX8679438" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">#4: </span><span class="TextRun SCX8679438" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX8679438" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/kenedy">Kenedy</a></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX8679438" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/kenedy"> Dress</a> from </span><span class="TextRun SCX8679438" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Seamwork</span><span class="TextRun SCX8679438" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Magazine: I've loved this dress ever since it came out. I just need to find the right fabric.</span><span class="EOP SCX8679438" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX8679438" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">#5: <a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/neenah">Neenah Dress</a> from Seamwork Magazine: I'm planning on hacking this pattern into a mock turtleneck shirt. Looks cozy.</span><span class="EOP SCX8679438" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX8679438" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">#7: <a href="https://www.colettepatterns.com/catalog/mabel">Mabel Skirt</a> from Colette Patterns: I've been eyeing this pattern ever since it came out. As soon as they announced that</span><span class="TextRun SCX8679438" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> you can now spend Seamwork credits on Colette Patterns, I grabbed it. I'm planning to hack Version 1 into a much longer skirt.</span><span class="EOP SCX8679438" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-21075680508485773982017-01-03T11:36:00.000-08:002017-01-03T11:36:27.953-08:00Work In Progress Round Up and 2017 Goals<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX20140095" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="TextRun SCX20140095" lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Vintage Kitsch </span><span class="TextRun SCX20140095" lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Boneyard Shawl</span></b><span class="TextRun SCX20140095" lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><b>:</b> I started my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/snippetsofsweet/boneyard-shawl-2">second Boneyard Shawl</a> in August, then set it aside during the West Knits Mystery Knit Along. It's currently my purse knitting, but will soon become too large for that. I'm still enjoying it, due to the speckles, so there's no rush to finish it.</span><span class="EOP SCX20140095" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX176075037" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Finish and start 3 additional quilts, any size</span><span class="EOP SCX176075037" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCX176075037" paraeid="{87c22ffc-94d4-4363-a208-b64b691b073c}{229}" paraid="1498800153" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX176075037" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Make 18 Garments</span><span class="TextRun SCX176075037" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> for myself</span><span class="EOP SCX176075037" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX176075037" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> 3 Skirts or Pants</span><span class="EOP SCX176075037" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX176075037" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> 3 Cardigans</span><span class="EOP SCX176075037" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX176075037" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> 3 Dresses</span><span class="EOP SCX176075037" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX176075037" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> 9 Shirts</span><span class="EOP SCX176075037" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX176075037" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Make 3 Shawls</span><span class="EOP SCX176075037" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-43816004384277440952016-12-31T23:43:00.000-08:002017-12-30T00:51:00.058-08:002016 In Review<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX212466975" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
<div class="Paragraph SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{b045f9dc-5bd2-4c04-a999-9c02cbb30300}{73}" paraid="1177018746" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xml:lang="EN-US">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">2016 was a very uneven year for me, creatively. It started strong, faltered in the middle, then picked back up again right at the end. Here's what I accomplished this year.</span><span class="EOP SCX212466975" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{868fc9d3-30ca-42c6-a124-9bc31bf7fb22}{210}" paraid="235751374" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xml:lang="EN-US">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">This year, I really focused on finishing existing </span><span class="TextRun SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX212466975" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">WIPs</span></span><span class="TextRun SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> over starting new ones. I managed to complete my <a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2016/06/unvalentine-quilt.html"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Unvalentine quilt</span></a>, a Cross-Cut Mini quilt, a baby quilt, and a lap sized <a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2016/11/lizzy-house-glam-clam-quilt.html"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Glam Clam quilt</span></a>. The Glam Clam quilt was far and away my favorite quilt that I finished this year. I also completed two quilt tops that I hope to turn into completed quilts in 2017.