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maddesigns saturday march 23 2024 quarterly makes report i decided that perhaps i should not wait until next january to review some of this years makes so here we go although i m not sure my memory is going to serve i ll need to do a little facebook review which is where i often post things for some obsure reason i ve never had a bowl cozy but i got it in my head that i needed one and then i needed several i fortunately read about bowl cozies and realized that ordinary batting should not go in the microwave so i got the special wrap and zap made for the purpose they are the perfect fit for my everyday bowls this and a silicone topper are perfect for microwaving soup oatmeal or leftovers and not burning your hands i will never ever tire of tracy stanleys beautiful embossed metal pieces this is an earring kit of hers with my own bead soup and cup chain and i adore then i upgraded my sewing machine and included an embroidery module and i m having all kinds of fun this is a bag my noodlehead and a purchased split monogram from oesd i made this poor man leave warm san diego for chilly chilly marina so the least i could do was make him a cashmere scarf this was a purl soho two by two rib on tiny needles in magpile fiber cashmere dk he s worth it i usually did beadweaving as opposed to bead embroidery because i liked to leave that to the experts in the bead teaching world but it does t mean i don t like to indulge on my own this peiece remains like this i hope soon the inspiration for finising it will strike i ve been showing a couple of new friends some of the basics of bead embroidery so this pendant was parat of that effort i showed them backstitched peyote bezeling embellishing and edge stitch fringe will be next this one was perfect coloration for a friend so ive sent it off to be enjoyed sewing is the other thing that occuppies my time this is a sugar slip by tina givens with a gypsy jacket also by tina fabric acquisition slow fiber in monterey worn with my tracy heart earrings and finally some end to end quilting experimentation on a mat to go under my sewing machine having just come back from a sewing retreat i have so many more sewing plans posted by marcia decoster at 4 51 pm no comments thursday december 14 2023 2023 makes so many makes this year some house related but a few items of clothing many knit things and a couple of beaded things as i moved photos over i realized how much i really did accomplish in a year where moving into a new home was the big event i still did bead knit and sew a lot here is my coat i drafted from a coat i owned and made totally reversible the floral fabric was gifted to me by someone in the local buy nothing facebook group i also used my embroidery machine to embroider some tula pink accents i cast on the first of these hats in grey for my friend sherry it s the april hat from the kelbourne wool series year of the hats then i cast on a green to go with my night shift shawl but my friend tracy liked it so that one became hers the third time i found an even better match to the nightshift and made myself one while i d like a pink one three in a row was enough our new development has a lot parties this one being halloween i couldn t find a decent witches broom in the stores so i made one with a bunch of dried flowers some tulle and a dowel which i painted black this is steven wests esjan which is on a time out because the mohair lace edge is truly daunting and i m not sure i love it so trying to decide what to do with it the yarn is a cashmerino gifted to me by my friend lynne and was a special colorway from the mermaid purl in rhode island it s dreamy and needs to be turned into something wearable i joined in on a knit along at the slow fiber store in monterey and made this helix cardigan then i was gifted a book on knit embroidery by my friend susan and did this tone on tone floral embroidery down one shoulder my friend tracy makes these beautiful embossed hearts and provided a kit for turning them into earrings they are amazing i made a matching imagin love and peace necklace as well tracy and i collaborated on this piece imagine peace and love to teach at a retreat in october of this year we had a blast tracy made all the hearts with words by request and i made all of the shrink plastic toppers everyone s piece became uniquely their own my adventures in bead embroidery started with this sweet pouch made for my friend anita to hold her hand embroidery supplies pinterest inspired front do or basket which is a nice alternative to a wreath mark turned 75 t his year and at his party i invited everyone to paint a garden rock this one is mine also for mark s birthday i made a colorful banner one of my favorite knitwear designers is andrea mowry this is her winter beach cardi which i adore lot s of cabling and pockets a bit of a tedious knit but worth it i completed the bulk of it during our five week trip to holland this year by request for an 8 year old birthday these are a watercolor pastel gradient this little one likes everything rainbow so she got her socks in a rainbow bag embroidered with her name these three peace signs were commission by a friend of a friend who had seen hers and my friend connected the two of us it s not my style to make three of the exact same thing but i was grateful for the commission and she was happy with the outcome home project included ombreing the front of these ikea cabinets for the studio i love how they came out in the