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Big Man in Stripes

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And a cow!

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Traditional toiles can be so much fun to work with. I love finding the details and making them the focal point of one of my people. We had a sofa with toile slipcovers when I was a kid. I remember my mom pointing out the scenes but all I saw was a mass of red and white. I think I was visually overwhelmed.

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Fox Girl, Vintage Liberty Dress

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Sometimes the hardest things about a blog post is figuring out a title!

This sweet plaid fox girl is wearing a cashmere sweater and a dress made from Liberty lawn. I have no idea how old the fabric is but I’d guess 60’s or 70’s. It was from my Mom’s stash and I have a good amount of it on a roll, labeled with her handwriting.

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Here is a close-up of her purse-

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I am at the stage of my sewing where I am trying to build inventory with some of all the kinds of pieces I make, to take to San Francisco. That often means more jumping around than usual. So, even though I have 4 more foxes almost finished, sitting on my desk, I am moving on to the next thing and I will get back to them later. My studio is a CRAZY mess!

Shaggy Professor Fox

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He is a shaggy, rather absent-minded professor. But he has some fabulous clothes!

7-9-fox 3 - 1He is made of Harris tweed that I bought many years ago. It is a coarse, textured wool. You can see in this close-up-

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He has a Liberty of London lawn vest-

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Back view-

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Elbow patches, of course-

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And, his briefcase,

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full of his scholarly papers.

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