Category Archives: Needlework
Apron of the Day: Pumpkins and Reindeer
I’m in production mode. I was stunned to realize, as I pulled my apron inventory from my warehouse (that would be the linen closet) that I didn’t have one stinkin’ holiday apron on hand. I blew whatever money that came … Continue reading
Apron of the Day:”Sweet and Hot”
This is not one of my Yin/Yang His/Hers kind of reversible aprons — it’s all hot sweet cuties, from the chic babe walking her pup to the saucy chick motorcyclists flashing their frilly panties. It was a blast to create because I … Continue reading
Apron of the Day: His and Hers Camo
Well, when you’ve finished field dressing that buck, you’ll need to cook it, right? Here’s the latest in my “Field and Stream” line. By the way, Lou’s promised to get a haircut. When his hair’s short he looks twenty years … Continue reading
Apron of the Day: “Off the Hook”
Fry more fish, open more oysters, bake more bluefish. Here’s the Apron of the Day in my new “Field and Stream” series. Thanks for the idea, Jayne — I have more different deer and quail prints than I could have … Continue reading
Apron(s) Of the Day
The weather has cooled, and it’s as if degrees in the 80s are my favorite high 60s. I get up earlier, I have more energy, I think about accomplishing stuff like cleaning bathrooms and weeding, which were beyond me during the heat … Continue reading
Apron of the Day: “Can I Get You Something From The Bar?”
Hey! I tried out a new apron today, which was a stitching wake-up. A new concept: an apron with the neck straps and the tie ends composed of three yards of twill tape. There’s a casing that runs from the … Continue reading
Apron of the Day: Summer Cocktails
Get out your cocktail shakers and your green plastic lime squeezer from the supermercado. I love these prints, which suggest limeade in the early ’70s and Pina Coladas in the fifties. Or, perhaps, margaritas right now, while your skirt steak … Continue reading
Keeping Cool
Chicagoans complain about the cold seven months a year, then they complain about the heat and humidity for three. And yes, you dwellers of the Pacific Northwest, Southern California, Arizona can just please hold your tongues, please. You may have … Continue reading
Filed under A Couple of Bucks, Food, Growing things, Machines, Needlework
Scrap Bag Rollup
I cut out a couple of aprons today (Janice, I haven’t forgotten) and pulled out the sewing machine for the first time in almost a quarter! Where does the time go? You’ll see the Warrenville Zoolander modelling aprons later this … Continue reading
Filed under About a buck, Needlework, Yarn
Shine on Bright and Mysterious Object: French Sewing Table
I’m home and all’s well. I was accident prone in Ottawa — (I haven’t mentioned that a Valentine’s Day candy pulled out a tooth,completing the Ottawa Trifecta of pain and humiliation.) But apart from a broken toe, crochet elbow and … Continue reading
