I love my Liberty!
I made this kitty’s skirt out of some of the fabric that I bought in Paris last June. Here is the other girl I dressed in Liberty since that trip.
Her sweater is very soft cashmere. Her all black kitty self is made from a wool/angora blend. She looks kind of shy to me.
Taking photos is a challenge in this season of short days. I only have a few hours when the light is okay- and that is if the weather is cooperating!
2 kitties finished. A girl-
and a boy-
Honestly, I am not sure why it has taken so long to sink in, but YIKES! I need to get some serious work done for my holiday season sales. It is probably noticing that the calendar now says November that did it. So, I am going to put aside any thoughts of finishing up a pattern for the owl or anything else right now. I’m sorry to disappoint, but I just haven’t been able to concentrate on it. And now it is November. I will go back to it when things settle down- probably in January.
I am putting together a fantasy trip in my head. Go to San Francisco next summer for the Renegade Craft Market and maybe teach a class while I am out there. Wouldn’t that be fun? Hmm, how can I make that happen? I am open to any ideas. My SIL lives in Santa Cruz and visiting there would be part of this fantasy.
I am suffering a tea cup shortage; especially ones suitable for snow scenes. You just can’t put a snow scene in a flowered cup. I’m going to have to go out hunting. And toile for my tattooed people. Finding the right fabric is a real challenge. The challenges and hardships of my art- yup!
And, btw, I should be getting those latest tiny worlds up on Etsy this weekend.
after doing a class, I have a number of partially finished pieces and I always have fun finishing them up.
This one was certainly inspired by all the foresty tiny worlds that happened on Saturday.
I had a fun expedition up to Dorr Mill Store yesterday and came home with a big bag of fabrics- always inspiring! They are now all getting washed and ready for projects. Back to the studio!
My sister-in-law and brother-in-law visited on Friday. They had a beautiful weekend to be in New England for a whirlwind visit.
Walk photos-
And on Saturday was the Tiny World class. It was wonderful. There were 6 plus me, sitting around my table.
As always, it was so much fun to see the different directions that people go in. Here are photos from the end of the class- no one finished, but they were close.
If I get better photos, I’ll post them.
I am getting prepared for my tiny world class on Saturday-
and working on the owl pattern. It is not coming together as straightforwardly as I had hoped. Things that work well when I am in my groove, are now not working at all. I’ve got to step back and rethink how some of it goes together.
I’ve been cleaning the house because of family visitors and the class on Saturday. Yes. it really needs to be done, every once in a while! Anyway, I love the little messages I find on the refrigerator door. I assume, left by one of my kids.
I seem to be doing everything possible to not work on my owl pattern, including getting sick for a week. I am still not totally clear-headed. But I have started. And, I did work slowly on some other projects while my energy level was low.
I love how the bird lady came out and wanted to work more with the colors and design. I have a feeling I will be revisiting the interlocking birds again and again.
bird baby-
in this one, the birds are all basically the same size and shape.
She will be going to NYC too.
I love this vintage fabric. It came from the estate of a seamstress- someone I know bought the house and the attic full of fabric and unfinished projects (among other things). This was a smallish piece, about 1/3/yard. I believe she used the rest to make kids’ pajamas. I would guess it was from the 50’s? I am so happy to find a good use for it- a perfect fabric to go with the argyle!
I love this one.
I redid the face. I should know by now that if I wonder if it is right, it isn’t. The only question is, what to do to fix it. Face-ectomy.
I like her little shoes too.
The red bird fabric and the russet hair fabric are ones that I over-dyed. I always enjoy using them- the uneven color (I am NOT an expert at dyeing!) adds interest for me.
