More Parrot Clothing

Sewing in bits and pieces is not my preferred way to work, but the schedule is going to be like this for at least another week. I’m just trying to keep things organized in my sewing room. That way, if I have some time, I can pick up a project and keep it moving forward. I’ve got the backing fabric for the crazy quilt pillow and the fabric for the piping. Making piping won’t take long and neither will making an envelope back for the pillow. I had an hour before dinner last night and was able to get close to finishing this latest Kaffe top:

All that left to do is the bottom hem and the elastic for the sleeves. I chose to make this one with the longer puff sleeves from the original Burda 6146 pattern.

I think this is my most favorite Kaffe print ever. Love love love.

DD#2 texted me a photo of a dress she bought to wear to a wedding next month. It’s a lovely turquoise blue with a large—but not loud—flower print. I told her how pretty she looked in that color and that she should wear it more often. She tends to dress in a lot of neutrals, but she looks lovely in beiges and browns, unlike her parrot of a mother.

I find it so interesting that I have Winter coloring but I ended up with one child who (we think) is a Spring and one who is a Fall.

I watched this YouTube video yesterday and was delighted to discover that the sewist had made herself a top using a Kaffe Fassett wideback in the blue Millefiore print. I also have a top in that print. When Kaffe visits the store next month, I may drop some not-so-subtle hints about adding apparel fabrics to his line. I suspect the fact that I will be wearing my Kaffe tops made from widebacks will be a not-so-subtle hint.

I asked the owner of the quilt store where I teach if she’d sit down for a podcast interview with me. She was more than willing, but it took a couple of months for us to get our schedules coordinated. We recorded it yesterday afternoon. I loved hearing more about her life and how she ended up owning a quilt store. That interview will be next week’s episode.

And I got my new Bernina 700 PRO embroidery machine on Tuesday but haven’t had time to unbox it. I bought one because I am going to be teaching the sewing and embroidery mastery classes. The 880 came with an embroidery module—which I can use on the 700, so I didn’t have to buy one—but I use the 880 so much for regular sewing that I didn’t want to tie it up on embroidery projects. I am hoping to get that machine set up this weekend to begin learning what I need to know.

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The squash and cucumbers are at the height of production. I am watering every day because we are in a spell of hot and dry weather that looks like it will last until the end of August. My friend Debbie stopped by yesterday morning to get some dill. It’s all over the place out in the garden. Some things I’ve only had to plant once.