</span><span class="EOP SCX212466975" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">In 2016, I finished nineteen garments: seventeen for myself and two for my daughter. While I had a few </span><span class="TextRun SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">spectacular</span><span class="TextRun SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> failures (my <a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2016/02/firefly-aberdeen-tunic.html"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Firefly Aberdeen Tunic</span></a>, </span><span class="TextRun SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2016/07/adjusted-akita-blouses.html">Midnight Gust </a></span><span class="TextRun SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2016/07/adjusted-akita-blouses.html">Akita Blouse</a> and <a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2016/03/akita-blouse-ambivalence.html">Basic Black Akita Blouse</a> in particular</span><span class="TextRun SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">), I also had some really great successes. I'm happiest with </span><span class="TextRun SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">my Easter outfit (</span><span class="TextRun SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2016/03/easter-outfit-chasing-butterflies.html">Chasing Butterflies Myrtle Dress and White Wembley Cardigan</a>)</span><span class="TextRun SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">, while my <a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2016/07/adjusted-akita-blouses.html">Gleeful Akita Blouse</a> probably got</span><span class="TextRun SCX212466975" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> the most wear. I received a serger for Christmas, so I'm really looking forward to upping my garment sewing game in 2017.</span><span class="EOP SCX212466975" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i>Penny Raglan Tee:</i> This past August, I tried my hand at Grainline Studio's new <a href="http://shop.grainlinestudio.com/collections/tops/products/penny-raglan">Penny Raglan Tee</a> pattern. I was deeply disappointed by the fit. I wasn't inspired to break out my twin needle to complete it, so it hung unfinished for months. Then I read a post on Lucy Lucille about <a href="http://luckylucille.com/2016/11/how-to-hem-knits-without-a-coverstitch-machine/">how she finishes her knits</a> with a zigzag stitch. That was the push I needed to finish this. Once it was done, my garment sewing </span><span class="TextRun SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX259278328" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">sewjo</span></span><span class="TextRun SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> returned. </span><span class="EOP SCX259278328" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{d7ad21a6-93fd-4562-af66-a48edb039a0a}{137}" paraid="1405356465" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xml:lang="EN-US">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i>Hemlock Tees:</i> I needed more long sleeve shirts, so I grabbed my <a href="https://www.grainlinestudio.com/2016/05/31/the-hemlock-tee-free-pattern/">Hemlock Tee</a> pattern (also by Grainline Studio). I sewed </span><span class="TextRun SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX259278328" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">four</span></span><span class="TextRun SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> Hemlock </span><span class="TextRun SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX259278328" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Tees</span></span><span class="TextRun SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> in less than a week, and they are in constant rotation.</span><span class="EOP SCX259278328" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{d7ad21a6-93fd-4562-af66-a48edb039a0a}{141}" paraid="2059537375" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xml:lang="EN-US">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i>Dice Bag:</i> My husband requested a new dice bag. I whipped up a basic drawstring bag for him, using his design suggestions and fabric choices.</span><span class="EOP SCX259278328" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{d7ad21a6-93fd-4562-af66-a48edb039a0a}{145}" paraid="1339738224" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xml:lang="EN-US">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i>Scrappy Christmas Gift Bag:</i> Using part of a charm pack, I made a quick drawstring bag to use as Christmas wrapping.</span><span class="EOP SCX259278328" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i>Bento Bags:</i> I was super inspired by the <a href="http://veryshannon.com/blog/2014/05/sewing-origami-bento-bag-tutorial.html">Origami Bento Bag</a> tutorial by So Very Shannon and made six in November: two non-Christmas ones and four for Christmas gift wrapping.</span><span class="EOP SCX259278328" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{d7ad21a6-93fd-4562-af66-a48edb039a0a}{153}" paraid="1888160556" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xml:lang="EN-US">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i>Snack Sacks:</i> The scraps from a couple of my Bento bags turned into two Snack Sacks. The pattern is from the book <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ruby-Star-Wrapping-Creating-Packaging/dp/1590309995">Ruby Star Wrapping</a></i> by Melody Miller and Allison Tannery. I made mine larger based on the sizes of the leftovers I was working with and they both came in handy while I was wrapping Christmas presents.</span><span class="EOP SCX259278328" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{d7ad21a6-93fd-4562-af66-a48edb039a0a}{159}" paraid="1751681514" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xml:lang="EN-US">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i>Scrappy Christmas Gift Bag:</i> With Christmas looming, I started another drawstring gift bag from charm squares.</span><span class="EOP SCX259278328" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" paraeid="{d7ad21a6-93fd-4562-af66-a48edb039a0a}{169}" paraid="82431721" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" xml:lang="EN-US">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX259278328" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i>Building Blocks Shawl:</i> After working non-stop on my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/snippetsofsweet/westknits-mystery-shawl-kal-2016---building-blocks">Building Blocks shawl</a> in October, I stalled in November. Due to the fact that I didn't know the whole pattern when I chose my color order, Section 6 ended up being knitted in Graphic, which is a basic black with no speckles. It was a long, boring slog, but I managed to finish the section in November. About 25% of the last section is knitted, so I can see the light at the end of the tunnel on this one!