Samurai feeling
I finished stitching the back center inset strip and the robe feels great on. I feel powerful wearing it! Then I hung it on the stick and put the sleeves in place. Looks wonderful!...
Category: stitching
Inset
Today I cut into an old faded pair of pants to make this inset strip. The dots in the pants are almost the same color as the sheet and the pants leg was almost...
Four seams
I’ve handstitched four seams on my fantasy robe. Enough to give a real feel for the fit. I’m going to need to unpick the central back seam and add a strip there for width...
Sheet cut
I got all the major robe pieces cut out of an old full size sheet. Next step – baste together! The photo makes it look much more blue, it’s more of a light dusty...
Fantastic robes
I want to make a robe – a robe of fantasy. This story could turn into something overly complicated. But I’ll make a start here anyway. I have a small collection of old books...
Finished concertina
This has seemed like a long project, but looking back I found I started it in mid-February. That’s only two and a half months, but months with lots of stitching time. The name of...
Landscape quilt – my large cloth
I never posted final photos of this project that I named the “landscape quilt” so here it is! I hastily assembled it in strips a winter ago, and to my surprise, it worked out....