it's tuesday, but I wish it was Friday...

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happy weekend

a tiny bit of thrifting this afternoon...

a tiny bit of embroidery yesterday....

a tiny, crazy cat watching my every move...

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more simple sewing

An a-line skirt (another One Yard Wonder and another thrifted sheet)...

A bunch of shoe bags (from this Betz White tutorial)...

And a pair of pajama pants (improvised pattern and, yes, another thrifted sheet)...

The cat bed from the last post is a big hit! Every time I look there is a cat napping in it!

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sewing ! clothes !

I have been working very hard lately at learning to sew some simple clothes! I am very excited about it!

Here is a little tank I made from a thrifted pillowcase... the pattern is from One Yard Wonders...

And here is a skirt made from a thrifted sheet...

Yellow seems to be my color lately : )

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a lot of sewing and a little knitting

I've been doing a lot of sewing lately, with a little knitting and thrifting thrown in ---

A tuffet-ish pillow topped with a thrifted doily...

A lace patterned sock knit from bamboo yarn (pattern is here)...

And a fluffy, squishy cat bed sewn from a thrifted flannel sheet. The pattern is from the One Yard Wonders book...

I'm in the mood to knit or crochet a new blanket of some sort, but am undecided on exactly what kind or which colors to use. More planning is needed : )

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