elizabeth_mn

Wow, I was actually productive today.  I haven't yet finished everything on the list, but I did get a lot done and now I'm taking a break!

I biked to the fabric store and got binding fabric and washed it, I went to the brewery store and got some yeast and grain for brewing next week, I made bread, tranferred the beer, I cut out 3 of the dance overdresses, and I finished my dragonfly pillow!

Zowie!

Here's the full effect, with my other yucky couch pillows that need to be re-covered and the 1st quilt I ever made (it just kind of lives on the couch).
   

Here's a deatil shot of the legs and head, and a bit of the wings.  For the legs I sewed two passes of stem stitch on top of each other so they would be thick, but still narrow, if that makes any sense.



I think it turned out okay, but I think I used too many colors (I couldn't decide!!) and also the fabric looked really blue when I first bought it, and now it looks a drab grey.  Oh well.  It's got a dragonfly!

I still want to sew some more on those silly dance dresses before the day is done.  Maybe I'll do the jeans mock-up tomorrow.

I finally overcame the fear and started my stays binding yesterday.  I'm using doubled bias strips of white cotton broadcloth.  It's very nice, tight and fine.  I got it at Treadle Yard Goods. 

I had a little trouble getting it to ease around the tabs at first; the first two tabs I bound had big ugly folds in the binding, the third tab I did looked a little better, with a few smaller folds, then by the time I got to the fourth tab, I had figured out the easing and stretching idea, and I did a couple more tabs that looked okay.  I didn't want to rip the binding off the first few tabs, but it bugged me so much I did anyway.


I'm also making progress in chopping up summer dresses.  Still trying to be prodcutive!