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Backpacks in their native habitat

I lost most of last week to a migraine that kept flaring up until it finally started raining after days of circling my area, and I'm just now feeling like I've caught back up with the rest of the world.

Anyway, a while back, my sister sent me some photos of my nibblings wearing their backpacks and I never got around to posting.

I love that Niece1 was wearing an appropriate t-shirt when she opened her gift. And she wore it all night the first night - even while making some mac&cheese for dinner lol!

And Niece2 and Nephew wore their backpacks to the museum a few days before Niece1 received hers.

So glad they're getting lots of use!

#bagmaking

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Studio video tour!

I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild

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Paint!

I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild

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Time-lapse floor install (part 2)

We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild

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It's a puppy!

Tonight I learned how to do foundation paper piecing (fpp) without sewing through the paper. I've never had any desire to sew through the paper and then have to rip it all off. This was much faster with no ripping required in the end!

I plan to make this Jack Russell Terrier block into a decorative pillow.

#FoundationPaperPiecing #fpp

Beginnings of a Derby Dress

A client I made a cosplay for a few years ago won tickets to The Kentucky Derby in May and commissioned me to make her outfit! This is going to be a fun build!

Her inspiration is from a dress in Singin' in the Rain, and I found a good starting point pattern to use from Mrs. Depew Patterns that has a similar vibe. It's a repo of a 1920s evening gown.

I printed her size and taped it together this afternoon. It isn't the cleanest draft (lots of pointy curves), but it seems decent enough and I can clean it up. I'll start on a mockup in a few days.

#derbydress

February 14, 2026

Making lingerie out of scraps again. This is a scrap of Liberty of London lawn (left over from a blouse) and some lingerie lace I bought on Etsy (where it is extremely affordable and available in an nearly-infinite variety of styles/colors). I went with a band of sheer ribbon and matching straps.

This is a pattern I rubbed off a bought nightgown.

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