In process, a vest pieced from the prettiest colors of kimono silk. I didn’t count, but I think it totaled about a bazillion little squares and rectangles, at least it seemed to be that many. It took many hours of podcasts, news stories and audio books to sew them all together. So close! Soon, for […]
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Big Collar
A very big, snuggly collar to wrap around your shoulders, it’s destined for a mid-length, loose and comfortable coat. The picture below shows squares of silk pinned in place, ready to be basted and then appliquéd. The silks I used for the squares are leftovers from this pieced jacket sewn from an old kimono with […]
Next!
A few weeks ago, I finished my very last order from the San Francisco show, a smaller sized pieced jacket like the one I had made earlier. The original, Then, with all my work finished, I flew to NYC to see the Heavenly Bodies show. Now, my favorite time of all, thinking about, designing and making […]