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Baby Card

~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ 1 Comment

I did sew myself a new top this week, but I don’t have pictures to share yet.  So until then, here is a card I made for a friend.  Her baby girl was born a few weeks ago and I intend to sew up a diaper carrier for her in the near future.

Hedgehog stamp by Penny Black; Patterned paper by Close to My Heart; Paper flowers by Hero Arts

I’m going on a short road trip for a few days and I plan to wear my new top tomorrow.  My photographer agreed to stop along the way long enough to take some pics of me in my new outfit.  You know how some men are – making good time, can’t stop now!  🙂

When I return I will post a review and pictures of my new Vogue peplum top.  I love it and I can’t wait to share it with my sweet readers.  The pattern is a winner, IMHO.  Until then, have a terrific weekend.

A Midsummer Night’s Bloom – Bed Runner

~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ 1 Comment

No garment sewing last week, but I did manage to piece together this bed runner topper:

The pattern is from a book by Kathy Brown, Bed Runners Using Precut Fabrics.  This is the second bed runner I’ve made from this book.  I made the first one for our guest room.  This one is going in our master bedroom.  The pattern is called A Midsummer Night’s Bloom and I used Breakfast at Tiffany’s fabric line by Fig Tree Quilts for Moda.  As you can see, I don’t have it quilted yet.  I still need to purchase fabric for the backing, so once I drag myself out to the local quilt store I will be finishing this up on my quilt frame.

In the mean time, I hope to get some garment sewing underway this week before I have to travel for a few days.

Descent from M-M-M’12

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I must confess, the Me-Made-May’12 challenge proved to be just that – a challenge!  Several days each week I did wear something I made.  The other days?  I either completely forgot, or was just in the mood to wear something else.  And some of the days when I did wear something I made, I forgot to photograph my ensemble.  So there you have it.  We are at the end of May, I did not make the challenge, but I did learn something from it:  I have some items that I tend to wear over and over, while some of my other items sit idle in the closet either forgotten or ignored.  I have beutiful garments that I put a lot of time into constructing and I need to make a conscious effort to ensure they get their due time on the runway.  I guess it is no different from my RTW clothing.  I have some items I wear over and over while others sit idle.  Perhaps I need to clean out my closet. 

I leave you with a couple photos from this week:

Simplicity 1806
Simplicity 2154

Right now I am piecing together a few quilt squares for a bed runner, I have a Vogue top on my cutting table, and I have a baby gift in queue.  Hopefully the remainder of this week I will be productive.