</span><span class="EOP SCX259278328" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX125728141" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Earlier this year, I had the good fortune of taking a class from <a href="http://www.latifahsaafirstudios.com/">Latifah Saafir</a> on her Glam Clam quilt. Yes, I already made a Glam Clam quilt for my daughter </span><span class="TextRun SCX125728141" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2014/09/bubblegum-glam-clam-quilt.html">back in 2014</a>, but I wanted to make one for myself. I also wanted to take a class from Latifah, as I had long been an admirer of her work. I backed her Kickstarter campaign, and was itching to try out my new <a href="http://shop.latifahsaafirstudios.com/product/the-clammy-12">Clammy</a> ruler. </span><span class="TextRun SCX125728141" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">The class did not disappoint. I learned how to use the new ruler, was introduced to using "registration points" instead of the tabs from the old templates, and got to hear a few stories behind the motifs in Latifah's new fabric line, </span><span class="TextRun SCX125728141" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX125728141" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Grafic. It was a really fun day</span></span><span class="TextRun SCX125728141" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX5486107" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">This August, I finished two things: a simple drawstring bag and my first knitted shawl. I also started four new projects. Progress was slow due to vacations and summer activities.</span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject SCX5486107" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><span class="SCX5486107" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space: pre !important;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX5486107" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i>Cotton + Steel Drawstring Bag:</i> I anticipated lots of knitting time during my vacations in August, so I whipped up a simple drawstring bag for my newest knitting project. It was a really satisfying project, as I used up a stashed Cotton + Steel fat quarter and some scraps. The ties are made from wax cording that I had purchased for jewelry making. I think they make a nice change. This bag is the perfect size for toting around my Rae scarf.</span><span class="EOP SCX5486107" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX5486107" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i>Baltic Boneyard Shawl:</i> While on vacation this past April, I picked up a few skins of </span><span class="TextRun SCX5486107" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX5486107" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><a href="http://madelinetosh.com/"><span style="color: #999999;">Madeline Tosh</span></a></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX5486107" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> "Tosh DK" yarn in the Baltic colorway to make Stephen West's <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_929371508"></span>Boneyard Shawl<span id="goog_929371509"></span></a>. I found the "make 1 right" and "make 1 left" </span><span class="TextRun SCX5486107" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX5486107" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">stitches</span></span><span class="TextRun SCX5486107" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> challenging, but overall I loved knitting this shawl. It has its share of mistakes, but I don't think they are obvious unless you look closely. I've been impatiently waiting for fall to start so that I can wear it.</span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject SCX5486107" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><span class="SCX5486107" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space: pre !important;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX5486107" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i>Basic Black Penny Raglan tee:</i> This summer I was really excited to make Grainline Studio's newest pattern, the <a href="http://shop.grainlinestudio.com/products/penny-raglan">Penny Raglan Tee</a>. My first attempt got off to a rocky start, as my archaic printer didn't want to cooperate while printing the pattern. Based on pictures I had seen of other people's Penny Raglan tees, I went down a size. The loose fit was really appealing for summer, but I didn't want it to fall off my shoulders. After sewing the front, back and sleeves together, I eagerly tried it on. The arm holes were so huge, you could easily see inside the shirt when I raised my arms. I was deeply disappointed. I wanted an easy flowy shirt that I could throw on and look cool in during a heat wave, not something that I would have wear a tank top under to be decent. Disheartened, I managed to sew the neckband on, but have not finished the sleeves or hem yet. That would required using a double-pointed needle and re-threading my machine, and this shirt isn't good enough to warrant that effort by itself. I plan to finish it the next time I make something that requires a twin needle. Next summer, I may try redrafting the sleeves for more coverage, but for now I'm moving on to fall garment sewing.</span><span class="EOP SCX5486107" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX5486107" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i>Christmas gift bag:</i> After whipping up my new knitting bag, I decided to get a head start on Christmas gift bags, but quickly set the first bag aside in favor of my more interesting projects. I really need to find a new gift bag pattern that excites me, because Christmas will be here before we know it!</span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject SCX5486107" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><span class="SCX5486107" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space: pre !important;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCX5486107" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX5486107" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i>Rae Scarf: </i>Until this project, I've only knitted with DK, bulky or super bulky yarn. There are so many cool patterns out there that call for fingering weight yarn (like socks!), so I knew I needed to bite the bullet and learn to knit with it eventually. For an easy first fingering project, I chose the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rae-scarf">Rae Scarf by Jane Richmond</a>. The yarn is <a href="http://www.houseofalamodefibergoods.com/">House of a La Mode</a> Bangin Cash Sock in Cabana Boy. It's really nice to work with and I love how it is knitting up. For this project, I also tried metal needles for the first time. I think I may be a metal needle convert! Knitting with metal feels significantly faster, even though knitting with fingering still feels slower than knit with larger yarn. I'm still plugging along, though. I'm enjoying the kfb stitches better than the "make 1" stitches of the Boneyard Shawl.