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Category Archives: In Progress
vogue 1207: FAIL, FAIL, FAIL
that about sums it up. the scene: thursday night in a hotel room, spread out on the desk, project runway reruns blaring in the background, doing battle with a zipper. then, i try it on. then, i started swearing. and … Continue reading
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vogue 1207: chunk, chunk, chunk.
that would be the noise my sewing machine kept making as it churned through my versace silk. chunk, chunk, chunk, chunk. and taking a little piece of my soul with it each time. part of it is my fault, because … Continue reading
WIP: t-shirt, alabama chanin style
you may remember that several months ago i broke out this top, even though technically it wasn’t finished. then, i stenciled it using my bloomers stencil from the alabama stitch book. and then i let it sit for a while. … Continue reading
chugging away on vogue 1207
believe it or not, i am still sort of in recovery from this year’s camp chanel. working on two jackets was exhilarating but also hugely exhausting, and at the end of the week i was so excited to be back … Continue reading
return to camp chanel: and then, because i am crazy…
…i did this. wait, no, GET OFF THAT…how am i supposed to work like this?! better. so, on tuesday evening, i started a second jacket. using my fitted muslin from my lapels-and-godets number, i folded out the lapels, eliminated the … Continue reading
return to camp chanel: wherein i sin, twice
by the end of day two, camp chanel was basically a non-stop marathon for me. i had big dreams and lots of work to do. and yet i was still shocked when i ran out of thread, probably because i … Continue reading
return to camp chanel: how to make friends and influence people
answer: be the crazy lady with the cat on a leash. guess who went to camp today? susan and my fellow inmates kindly invited me to bring a guest to class today for extra company. needless to say, he was … Continue reading
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return to camp chanel: day one
so i am back in baltimore again- on purpose – i almost can’t believe it. but can i tell you that this year’s camp chanel could not be at a better time? somewhere after the time shifted – thanks Energy … Continue reading
WIP report: forgive me, susan khalje, for i have sinned
forgive me, susan, for i have sinned. will this cost me my spot at this month’s camp chanel? for a long time – even before i completed my first jacket – i’ve been stashing this loosely-woven, wool/poly/metallic sorta-boucle i found … Continue reading
quilting the roses…yellow
i lied, some sewing did get done this weekend. but not too much! just enough to fill four little 9×9 sqaures. i continued making my wonky log cabin “roses” in different scraps (and shades) of yellow silk, using a tiny … Continue reading
