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Monday
Jul222013

not enough quality time with my sewing machine

I get a little bit of time to sew everyday, normally.  The weekends the chunks can be bigger or sometimes not at all due to other commitments.  I ordered twenty plus yards of linen and I just do not feel like I have made the dent I wish to.

So far, I got a long chemise made but have two or three more of those to make.  I got a smock top/dress made, which I will share later.  I have two more of those to make, hopefully.  It will depend on yardage.  I got a skirt cut out and nine squares started for my best friend's linen quilt.  I do so like making nine squares and here quilt is starting to feel like the desert to me because of the colors in it.  But one of the things I was most excited about was a bit of extra fabric I had from cutting out the skirt.

I made a linen towel.  I really like Turkish towels.  I know they are not linen but cotton.  I really like not having the fluffy towel.  To buy linen towels, they are even more pricey then the Turkish towels or African kekois because of the fiber.  And here I go putting something together of a similar size out of a scrap.  I hemmed all sides and put a loop in it for hanging.  

It is going on the letterpress trip as my Beloved's towel.  Small Mister is coming with us and hopefully I will have much to share next week.  I have the feeling there will be very little time at the computer.  

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