</span><span class="EOP SCX5486107" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX5486107" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i>Vintage Kitsch Boneyard Shawl:</i> I loved knitting my Baltic Boneyard Shawl so much that when I finished it, I immediately started another one. The yarn is House of a La Mode Dreamy DK in the Vintage Kitsch colorway. Seeing how the speckles knit up is super fun and I'm taking this one slower, enjoying the process and trying to make fewer mistakes.</span><span class="EOP SCX5486107" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX5486107" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><i>Lizzy House Glam Clam quilt:</i> At the end of August, I </span><span class="TextRun SCX5486107" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX5486107" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">basted</span></span><span class="TextRun SCX5486107" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> my beloved Lizzy House <a href="http://shop.latifahsaafirstudios.com/product/glam-clam-quilt-pdf">Glam Clam quilt</a>. It took a little over a month to quilt it, but now I am at the binding stage. I'm confident that I can finish it up in October, which is perfect timing. This quilt will get a lot of love and use, I'm sure.</span><span class="EOP SCX5486107" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-89297888519526120372016-10-24T03:00:00.000-07:002016-10-24T03:00:07.328-07:00Essex Linen Hayden Tee<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX131399824" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #010101;">It's probably obvious by now, but I am a big fan of </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.seamwork.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Seamwork</span></a> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #010101;">patterns. Still, rarely do I make both of the patterns from a single issue. In 2015, I made both patterns from the </span><a href="https://www.seamwork.com/issues/2015/06"><span style="color: blue;">June Knits</span></a><span style="color: #010101;"> issue. In 2016, I made both patterns from the </span><a href="https://www.seamwork.com/issues/2016/04"><span style="color: blue;">April Intentions</span></a><span style="color: #010101;"> issue. I've already written about the </span><a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2016/09/basic-black-seneca-skirt.html"><span style="color: blue;">Seneca skirt</span></a><span style="color: #010101;">, so today I will tell you about the </span><a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/hayden"><span style="color: blue;">Hayden </span></a></span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX131399824" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/hayden"><span style="color: blue;">tee</span></a></span></span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Last April Carolyn Friedlander </span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">announced</span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #010101;"> her </span><a href="http://carolynfriedlander.com/euclid/"><span style="color: blue;">Euclid line</span></a><span style="color: #010101;">, which is printed on Essex Linen, and </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BF6x-w-xy8o/"><span style="color: blue;">posted</span></a><span style="color: #010101;"> about a Hayden </span></span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX131399824" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">tee</span></span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> she made from one of the fabrics. I immediately wanted to make a Hayden </span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX131399824" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">tee</span></span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> out of Euclid fabric. Sadly, the fabric would not be available for purchase for months and months. Since I had never </span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="SpellingError SCX131399824" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">sewn</span></span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"> a garment out of Essex Linen before, I decided to make a wearable muslin while I waited for Euclid's release. Cropped isn't my style, so I chose to make the longer </span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">vers</span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">i</span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">on</span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">. </span><span class="TextRun SCX131399824" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-user-select: text; color: #010101; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">This shirt ended up being my favorite shirt of the summer.</span></span></div>
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fastest. Usually my sewing style is to pick away at a pattern, sewing a little
bit here, a little bit there, over several days or weeks. For this skirt, I started after dinner and was
finished before bedtime. The instructions were clear and everything fit
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little unsure about the length. I'm much shorter than the model, so it's
possible that I should have shortened it a few inches. In the end, I decided I love the
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<span style="color: #010101; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #010101;">The fabric is my tried-and-true Robert Kaufman Laguna Jersey
Knit in Onyx. I noticed during this year’s </span><a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/search/label/Me-Made-May%20%2716"><span style="color: blue;">Me-Made-May</span></a><span style="color: #010101;"> that I reach for basic
black items the most often. This skirt also filled a glaring hole in my wardrobe. Now
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usually wear it with my blue </span><a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2016/07/adjusted-akita-blouses.html"><span style="color: blue;">Akita blouse</span></a><span style="color: #010101;">, which is also a Seamwork pattern.
