Sewing Dreams

My holidays are almost upon me... I'm having dreams about things I'd love to sew... Visions of ruffly pants for bub and skirts for me are dancing in my head...

Love Machine by -syko-

My Creative Space

It's an obi bag production line here today. I'm actually quite eager to get these finished so that I can start playing with some new, softer kimono fabric bag designs.

Head over to Kootoyoo to check out more spaces.

Handling Butterflies

I'm continuing to work with wooden handles today. I love the look of them, but can't say I'm too fussed on the sewing them in part. The more I sew, the more apparent it becomes that it's time to invest in an industrial machine.

I'm liking these colour combos....

... raspberry and chocolate...


... and raspberry and licorice.

The Hum of the Machine

I just love the sound of my sewing machine. There's something so relaxing about it. I have to admit though, I haven't heard it for a while. But tonight, it's out and playing again. I hope to have some results to show soon....


I also ducked out to the craft shop tonight. Very exciting - there are some new Shinzi Katoh prints! AND, they are Christmas releases. I picked up two, an Alice in Wonderland and a Little Red Riding Hood. I'm particularly excited about the Red Riding Hood, I haven't been able to get my hands on any of her for ages. I hope to photograph them properly and have them in the store tomorrow. Here's a sneak peek....




Well, I'm back to my sewing!

Friday Love

Oops, I forgot last Friday's, Love Friday. It's one of those things when you're on holidays and you don't know what day of the week it is.....

Anyway, I love this Friday because I have a date! And even better, it's a date that I don't need to leave the house for, don't need to dress up, do my hair or makeup for. It's a date that I don't need to confess to my husband when he returns next week.

I have a date with my sewing machine!

I'm not going to impose any goals, not going to feel guilty if things get started but not finished. I'm going to start by trying to make this top, and then see where my fancy takes me from there. I may even run out on my date for a while and sneak in another date with my sketch book at a coffee shop.

Gotta love holiday Fridays! Thanks to Big Cat for sharing the Friday love!