My way to celebrate Labor Day?
Keep busy.
On my table, last week’s projects:
Subtle beading on the mother of the bride jacket.
The same for a pair of pants. Can you see them? A black strip just visible in the middle the picture, with black beads along the side seams.
Orange and black scarves, [Princeton University’s colors, for a store close to their campus].
And the beginnings of a purple shell, beads to be added, to go under the pieced jacket.
I’m sending everyone wishes for a beautiful fall!
Perfectly ripe tomatoes, fat orange pumpkins, sweet grapes, apples, pears and
the perfect amount of the work you love.
piecing
New Jacket for a Mother of a Bride
I spent last week immersed in a happy and enjoyable project.
For a mother of a bride, a special jacket pieced in her favorite colors.
Blue and purple with a dash of fuchsia and gold. All set off with a base of black.
Below, working on the front, the right side finished.
By the end of Friday, on my [clean!] floor, piecing completed. The front, sleeves, collar and back.
Next up, beads for sparkle and dash.
Stay tuned.
Piecing for ACC SF
I’ve been piecing like crazy these last few months.
Lots of fabric flying, me in the middle, lost in the world of color and shape.
Below, a jacket sewn from various kimono silks.
White pieced with colorful brights.
There’s nothing like black to set off color.
Sewn with pretty greens, a new vest.
This one has appliqué too, little squares on the peplum.
Always a favorite, black and white.
This jacket was pieced from two patterned kimono silks. One white on black, the other black on white. I like the way the shibori dots add a random element to the ordered design.
Next weekend! August 3, 4 and 5. In San Francisco for the American Craft Council show.
These three and many more.
See you there!