Archive for aprons
Tie one on for Christmas
Ho ho ho! Can I interest you in a splash of Peppermint Schnapps? No?? Have you ever tried this stuff? It’s like a liquid candy cane with a kick. Christmas in a bottle. Hmmm. I get the sense that you are actually here to “tie one on” in the apronish sense of the phrase, and [...]
continue reading "Tie one on for Christmas"Green (and pink) aprons
I may have hinted just a teeny tiny bit that I’d like to get a copy of Betz White‘s new book, Sewing Green. With Mother’s Day and my birthday both being this month, it may have come up in conversation once or twice. I might have flipped through the book at Barnes & Noble last [...]
continue reading "Green (and pink) aprons"Not so Secret Christmas Crafting
You may remember my totally-inappropriate-for-summer mini-flip-out over having found the perfect Christmas fabric for my seasonal napkins five months ago… Well, today I got started sewing myself a set. I’d only done one when I took this photo a few hours ago, but I’m up to seven now. “Sure, Lisa, those look like they will [...]
continue reading "Not so Secret Christmas Crafting"In reverse
You probably know that my “thing,” for the last year or so, has been to create custom color schemes in polymer clay to coordinate with existing designer fabrics. But long before I started matching fabric, I was devising my own color schemes. I still use both types of color families in my current polymer clay [...]
continue reading "In reverse"See you later, comfort zone
Remember this apron I wanted to make? You may have seen this picture in my flickr photostream a few days ago. It was the fabric that I’d cut out to use on this apron. But it had two problems: The trim fabric and the cherry fabric just seemed to busy right up next to each [...]
continue reading "See you later, comfort zone"I dug into the pile
I knew I wouldn’t resist the pile for long. I managed to clean the kitchen first, but then I just needed to play. Meet “Button-Embellished Patchwork Scarf in Joel Dewberry Aviary Prints,” who has taken up residence at Etsy and is waiting to go to a loving home. I really like this scarf, but I’m [...]
continue reading "I dug into the pile"What is this thing you call “Claypron” ?
Autum Hall, aka Creative Little Daisy, made an apron that appealed to me for its simplicity. It was a light solid color, which I initially mistook for linen, with a patchwork pocket and coordinating colorful ties. I was surprised to learn that it was actually made from canvas. More specifically a canvas painter’s drop cloth [...]
continue reading "What is this thing you call “Claypron” ?"Plethora of pink
You remember the canes I made last week? Well, a few days ago I made some buttons out of them, and today I stitched up an apron. I’ve had this patchwork design in my head for a while, cut up the fabric last week, and finally got a few minutes to put it all together. [...]
continue reading "Plethora of pink"It’s Show-and-Tell Thursday!
Ok, I made that up. But it’s Thursday, and I wanted to show you what I finished yesterday. [Better grab a cup of coffee - this is a long one!] This is the ever-important Christmas apron. Most years, I have good intentions about getting my holiday decorating done nice and early so that I can [...]
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