summer i attended an indigo dyeing workshop at my friend kates house with a number of woman with whom i do an annual sewing retreat kate gifted this fabric which i dyedd and then make these elope pants adding the detail of the cargo pocket which i copied from my favorite johnny was cargo pants i also make the shirt but that was a couple of years ago also from the indigo workshop i intend to mount them in brass circles and use them as decor someday these roman shade window treatments were a joint effort with mark i did the sewing he did the hanging i used a tutorial from a square pillow isn t square you tube channel which gave really great instructions i priced having these made at 350 a window and i made them for a little over 75 a window including all the fabric and supplies but certainly not my time i do however love the result an easy knit with a great result this a free pattern on ravelry called the age of brass and steam which my friend heather introduced me to the yarn is a squishy indie dyed yarn i bought in seaside in oregon a couple of years back this year before holland we visited maine where friends miriam and sherry were teaching i also met apolina for the first time and was able to make this gorgeous piece of hers friend cindy holsclaw designed this amazing piece called keplers harmony and from the first time i saw it i knew i had to make one another beaded piece i completed while in holland and the third piece from that trip was this one of miriam s she made me my very own colorway and i love it a sweet pink easy to knit and easy to wear shawl called fandango this is the felix cardigan done in peace fleece it s got a sweet raglan detail on the sleeves t his may have been completed in 2022 my memory is a little distorted this year with all the house stuff another hat from the kelbourne collection this may be the august hat i did the first one for sherry with cream and pink motif s and then did the inverse for miriam so they could be hat twins ot was my first latvian braid and it was fun this i bought as a it from roxannes in carpenteria my friend carole and i traveled there together while i was living in ventura last year i believe it was called evening in paris it was a fun knit and also easy to wear this was a sweet sweater for a newborn grand niece i know i got the yarn and pattern at monarch my local very good yarn store i don t recall the pattern at the moment this took some time it was a pinterest inspired ombre for my studio cabinets painting them befo re assembly was indeed the way to go and finally a pair of shortie cabled socks made from fiber co sock wool which i really like posted by marcia decoster at 9 14 am no comments wednesday december 22 2021 my annual post well that was not the intent to make this blog one annual post but a quick look tells me that is what is true i posted last in december of 2020 and now it is december of 2021 so what did i do in a year we used the safety of the airstream to do some travel including visits with friends and family i returned to sewing class and have had varied results but the last two makes were good ones i made some health changes choosing to eliminate alcohol for the most part for now we ll see what the future holds increased the walking and lost twenty five pounds so far i feel 90 better it would be 100 but my body is sometimes in reaction to my age and is sometimes achy and crickety i also made a lot of stuff metamorphosis by sew liberated sew sweetness train case tiny tassels a few shrink plastic bottles how i roll socks with yarn cafe creations mini skeins sweet bottle in pink sabine lippert heart yarn minder bag by sew sweetness tracy stanley heart pink fizz by andrea mowry shawl pin by sabine lippert tiny tassels hand warmers with beaded cuff fabric bowls from modern fabric bowls merriweather in kestrel by quince and co sugar slip in white linen by tina givens gifted earrings yarn minder gifted sugar slip in black linen tina givens airstream travel in santa cruz ca summer socks little boxes by summer lee knits ghastlies fabric coin purse by sew sweetness noodle head bag purl fabric sunshine in my pockets for bella s 6th birthday julies wrap by joji locatelli uneek socks by urth levenwick in brooklyn tweed buttons by lisa peters russ woolfork by jacqueline cieslak from the book embody fabric by tina givens felix in peace fleece from the wooly thistle thalia by tina givens in stretch bamboo fleece from mood vanilla sweater kit from wooly thistle heart by tracy stanley embroidered by me magnolia cardigan yarn from apricot yarn supply noodle head pattern redwood tote in canvas linen gifted birdie designed by heather kingsley heath vogue 7700 in tina givens cotton lawn me with my honey at sensorio in paso robles half of the family at chaminade santa cruz merry christmas to all posted by marcia decoster at 1 27 pm 1 comment older posts home subscribe to posts atom search visit my etsy shop linkwithin google analytics blog archive 2024 1 march 1 quarterly makes report 2023 1 december 1 2021 3 december 1 february 1 january 1 2020 37 december 1 october 2 august 5 july 21 june 1 may 1 february 2 january 4 2019 3 october 1 september 2 2018 7 december 1 june 1 may 4 april 1 2017 8 december 1 november 1 october 1 september 2 august 1 january 2 2016 28 november 1 august 2 june 6 april 3 march 8 february 8 2015 41 november 4 september 1 august 2 july 3 june 3 may 6 april 1 march 2 february 6 january 13 2014 97 december 13 november 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