Sewing music

What do you listen to while you sew? Or maybe you like silence?

Lately, I’ve been stuck in a retro mode. Okay, honestly, I’m always in a sort of retro mode. Right now, what I play often is either Django or Tricky (esp his first album).

Want some samples? Here you go: Tricky’s Makes me Wanna Die and Aftermath…Django’s Nuages, Djangology, and Sweet Georgia Brown.

Let me know what you listen to!

I wuz TAGGED!

Dagmar tagged me! I had to take a pic of myself with no primping or planning. I just got back from Mom’s Night Out so I’m full of tea and dessert and a bit sleepy-eyed. Well, here goes:

MrsCatHead

And one more silly one cuz…I’m twelve (Okay, I’m almost 39 but I’m 12 in my heart!)

MrsGoofHead

Fair Prep

I’m making stock for the craft fair at a local gem/mineral shop. Space is free so I thought, why not?!

Didn’t have much time today so I only made two things. Both of these have outer shells of Japanese linen. I like the embroidered flower on the teal one! (Speaking of embroidery, I taught LittlestCatHead to do a French knot today and she did it perfectly! She also free-hands embroidery. No pattern for this girl!)

For Craft Fair

Beads from the 1800s

Lining

Linen with embroidery

Close up

My favorite little extra touch of ribbon

Lining

And now for something completely different. A Raja with a huge head.

Perspective

I made the skirt LittlestCatHead is wearing. But I mainly wanted to show you what Raja likes doing most: lying on his Mama.

Raja Mama

Zakka!

Isn’t that just fun to say? I’ve been wanting to buy a zakka book for a while now. What finally hooked me was borrowing Dagmar’s book Zakka Sewing a few days ago. There are so many gorgeous cute projects I want to start. I figured I might as well have my own copy! Watch this space because the book should arrive any day now.

Why I’m behind in my ironing

A prime napping spot for Raja

Easter Basket

I took a class at my favorite hangout HipStitch in order to make this Easter basket for LittlestCatHead. It’s filled with goodies: a roll-up pencil case (in that sparkly elephant fabric), a bendy bunny (courtesty of Walgreens’ seasonal aisle), a felt zombunnee (and his innocent victim), a worry doll in a sleeping pouch, a zipper pouch in Japanese linen, an Easter pillow for her favorite stuffed animal Kitty, and some of her favorite chocolates.

Easter Basket

Zombunnee's eyes are red with blood lust!

Please excuse my messy desk