Pastel Pipers

 Years ago, I thrifted an amazing piece of yardage: silk, with a stylized pastel print, on a black ground, featuring flowers birds, castles, and bagpipers.

There were a few print flaws--which probably meant that whoever bought it initially, then donated it, had probably gotten it for a good price...probably a price that convinced them to buy it, even though they knew they'd probably never use it. (It's fun to make up stories about thrifted items.)

And it sat in my stash for a long time, treasured, but no clear idea for use.  Until!   I finally decided that view B of McCall's 5675, with the big bow option, would probably be just right.

And it was!

Quick Cat Kick

Years ago, I made a simple kick toy for my cats, and none of them had any interest in it.  I eventually realized that Neighborcat Tyler--this guy

had a very "grab and kick" play style, so I gave the kick toy to him, and he did very much play with it.

Until it disappeared off the front porch.  No clue what happened to it.  Possibly raccoon activity.

Bats in Phrase

 I was planning to move on from modified Burda 7831 button up shirts, but I got into my fabric stash and realized this Halloween print cotton was a nice shirt weight, so: time for another hacked Burda

Cats in Space

 I got this cloth from Joann probably 8 years ago, at a time when the kiddo would still wear button up shirts and I had not yet realized that making something that complicated, that would be outgrown so quickly, was not an enjoyable application of my time.  So, I had several single yards of fabric he'd picked out for possible shirts, languishing in the fabric stash.  I destashed most of them earlier this year, but held on to a space cat print.

I  just finished using it to make a button up shirt for me.

On the one hand, I'm surprised I could eke out most of the pieces in me-size from a single yard with a "directional enough for me to want to treat as one way" print--I cut only two pieces from a contrast gingham.  On the other hand, the way I eked out some of it was, in retrospect, not optimal.

Sewing Room Tour Video

 Someone asked me about sewing productively, and I deflected with the promise of a room tour video, which I finally got together this week

The Black Twill A-Line Skirt I've Meant to Make for Years

 When the quick'n'easy skirt in my previous post did not live up to my expectations for coordination, I decided to finally make the basic black skirt I've wanted in my wardrobe for years.

Of course, an all-black twill skirt doesn't photograph nearly as well as all the cat hair and lint stuck to it do.

Quick Skirt...uh...Checkerboard Lovecore?

 I thought the pink T-shirt in the previous post and the red/gray/black plaid jacket from the post before that coordinated nicely, so thought I'd make a skirt to go with them.  Turns out this is not a skirt that goes with them, but it is something I've been thinking of making for a while--well, thinking of combining these prints, at least