Well, the skirt is more of a hot pink than pastel but still pink. She is #4 pug of this litter.
A very soft light pink cashmere shawl and white felt buttons on her aqua wool top.
Pug in Pastels
another Fancy Pug
The pattern on her top is called houndstooth (which is perfect of course) but I think of them as stars.
And a fancy flower pin.
She is beige cashmere and a cashmere knit skirt. The top is wool blend.
Fancy Pug in Aqua
Two pug pals, social distancing.
She is so fancy in her cashmere skirt, houndstooth jacket, and silk hair bow.
Here is a bit of a profile.
Wool felt collar, cuffs, and buttons.
Pug in Plaid
A pug boy in a buffalo plaid shirt. He’s got a belt too.
His body parts (not the shirt) are all cashmere and so so soft. His wool shirt has little french knot “buttons”.
What Day is it again?
I don’t know about you but I have been feeling like I stepped into an episode of the Twilight Zone. Life is very strange these days. What has been happening here? Spring has arrived and the garden is happy.
My seeds are beginning to grow.
I made a baby blanket gift.
I learned something new. I had never heard about stack wound vs cross wound threads. I read/learned about it here. After reading this, I set up my sewing machine like this for when I use Gutermann threads-
I used the water cup for my iron because that was the closest thing at hand in my studio that worked. I will be keeping my eye out for something a bit more practical/permanent since I’ll have to use the water cup soon for it’s intended purpose! And here is the clip as suggested in the article.
So far it has been working great! At least half the thread I use is Coats & Clark which is stack wound so I don’t have to use this method for all my thread.
And lastly, I have been working on pugs. I haven’t made them for a long time! I don’t have any idea why all the sewing seems to be going at glacier speed, but little by little, hopefully I will get something finished. As of today, I have 8 sewed up and turned so hurray for that!
Orange and Green Folk Art Baby
This is the last baby for now.
Lots of soft fabrics- cashmere and angora blends- appliqued onto this sweet baby.
All the babies should all be in my etsy shop by tomorrow evening. Hope you are all coping with this crazy world situation. We have gotten through another week.
Butterflies and Flowers
Here is hope for the Spring and Summer ahead. I am planting seeds and starting plants under lights in my basement. It gives me something to look forward to.
Here is the back if you were curious.
Even more Birds
Still doing the bird babies… hmm, maybe it has something to do with not leaving the house for 6 weeks (or so)!
Night Bird Baby
A sleeping baby is a beautiful sight.
The lowest bird is made of an angora blend so is fuzzy and soft. The other 3 birds, and the hat, are all cashmere; also soft :-)
This morning I finished and delivered my 100th scrub cap- I’ll have to make a lot more to put a dent in my fabric stash! Going forward, I will be spending more time on my own artwork but will also continue to make the caps as they are needed.
Blue Flower Baby
Spring Baby in the midst of a pandemic. I will just keep on working because what else can I do? We are well into Spring here in Boston- daffodils and trees beginning to leaf out. Lots of the green shoots in the garden are cropped at about 4″ high by voracious rabbits. Other plants are not touched. It is good to see the garden come to life as everything else in the world feels like it has stopped.