Retrospect

My dear old friend Courtney is visiting, my dear old friend Emily is over too, and we're sitting around talking about what idiots we were in college. I expect when we're all post-middle age we'll sit around talking about what idiots we are now.

And look! A prototype dress I developed (coming out of my fascination with architectural stained glass, Frank Lloyd Wright, and such) and made a few months ago fits Courtney! I want her to live here and be my model.

The bodice is partially pieced and partially appliqued; I'm currently working on a wedding gown design based on this concept, but in shades of white, ivory, and deep champagne (if anyone is interested, I would love to make it for an actual bride rather than my mannequin.)

At the Fire Hall

My "booth" from last Saturday's Spring Market, just before opening. I had a great day, lots of fun talking with people, including the other vendors - no two had the same kind of wares. Looks like it's going to become a regular happening every month or two!

Royal Blue

I've long been fascinated by peacocks (but then, who hasn't?). Near our church in rural South Carolina, where I grew up, a family friend kept a gigantic concrete swimming pool open during the summer. We'd go swim, and the peacocks in the surrounding woods cried their weird cries.

Freehand embroidery in a pretty nifty frame I came across (free with purchase - click here to check it out)

Peacocks are regal, in the way they strut around, but it's really their colors that make them seem so rich. I came across some iridescent floss that almost glows in the deep colors, and rather than going with the full palette for this little kingly fellow, I focused on the royal blue.

Stained Glass on Linen

Another Frank Lloyd Wright embroidery, with even more vibrant floss this time, and on oatmeal-colored linen. I love sewing these little jewels!

This item for sale in my Etsy shop.

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Shoulder embroidery on the strawberry-picking dress (see the original post here.)

I've been busy...

So. Five months between posts doesn't mean I haven't been doing stuff. Here goes...

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Miscellaneous Completed Projects

A smattering of candid photos, which are all I have to show the existence of my first ten or so years of sewing for other people -

Embroidered peacock bellydance skirt - a collaboration with my friend Denise, who dyed and printed the skirt.

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Frank Lloyd Wright

A tiny cross-stitch of my own design, copying a stained glass window by Frank Lloyd Wright. I used these great densely-colored glossy flosses that look almost as if they glow like the glass they mimic.

This item is currently for sale on my Etsy site.

Kells Peacock

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