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    An Enigma Solved – Embroidered Coat Finished

    Posted by on Jul 14 2014

    I’m so proud of this coat.  As my regular readers know, I’ve dubbed 2014 the “Year of the UFO” and this embroidered coat was the ufo-iest of all my ufo’s. No more.  My version of Enigma, the embroidered swing coat,  is all finished.  Every last bit from the bound button holes to the swing tacks […]

    Lace! Lace! Lace!

    Posted by on May 26 2014

    Now that I’ve got the attention of the heirloom fans, I want to show you some shots of the dress I’ve just finished for my SAGA Smocked Lace correspondence course. If you’re a regular reader, you might remember me showing you my samplers here and here.  The samplers were practice pieces that let me try […]

    Enigma Embroidered Spring Coat

    Posted by on Apr 02 2012

    I don’t do a lot of ‘straight’ hand embroidery. If I do embroider, it’s often in conjunction with my smocked projects – bullions, feather stitch, that sort of thing.  But last winter, I fell in love with the most gorgeous embroidered jacket from a back issue of Inspirations #12 (1996) called ‘Enigma’.    The knit […]

    A Wool Coat for David

    Posted by on Oct 13 2011

    I decided to join Elsie Marley’s Kids Clothing Week Challenge this year. A lot of people (more productive, organized people, clearly!) have been cranking out outfits at a tremendous pace. There are so many lovely outfits in the flickr group, too. However, rather than try and kill myself, I thought I would use the week […]

    Fall Sewing

    Posted by on Sep 19 2011

    Hard to believe but the summer really is over. Dug up the garden over the weekend. The blackberries are cut back now, as are the raspberries. Took out the corn stalks and the beans. The tomatoes are still going, albeit a little more slowly, so I left them in. And I started some new projects. […]