Cats and Owls and Jack o'Lanterns in Shirt Form

 I bought a particular Halloween print from Joann years ago with the idea from the start to make a short sleeve buttoned shirt, and I finally figured I had the pattern and practice to do it justice.

I was right!

Oh, Look: Another Carbuncle

 I had thought I was finished making Madou Monogatori / Puyo Puyo Carbuncle plushes, but then I saw this post and said...oooh.  That's a Very Good Carbuncle Shape.

I sketched it immediately, then had it it in the back of my mind for a while, and impulsively made it yesterday, using the last bits of fleece from a previous Carbuncle attempt.

And, yes, once again, there was no pattern involved.

He is, as the kids say, scrunkly.

Sheet to the Mend

 Well, not actually mended--Husband does not like the feeling of patches on fitted sheets, so when a hole appeared in a fitted sheet recently, we bought a brand new (relatively) low cost all cotton sheet set, since I don't go a'thriftin' as much as I used to, and, when I do go, there's noticeably less of the kinds of things I want, including 100% cotton sheet sets.

That still gave us two sets of sheets to rotate...until I washed the other set and, oh, look: a hole.  That brought us to at least five flat sheets no longer accompanied by matching fitted sheets, so I decided to see if a flat sheet is big enough to turn into a fitted sheet.  It is!

I laid a sheet out on the bed, making it hang over each edge as evenly as possible, and pinned the corners.  Machine stitch along the pin line, then cut off the excess with the serger, and thank my past self for buying that 144 yard spool of ½" knit elastic from Wawak.  I zigzagged the elastic around the short ends and it fits the bed fine.

Granted, the sheet chosen is rather threadbare around the edges, so may not last too long in its new position, but it's fine--we have a  few more to spare.

(I have also sewn a simple buttoned shirt, but have not yet taken photos.)

Doll Dresses x 10

 I made these for sale (haven't officially made a public sales post yet, though)

 I used my old Blythe-size pattern pieces, which makes a dress that fits a surprising number of dolls these days

 

And, yes, definitely looking forward to Halloween Season already

Doll Shirt

 Not, as might be expected from my sewing history, a shirt for dolls, but instead a shirt with a doll(ish) print.  It's a digital print based on Shelley Davies's Folk Art image, purchased from JoAnn.

I decided to use it for a button up shirt

a very busy button up shirt

Ace Vest

 This is a very simple project that took me ages to cut and assemble and I wasn't even sure if I liked it until I tried it on when it was finished and then suddenly it was fantastic.

Rhinestones and Adhesive

 I have cut out pieces for a sewing project.  I have!  But I keep getting distracted by sticking rhinestones to things.

First, it was replacing the missing rhinestones in the brooches from the previous post, as well as changing the dangles on the bows brooch.

I knew I didn't have black rhinestones to match those in the flower, but then the light hit them just right and I realized they're purple.  I didn't have matching purple rhinestones, but I had roughly analogous purple rhinestones, so I went ahead and super glued those in place.  As always, no-one's going to get close enough to see the irregularities.

I did, however, happen to have a perfect match aurora borealis rhinestone to replace the one missing from the bows brooch.  I also have a small stash of vintage AB beads, so I chose one to hang from the center, with swagged chains on the outside.  I'm much happier with this than the original design.

But then

I kept playing with the rhinestones and larger acrylic craft gems and had some fun.