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An Enigma Solved – Embroidered Coat Finished
Posted by Claire 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 Claire 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 Claire 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 Claire 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 Claire 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. […]