sew good: something for the boys

Quilts aren't everyone's bag. I always want to make something personal for everyone I know, but it's harder with the boys. There are only so many journals that one guy needs. 

This fall I found this great linen/men's suiting and matched it with fun and contemporary fabric- (a little bit of business/a little bit of casual)

Hope the boys will wear them!

(my money is on at least one) 

sew good: big-ish

I heard a little guy is obsessed with fish... I decided to sew a life size (seriously, it will be as tall as him) big 'ish' for Christmas. I started with the scales and just used up a bunch of fabric that I had left over from various other projects. It's a bit whacky... AND the tail didn't work, but he's only 18 months old so I'm sure I'll be forgiven. 

sew good: nautical throw pillows

This fall I've expanded my sewing repertoire beyond my quilting. I've always been into sewing- I used to sew a lot of things by hand, and in grade 4 my mom got my brother and I constructing a whole sets of summer clothes ourselves. I haven't followed a pattern since I was 13, so I'm not doing too shabby-

This year a number of Christmas presents were done this way. I kind of love making gifts from scratch. Very satisfying. 

Going to highlight a few here over the next weeks...

This last week I made these throw pillow cushions for my parents new place:

Figgy

Oh god. It's too easy. Saw this recipe and whipped it up in no time flat: 

chocolate sea salt figs

(You know when choosing salt from the array thats available out there these days wound up being the most complicated thing about this recipe, you're onto a good thing)

Melt chocolate 

Dip figs

Sprinkle with salt

Chill

That's it! No you know this years secret weapon in the Christmas baking/treat department!

            

          

sew good: Von Trapp DIY

I recently recovered cushions for a beloved chair of my parents. I even managed to do so sans buttons, zipper or Velcro- just an envelope covering. I still had to do basic math and line up a textured line patterns, and strangely my rotary knife wouldn't cut through the fabric. So nice to knock them out in under 2 hours though. I have to say I'm pretty pleased with them. 

This is the chair I used that awesome topographic fabric to make some throw cushions for my parents new coastal home. To me it's very nautical with out screaming "I'm on a boat!"

Hope you like...funny you should know the fabric for the chair were old curtains. Ha. 

Domesticity

This weekend has been over drive with home/baking/sewing/cooking/wrapping/quilting/crafting. Love it!

Wine with friends. Sewed a quilt. Wrapped Christmas presents. Finished writing Christmas cards. Made a Christmas present. Baked biscotti. Baked biscotti again. Sorted fabric. Met mom and dad for coffee. Made yummy dinners. Drank more wine. Made more biscotti. 

door to door

As we departed Prince George for the last time I wound up sitting next to the most chatty guy ever. Had to actually stop him by saying "I just need a moment here to look out the window and say good bye". Point taken. He gave me my moment. 

Took off in partially clear skies and watched the lights disappear. 

And for the fist time ever I saw and recognized the new locale, flying nearly directly over Gibsons and could see the jetty. The lights just getting brighter.