lindsey marcella

good morning!

a little hello before i'm off to work.

my flowers looked pretty in the morning sun.

they look even prettier in the milk glass vase though! (from jen of course!)

next up is a picture of my stitches. it's not really gross, and it's only 3, but FYI in case you don't want to see!

as she was doing the stitches she joked that i could probably do it in my sleep!

on the mend

you would think it would be the rotary cutter that was bound to get me, but nope. the soup did it! i was making some soup and pouring in a can of lentils. those guys were stubborn and would come out, so i was using a spoon and whoops, sliced my finger/hand up nice and good on the lid of the can! i was going to just bandage it, but it was pretty deep so i got my first ever stitches. i don't think i'll be doing more sewing today!

i did finish some more sunglasses cases this morning though, and a little pouch. i love pouches!

especially cute little pouches with piping all around.

almost sunglasses weather

i love sunglasses. i love sewing. i love vintage fabric. 

coasters!

I was able to get the pictures out of my camera, so all of the coasters have been added to the shop!

zig zag 2

I finished up this gift over the weekend. I love this pattern, and think it works so well for a baby boy quilt. This was made for someone at work, and he loved it too! His wife is due in just 3 weeks.

His wife is German, so I got both red white and blue in and also red yellow and black (grey actually) just for fun. 

A simple backing, but interesting too. I quilted an extra line of stitches in the middle of each colored zig zag.

I also made some fun coaster sets that I hope to list, but not know because my camera battery's dead. I cleaned a few weeks ago (major cleaning), and it's gone MIA. I'm sure I put the charger in a very smart location, just one I haven't located yet.

it's a gingham sort of day

just noon on saturday and i already have 2 new garments sewn! that's what happens when derek's gone i guess.

the first is my picnic shirt. this one was almost finished before work yesterday, i just had a tiny bit left last night. 

it's really sweet on; there's just enough gathering from the elastic inside to make it fit nicely. simple and easy - i think this would be adorable with pencil khakis or jeans.

next up we've got the gingham and lace dress. just a simple wrap around. the lace and all bias tape on the inside are vintage (all thanks to mom!)

now what??

i've got some more pictures over at flickr if you're interested!

busy in the mornings

In my new position at work, I have a very flexible schedule. I work mornings, I work evenings, it all depends. This Wed I worked 11:30-8:30 and boy, I really got a lot done before work! I traced a whole new pattern, sized it, cut out the fabric, and sewed the bodice! All before work- and I even made up the bias tape for it too.

The whole shirt is in this fabric, so I'll be ready for a picnic! I will finish it this weekend most likely.

I've also got the baby quilt top finished. Here's a not so good picture of it (the light was fading). I'm just trying to decide on a backing to use. One option is there but I'm not sold.

Wow that's a really bad picture! You get the idea though. The quilt is squished at the bottom too, so don't think I can't sew triangles. I want to finish this up over the weekend too, but we'll see what I actually work on! I'm making some wedding jewelry on top of everything, which is so much fun, so I'll just be bouncing back and forth...

slippers

A little project I started a few weeks ago from Weekend Sewing, the book by Heather Ross. I was thinking of giving them to my sister for her birthday, but I must have goofed cutting the pattern - I meant to cut the large (9-10), but these fit me (6 1/2) so I must have done the small! They're still super cute. The only thing left to do is finish sewing on the felt soles. I started one of them, just a bit more to go!

making clothes

I don't know why I don't make more clothes. I know how to, and for the most part enjoy it. I know how a garment is supposed to be constructed, how it should fit, and how to finish it properly. Maybe because I never made patterns in my size?

All weekend I had wanted to make some clothes since it was nice out. I finally decided I'd make something from one of my Japanese clothing books, so I got a roll of vellum at Dick Blick's. 

Those patterns can be confusing! I actually went with a girl's book first, so I just guessed I'd be the largest size.

And guess what?

It fits perfectly! I had to bite my lip while making it though, because I followed the Japanese instructions. No set in sleeves?? No blind hems? Eek! But it was interesting, and really fast to make. Those sleeve caps look pretty good too for not being set in! (If you're wondering what I'm talking about - when you set in a sleeve you use gathers to control ease and fit. The sleeve sits a little toward the front, like how your elbow bends. This was made by sewing the sleeve cap to the shoulder first, before the side seam, so it was really just sewing two flat curves together. Then the underarm seam and side seam is sewn all at once in a line. This is normally only done for knits.)

I made it all last night, and it was ready in time for work. It was a good, lightweight jacket...perfect for spring and summer. Excuse the photos...Derek's not home yet so they're all thanks to Photo Booth!

baby cosmo

june 24, 2005, originally uploaded by lindsey~marcella.

look at how sweet cosmo was as a baby! he's still cute now, but he was SUPER cute when he was little. all fluffy with blue eyes. i think i've got all the old pictures i wanted uploaded to flickr. whew!