Dress for Ady

I finally finished a dress for Ady. I have had it cut out for the longest time but got totally wrapped up in summer! So this week I tried to get back to work, JPOS is just around the corner, so I had to clear my table.

This dress was made with New Look #6796 it is marked easy and it really is. I made the dress version but now also have a top I am working on. 

She looks so great in it I found myself really cleaning her after lunch just to make sure she can wear it again this weekend. But i will have to wash it before  the party we are going to on Sunday.

Can she wear it every second day? So many options, with a t-shirt under with pants without pants etc.

Turtle Jewelry Design Trunk Show

I am getting ready for Saturdays Trunk Show. There will be 8 of us so you will be able to see a lot of different work. I am happy with my new line of fabric cuffs and am curios to see what people think and how they are received. I will be outside on the sidewalk so am looking forward to seeing a lot of you out there!

This is also the weekend for the South End Garden Tour so a lot to do this weekend in the South End.

Studio,workspace

Here are a few pictures of my every changing workspace. It is sometimes so hard to keep it tidy and although I have so much work space I end up cutting on the floor and working on the big table. Not photos of that as then I will have to admit to chaos! Can I have more buttons and goodies and bits and bobs I think I might use? The thing is sometimes I have to buy more!

Vogue and the "W" has been full of great colour and hat pics this season. I am always amazed by what I actually "get" from all this. The creative proses is really sometimes just waiting for things to come to you .  You just need a lot of patience but I have the kids so I have some of that left! 

Summer pants for A

I finished the pants for Asher. He loves the soft fabric . Easy to make and all I did was a elastic band in the waist and I sewed on a different color band around one knee just to make it look more interesting. 

Will be making more form this Burda pattern!

Jamaica Plain open studios

I am happy to announce that I was accepted for the JPOS. I will be part of a group showing and really look forward to the event. 

Dates:Sep 27 an 28

I will have some new things to show and cant wait to see what people think. This is always very helpful to me.

Here is a sneak peak of the new shoe bag/diaper bag inserts I have been making.

Pants

Finally got around to cutting, sewing and fitting pants for my son. I am using a Burda pattern and it is very easy. I just lengthened the original a bit and it fits like a dream. Hope to finish them soon. 

I found a lovely patchwork blue fabric.

Retro lamp redo

I found this great retro lamp in my local thrift store. I am amazed that the glass did not break over the years. Now the redo starts. What fun!!!!!

Mike will have to first repair the wiring and then I have the task of finding the PERFECT new lampshade. I am thinking of black and white geometric design. I think this will go well with the aqua glass. But red and white will also look striking. 

Will post a photo when the project is done.

Lilacs

So it was Lilac Sunday this weekend. What a great show. It was so busy. I have not seen so many dogs and kids and people in the Arboretum at once before. We go every year and the lilacs are always so lovely. The perfume air is all around you.

www.arboretum.harvard.edu/

Silk Chiffon Scarfs

I love the new silk chiffon scarf I just dropped of at Turtle. It is brown leopard with turquoise spots. Really funky. I then sewed on more chiffon that is turquoise leopard.
The amazing thing is it goes with a lot of colours.
Go try it on.
www.turtleboston.com

I Just dropped of a great dozen of summer hats to the STORE at the Decordova museum in Lincoln. What a great store. They always have such a great array of goods. You don't have to pay to visit the store although it is always fun to see the exhibitions or just have a picnic in the sculpture park. The weather is so fantastic now.
www.decordova.org

The mix of hats include a oversize straw cloche decorated with a silk chiffon leopard band, a light pink straw cloche with white flower cascade on the one side.

Also a new Japanese fabric hat. So colourful and easy to wear. Small brim just big enough to cover your face from the sun.