Sewing - I'm a little biased..

about some of my finished projects! Pardon the pun, but I finally got it together and made my own 'French' bias tape, for the little kimono project I was working on. It's not perfect, but I got past my mental block about it, and just did it. I know you can buy a little gadget to make tape, but I was glad to learn how to do it from scratch too. The pattern for the kimono is from Amy Butler's Little Stitches for Little Ones.

I used a thrifted table cloth for the main fabric, and some of the vintage Indonesian fabric from my Aunt Dorothy for the bias tape and borders.

I used that same Indonesian fabric for a special project for Sam - his own apron - for art projects and cooking projects. There's no bias tape on the apron, but it is reversible! The other side is made from one of Michael's old dress shirts - I used the collar to create the neck strap on the apron, and I used both sides of the button placket to create the tie around his waist.

Blocks - Synchronicity, painting, drawing, stamping, and... Italy?

Hmmm. Interesting 'things' are in the works. I haven't been much for photography lately, so this is an old shot of the name blocks project that has been percolating.

In addition to the name blocks, I've been sketching in my little leather sketchbook. And then, out of the blue, I get a package in the mail from one of my dearest aunts - she sent fabric, and the Vogue pattern that she used to make my wedding dress, AND a bag full of stamps! Like for print-making, not for sending letters! Sam and I were both beyond excited.

That was one example of synchronicity... It's everywhere, I tell ya! Not just coincidences, but something that seems much deeper. Something that says, it seems as though God and the Universe are conspiring on a plan that's infinitely more complex than I ever could have imagined. I really can't put into words, what that plan might be, but I just have a feeling that it includes a trip or two to Italy...