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-19043334965162418552016-08-29T03:00:00.000-07:002016-08-29T03:00:27.775-07:00July 2016 in Review<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">This summer has been full of sunny days and outside activities, which
doesn’t leave much time for crafting. Even so, I managed to finish a few things
and make progress on several more.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: calibri; font-size: x-large;">Finished</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><i>Seneca Skirt:</i> At the beginning of the month, I whipped up a <span id="goog_1145907703"></span><a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/seneca"><span style="color: blue;">Seamwork Seneca Skirt</span></a><span id="goog_1145907704"></span>. It was a super quick, fun sew. Seneca has served me well this summer,
as I tend to wear skirts and dresses when the heat rises.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><i>Hayden Shirt:</i> I also made a <a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/hayden"><span style="color: blue;">Seamwork Hayden Shirt</span></a> out of Essex Linen.
It wasn’t nearly as quick as the Seneca Skirt, but it was worth the extra time,
as I wear it constantly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><i>River Song Honey Cowl:</i> My River Song <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/honey-cowl"><span style="color: blue;">Honey Cowl</span></a> is my third knit
finished object. I liked it when I started it in April, but quickly lost interest. I
used bamboo needles because I read they were good for newbies. However, the bamboo needles combined with this lovely
single-ply yarn made the knitting super slow. The finished product is full of mistakes. Since I didn't
swatch, it's an odd length and not very wearable. However, I do like the look
of the pattern. I may try the one skein version at some point, but will make
sure to do a swatch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><i>Cuzco Crosscut Mini Quilt:</i> I wanted to participate in <a href="http://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">my mom’s</span></a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/crosscutquiltalong/"><span style="color: blue;">Crosscut Quilt Along</span></a>, but didn't have time to make new blocks from scratch, so I used blocks I had on
hand. I started sewing with this Cuzco fabric back in 2013, so it was high time
I finished something with them. (Keep reading to hear what I did with the rest
of the blocks.) I really enjoyed participating in the quilt along and will use
the sew-it-together-and-cut-it-up-differently technique again.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: calibri; font-size: x-large;">Started</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><i>Motion in the Ocean Skye Cowl:</i> After working on the Honey Cowl for
three months, I wanted to knit something I could finish quickly. Using Motion
in the Ocean bulky yarn from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpunRightRound"><span style="color: blue;">Spun Right Round</span></a>, I cast on the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/skye-cowl"><span style="color: blue;">Skye cowl</span></a>. The
yarn is super soft and reminds me of a Monet painting. In July, I knit my way through the first skein and joined the second skein. I had barely
started and was already halfway done!</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: calibri; font-size: x-large;">Existing WIPs</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><i>Baltic Boneyard Shawl:</i> My <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/boneyard-shawl"><span style="color: blue;">Boneyard Shawl</span></a> is my current favorite WIP. In
July, I finished the first skein and added the second skein. The pattern is
simple enough for a beginner to tackle, but has enough complexity to hold my
interest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><i>Chaos Quilt:</i> Earlier this year, I took a workshop from <a href="http://www.libselliott.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Libs Elliott</span></a>. It
was a lovely day</span><span style="font-family: calibri; font-size: large;">,</span><span style="font-family: calibri; font-size: large;"> and I finally finished the top of my Chaos Quilt in July. I
look forward to quilting it and hanging it on my wall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><i>Cuzco Days Baby Quilt:</i> After finishing my Cuzco Crosscut Mini Quilt, I
