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Miss Smith at Home: May 2014
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Here comes the rain (-y print top). The air is thick with autumn-ness here, the sun is sitting lower in the sky and its light is yellow and faded, the leaves are turning from yellow to red to brown, and the smell of quinces is all through the house. I made some quince jelly this year, rather than quince paste, because I thought there was a better chance of getting around to using it. It looks beautiful. But oh my stars! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A Wee Bit of Co...
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Miss Smith at Home: June 2015
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Friday, June 5, 2015. Ah T-shirts, the frenemy of the home sewer who has learned to sew with woven fabrics. T-shirts pretend to be so easy, friendly, and achievable with their simple front and back and a couple of hems, but before you know it there's a wonky neckline or a band sitting out instead of flat, and your simple, smiley, fun T-shirt is showing off your incompetence. I also added a band at the bottom, which I really like when I'm wearing it. For the second T-shirt I used a pre-made stretch bindin...
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Miss Smith at Home: February 2014
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014. George, and Lilac Spuds. This monkey is called George. It would have made a sailor blush. Anyway all's well that ends well. The suit jacket turned out to be coolio. Lesson: Just go back a step and fix the mistake. Remind me of this next time, please. Unrelated, but interesting if you like potatoes or sibling rivalry. When I was down in Dunedin recently, my Mum pointed to my sister's potato plants and said "Look at those! They're better than yours! Links to this post.
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Miss Smith at Home: To line, or not to line
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Friday, August 15, 2014. To line, or not to line. There I was, sewing a summer dress, back in the summer this was, and I said to my sister, "I can't decide whether to line it or not.". Line it." She said, "because then it's a three season garment, rather than a one season garment.". This dress is, hmmm, now what pattern was it now, oh yes, New Look 6080. I've also made the top from this pattern, which was very nice. I particularly like the wee line of pintucks down the front. And so has this modest arran...
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Miss Smith at Home: Here comes the rain (-y print top).
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Here comes the rain (-y print top). The air is thick with autumn-ness here, the sun is sitting lower in the sky and its light is yellow and faded, the leaves are turning from yellow to red to brown, and the smell of quinces is all through the house. I made some quince jelly this year, rather than quince paste, because I thought there was a better chance of getting around to using it. It looks beautiful. But oh my stars! May 6, 2014 at 10:56 PM. Congrats on your sewing success! You a...
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Miss Smith at Home: September 2013
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Saturday, September 14, 2013. Thoughts on the knitting continuum. Are "tv" slippers a New Zealand phenomenon? I have no idea but it wouldn't surprise me if they were. There are patterns for them in almost every junk shop I frequent, and several on Ravelry of course. This was the pattern I thought I'd follow, since it looked easy and had lots of sizes (click to enlarge, if required):. Sylvie made the pompoms to finish them off in very styley fashion. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Miss Smith at Home: August 2014
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Friday, August 15, 2014. To line, or not to line. There I was, sewing a summer dress, back in the summer this was, and I said to my sister, "I can't decide whether to line it or not.". Line it." She said, "because then it's a three season garment, rather than a one season garment.". This dress is, hmmm, now what pattern was it now, oh yes, New Look 6080. I've also made the top from this pattern, which was very nice. I particularly like the wee line of pintucks down the front. And so has this modest arran...
