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Pastel coloured patchwork curtain with uneven sized patches hanging on a window.

Close-up of the curtain with the flat-felled seams accentuating the grid-like look of the patchwork.

The curtain consists of four horizontal panels that were first pieced together and then the panels were seamed together. This picture shows one of the completed panels.

A technical drawing of the patchwork curtain with all the dimensions of the patches marked on the drawing.

I finally finished the patchwork curtain of my dreams ☁️ The fabrics are linen and all seams are flat-felled. It took a while to plan and make, but I’m super happy with the result.

Thanks! Yeah and especially since I had been saving these little leftover bits of pastel linens for THE PERFECT PROJECT…

Yes indeed!

Top view of a five panel cap

Back view of a five panel cap

Made a linen cap for my 3-year-old son. It’s too small. The pattern is the All caps cap by Minimalist Machinist. While I really love the design and the construction, the measurements were off, mostly because I used the wrong kind of interfacing. What a disappointment!
#sewing #sewinghats

Thanks! Yes, it’s soft and cozy 💘

Thanks!

A flat lay of a striped knit t shirt

Neckband was stitched down with a zigzag as well as the sleeve hem. Stripes on the armscye don’t align.

White woman with brown hair and glassses taking a picture of herself through a mirror. She is wearing a short sleeved striped t shirt and a linen skirt.

Sewing basics makes me feel like a superhero. Especially when the fabric is free and the pattern is from a borrowed magazine. Could have done a better job at pattern matching the stripes, but I don’t mind because I was so lucky with the neckband.
#sewover40 #sewingknits

A cactus with long green leaves and pink flowers in a clay pot.

Pink bloom of the cactus in a close-up

My Christmas cactus is blooming for the first time! I grew this one from a propagation I got a year ago.
#houseplants #christmascactus #schlumbergera

Wow, it’s so cool! Love it 😍 Did you use a pattern for the top?

A white woman with brown hair, a fluffy sand-colored wool sweater, a dark long circle skirt and a white-and-red striped shoulder bag, taking a picture of herself through the mirror.

Teaching sweater knitting today in my brand new sweater ✨

Love this! Wildwood is on my list this spring, so looking forward to seeing yours.

The hem of a sand color fluffy wool sweater with a 20 cm yarn tail hanging from the cast off edge.

Finished a #knitting project and I literally used up ALL the yarn. This little thread is all that was left after casting off. What a thriller 🫣 This has never happened to me before, I’m usually left with spare yarn after finishing.

Old black and white picture of two children, a girl and a boy. The girl has her hair braided and is wearing a sailor collar shirt, a knee length skirt, shiny laced boots and holding a small clutchbag.

An old black and white picture of two girls and a woman walking in the street holding hands and smiling. The woman has her hair up and she is wearing a hip-length jacket, a pencil skirt and a white collar shirt underneath the jacket.

My grandmother Reeta (b. 1912) in the 1920s and 1940s (on the right). My mom found these pictures and I don’t think I’ve seen them before. She looks so chic even though she was a farmer’s daughter. The only one of her siblings to get an education.

Thanks!

It’s so beautiful and harmonious!

So so cool!! Foundation paper piecing seems like a really fun technique.

She is very helpful 😄

A brown mohair knit project on circular needles.

Taking a little trip with my family. I don’t have a driver’s licence so I can just knit 🙌🏼 #knitting

Thank you 🍎

A crescent shaped bag made of quilted horizontal red and white striped fabric with a beige zipper and beige straps standing on a table against a green spruce tree wall hanging.

A middle aged white woman with glasses and brown hair wearing a mint green turtleneck, grey sweatpants and a crescent-shaped striped bag standing in front of a mirror with wooden frames taking a picture of herself.

Look I made a puffy bag! This is my third and probably best #bestiebag 🍿 Quilting the outer fabric really brings out the 🍌 shape. This time I also used a webbing instead of sewing the straps from the self fabric. What a fun make!

I’m mainly a selfish sewist, so nope 😁

Contrasting English darning on the crotch of leggings

Different contrast color darnings made on a sock

I taught a darning and mending class this weekend and here’s a couple of my students’ makes. I was so inspired by their excitement and creativity ✨ Crafting brings people together and is such a unique medium for people to share their experiences, memories and emotions.

Red and white striped pieces, a beige zipper and scissors laid out on a table

The same pieces but showing the other side on which the stitching lines and batting between the pieces are more noticeable.

Pieces of the quilted outside and of the white cotton lining

I’m currently making a quilted #bestiebag by #bfpatterns 🍿 I found the outer fabric with woven red and white stripes at my local recycling center. It took a while to quilt all the pieces, but I really like the puffy result! I added extra 4 cm seam allowance because quilting can shrink the pieces.

It’s gorgeous! What a great fit too 👏🏼

Ihana 💚

Ooo that’s a great idea! I actually carry my knitting projects there too along with a wallet and a phone. No dull moment 😅

I agree! I loooove making them. I’ve only made the size medium though, so I’m looking forward to seeing your baby bestie 😍

Exciting! I’m just about to start making another bestie bag as well.

Thank you! I strongly recommend, it’s pretty addictive and there are lots of creative ways to darn.

A pile of mended socks, an unfinished sock mending, a metal needle tin, a ball of yarn and a Moomin coffee mug on a white surface

Closer look at mending a sock by chainstitching

A close-up of the same mending with two rows of chainstitches

A close-up of a finished chainstitch mending on a sock

Preparing for a mending class I’m going to teach next week.
#mending #darning #parsinta #sewing #ompelu #käsityö