Black faux leather tunic over floral turtleneck:
With the scraps and a long-ago-purchased t-shirt from a trip to Canada, I made a pillow for Justin’s couch:
Sophia picked this flannel for her annual pajama bottoms:
I took apart an old Wild Bryde farm animal necklace – I think I wore it once to the Sacramento County Fair when Justin and Thais were in 4-H (necklace totally out of place, by the way) – and used the animals to make an Old MacDonald Christmas stocking. It wasn’t quite finished on Christmas Eve when everyone was over, but I did show it to Thais and Carson, who pointed to the farmer and asked, “Is that me?”
This was my holiday season of sewing. Now what should I make?
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Finished!
Halloween costume sewing is concluded as of tonight! The last items were Sophia’s huntress cape and Avery’s Salandit hood and mittens.
From the Sewing Cave
I didn’t work this week, so I had plenty of time to make a costume for Sophia to wear on a field trip. I still need to make the bonnet, but the dress is finished!
From the sewing cave this week
Doggie flannel shorts for Sophia – a practice pair to check for the correct size. The pj bottoms and robe will be Sophia’s Christmas gift, both are flannel. And a white satin bowtie, a request from Avery to wear to the school Christmas program.
Project Ride Smart
At H Allen Hight. An early morning start!
I was so happy to ride my bike the 3 miles to work, at least on Monday and Tuesday. Riding with 7 am commute traffic required vigilance.
We got rained out on Wednesday and Thursday, Friday was a beautiful day. In class, helmets on and personal safety check:
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We divided the students into 2 large groups with 2 LCIs and a parent volunteer and went for a fun ride in Natomas Regional Park. 
I really liked NOT being in charge, I just showed up and did what I was told – ahhh.
After work each day, I worked on a mini-quilt for a friend, Sue Schooley, who gave me a bunch of commemorative t-shirts from the annual Roseville Bikefest that she organizes. Also, a little zippered bag with the scraps.
Projects finished
In between everything else, I managed to finish Avery’s Halloween costume. He will be a Charizard: a Pokemon dragon.
The underside of the wings HAD to be a shiny blue:
And four pillow covers for my sofa:
The fabric with words is the back of all the pillows.
Halloween costume #1
Done! Sophia drew the original design – a devil.
And picked out the fabric.
Delivered today! Now, on to Halloween costume #2.
Friday afternoon delivery
Whew! Done and delivered. The Breathe Bike Trek is Sept 7-10 in Petaluma. I decided I just couldn’t fit this into my schedule this year but had previously committed to providing some raffle prizes. For the past few weeks, I’ve been sewing up a storm. I made FOUR upcycled t-shirts (sizes S, M, Lg, X-lg) using last year’s BBT t-shirt, four polka-dot zippered bags (the lining is the back of the t-shirt with all the sponsors’ names) and 2 small zippered bags. I delivered everything to the Breathe CA office this afternoon.
Cutting fringe
I started early in the day trying to finish this long vest to wear tonight. The faux suede wanted to curl at the edges so I had to pin every inch or so.
I cut fringe for 4 hours which didn’t include breaks to rest my cutting hand, put bandaids on my fingers before blisters formed, eat lunch, etc. And I still didn’t finish in time.
I like the way the ends curl up like a fiddlehead fern. 
Oh well, the purple jacket will have to do for tonight’s outing.
From the Sewing Cave
This is for a friend’s KitchenAid mixer. She wanted burlap, but with the open weave, I had to get creative. Also, none of the free patterns available online would have fit the mixer, so I measured and made my own. I “quilted” the burlap with layers of batting and muslin underneath.
Pie Making Day was the lining and I finished the bottom edge with a blanket stitch.
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