had enough blocks left over to make a baby quilt. Since this WIP has been languishing for several years, I knew I
was never going to make it into a lap quilt. I capitalized on the momentum I
had built up with the mini quilt and threw the remaining blocks together into a finished top. With this top,
the Chaos Quilt, the SEAMQG BOM Quilt and the Glam Clam Quilt, I now have four
tops that need quilting! I’m going to try to finish one or two before I start
any new quilts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><i>Scrap Vortex:</i> I love all the <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2015/06/scrap-vortex-qal-week-one.html"><span style="color: blue;">Scrap Vortex</span></a> quilts that I've seen on
Instagram and the blogosphere, but I have to force myself to work on mine. The
process takes up a lot of space, and it's hard to tell how much I have left to
do, which is disheartening. Thankfully, I had a sewing day at my mom's house
and using her design wall helped so much! I managed to sew together three
columns/rows and plan to make two more. It's so nice knowing that I'm over
halfway done with the piecing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><i>Temperature Blanket:</i> My Temperature Blanket didn't get much love in
July. It's the perfect project for a rainy day, and we had precious few of
those lately. I managed to finish a few rows, but ended the month about seven
weeks behind.</span><br />
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<br />Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407394129968953044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305041257862668031.post-20341497634433132202016-07-08T03:00:00.000-07:002016-07-08T03:00:17.453-07:00Mini Pearl Bracelet Bettine Dress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">I am a big fan of <a href="http://www.lizzyhouse.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Lizzy House’s</span></a> fabric designs, so when she announced a
dress contest using her fabrics, of course I had to participate. (My <a href="http://snippetsofsweetness.blogspot.com/2016/03/easter-outfit-chasing-butterflies.html"><span style="color: blue;">Chasing Butterflies Myrtle Dress</span></a> was ineligible because I made it before the contest
was announced.) Even though you could use any Lizzy House fabric, I wanted to
try one of her new woven substrates. After much deliberation, I decided on <a href="http://www.hawthornethreads.com/fabric/designer/lizzy_house/the_hit_parade_double_gauze/mini_pearl_bracelet_double_gauze_in_periwinkle"><span style="color: blue;">Mini Pearl Bracelet Double Gauze in Periwinkle</span></a>, as I knew it was a motif, substrate
and color that I would enjoy wearing. The dress pattern was harder to decide
on. It had to be simple enough to make in time without stress, cute enough to
be a contender for the contest, and comfortable enough that I would actually
wear it after the contest. I settled on the <a href="http://shop.tillyandthebuttons.com/products/bettine"><span style="color: blue;">Bettine dress</span></a> by Tilly and the
Buttons, and was not disappointed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">This double gauze was a dream to work with. I took my time and slowed
down to enjoy the process. I used French seams whenever I could. I did stall at
the facings for a little bit, as I really don’t like interfacing. I did, however,
like that the facings are stitched down nice and secure and out of the way. The
pocket bag technique was new to me, but quite easy to follow along. Hooray for pockets!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">My dress turned out a little more “blousy” up top because my bust
measurement is between sizes, and I went with the larger size. I also graded up
another size at the waist to make it match up with the skirt. Speaking of the
skirt, based on the examples I saw online, I added 3” to the length. I am glad
I did, as it would have been too short for my taste otherwise. Even with
grading out to a larger size in the skirt, the hem feels a little constrictive occasionally.
Okay, it’s only constrictive when I’m running after my five year old. It’s good
for all my grown-up activities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Next time I make the Bettine dress, I’d like to go down a size on top, and make it out of knit fabric, which should be fun. All in all, I am super happy with how this
dress turned out and look forward to wearing it all summer long.</span></div>
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