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2020

Two More Fringe Tops

Fringe Top Hack

2019

Sparkly Herringbone Wool Pona Jacket

Deer + Doe Magnolia Gown

Moon Phase Button Camas Blouse

Gray Fairfield

Pattern Drafting Workshop at Stitch Sew Shop

Zinone Top

Deer and Doe Belladone

Plaid Fairfield

Moon Phase Deer and Doe Melilot

Closet Case Patterns Serger Cover

2018

Nani Iro Fringe Blouse

Katie’s Suki Robe

Perforated Faux Suede Noodlehead Pencil Pouch

Gray Avery Leggings

I also sew books

Mal ♥ Tea, or A Mad Tea Party Fairfield Button-Up!

Perforated Faux Suede Traverse Bag

Plaid Deer + Doe Melilot

It’s another gray layering piece!

Rib Knit Blackwood Cardigan

Rib Knit Finlayson

Two more gift zips and laminated fabric!

Cashmerette Concord T-shirt

Drop Stitch Cowl

2017

Fairfield Button-up Zebra Edition

I said I’d never knit a sweater.

Holiday Box Bags

Noodlehead Pencil Pouches

Mad about this plaid Fairfield Button-up

A french terry Plantain cardigan

A flippin’ awesome Thread Theory Finlayson

Another Fairfield Button-up for Mal!

Thread Theory Fairfield Button-up!

Another Deer & Doe Plantain for Rachel

Dotty Pauline Alice Aldaia Dress

Rose Gold Cork Leather Traverse Bag

Cashmerette Appleton Top

Box bag for Jamie

Cashmerette Springfield #4

Basic Binge (Shadi skirt and Plantain tees)

Ginger Jean Shorts

Marimekko Noki Bathroom Curtains

Catalyst Odyssey Plantain

Named Shadi Skirt

Plantain Tees for Two

Cashmerette Springfiled #3: Nani Iro Edition

Marimekko Siirtolapuutarha Shower curtain!

Springfield #2

Lodo Dress #2

Deer and Doe Melilot Dress Hack

Deer and Doe Plantain

Lodo Dress

Lark Tee

Foundation Paper Piecing!

Cashmerette Springfield

Deer and Doe Melilot

Leo’s Syracuse Gramps

Navy Linden

Pandalicious Finlayson for Rachel

Finlayson Sweater for Mal’s birthday

Ginger Jeans

My first quilt!

Linden Sweatshirt

Knee-high socks

Blue Bell Hill Scarf

Baby Kina

Deer and Doe Melilot take 2!

2016

Deer & Doe Melilot

Baby Sophisticate

Geranium Dress 2: treetop party!

Jackie’s Caravan Tote

Geranium Dress 1

Seamwork Adelaide #2

Alberta Street Pencil Skirt – Finished!

Lupin jacket class part 2

Seamwork Adelaide: Finished!

Rachel’s 241 Tote

Sorbetto #2 and this week

Sorbetto Final and Next Up

What I learned in my Wiksten Tank class

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Here’s a @noodlehead531 #woolandwaxtote with som Here’s a @noodlehead531 #woolandwaxtote with some amazing canvas from Japan. Which cloud are you? I’m really feeling the angry lightning cloud.
Here’s my #closetcoreblanca dress in Merchant & Here’s my #closetcoreblanca dress in Merchant & Mills laundered linen from @stitchsewshop! I’ve been wanting to make a dress version of this pattern for two years. This fabric is very good. Also my plants are very good.
Here’s my second pieced quilt, made for my very Here’s my second pieced quilt, made for my very special bff @s.a.m.r.i.v! We met 40 years ago as tiny bebes in the park, and through the years we drifted apart several times but always found each other again at various dance recitals, school field trips, beach clubs, fabric stores, and summer jobs. The universe kept shoving us together til it stuck. This quilt is a hug from afar. I might not be able to get up to New Jersey frequently but this quilt will be there for cozy/comforting times as needed. 

I picked out my fabric, then used a quilt generator at savoreverystitch.com (the last slide), then imported it into Photoshop and colored over it (second to last slide), basically changing the whole thing, but it was an awesome starting place.
It’s our 9 year anniversary and 22 year friendiv It’s our 9 year anniversary and 22 year friendiversary so here’s a nice photo! 📸 @maggiewinters_
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