Here are some of the wonderful pieces entered this year….
Ag. Fair 2012
As we head home a bit soaked and with sore feet, I want to share photos of my mom’s, little sister’s & my fair entries.
Here are Lily’s entries….
Here are some of Mom’s…
And here are mine….
I’ll add some photos of my favorite entries by other people asap.
Ag. Fair 2012
As we head home a bit soaked and with sore feet, I want to share photos of my mom’s, little sister’s & my fair entries.
Here are Lily’s entries….
Here are some of Mom’s…
And here are mine….
I’ll add some photos of my favorite entries by other people asap.
Parasol
We decided to “Apple-umpkin” today thinking fresh air would be good for us. It was. This parasol had to come home with me. It was getting played with by a child.
Slipper progress
Both slippers are together. When I started working with the leather soles, I decided the leather just wasn’t going to work. I think a big part was that it was too thick. So, these have canvas soles with soft wool inside. (The leather will get used for a Christmas gift for hubby.) Up next is the ruching, which commence once I locate the pinking scissors. Hopefully, the ruching will add some dimension.
Slipper progress
This evening I finished up the quilting and pieced together on slipper. Here it is inside out with a hint to what movie I watched while sewing.
Here it is right side out.
I opted for wider spaced quilting. I just couldn’t confine this silk with tighter spacing. Maybe the red.
Left to do…. the same for the other slipper, the leather & cork soles (I don’t think I’ll be doing the wool as planned) and the ruching with rosette. The last part will let me play with the lines some more. I’m trying to get a slim/sleek period look while also fitting wide feet.
Quilted slippers progress
I felt like quilting today. One and a half slippers are quilted. The silk’s weave is very tight. So, it was slow going.
Quilted Slippers Project
I finally got around to cutting out my slippers. I figured, if I put them on my fair entry form, I should start them. Right?
Here are the must have inspiration slippers from the Buffalo, Erie Historical Society:
This is the fabulous tealy-green I’ll be making this first pair from (yes, I will make a red pair too):
(Goal – post photos at each stage)
Fanciful Utility is released!
ESC Publishing and I are very excited to bring you…
Fanciful Utility: Victorian Sewing Cases & Needle-books!
This book is packed full of detailed instructions for making historically accurate sewing accessories. Each one is based on an extant example or nineteenth century directions. The 180 pages contains 117 illustrations, templates and numerous project variations, over 68 variations actually.
Millinery Ribbon Talk
I’ll be talking about millinery ribbons and displaying ribbons from my collection this Saturday, August 25th, at the Genesee Country Village for the “Wrapped Up in Silk” event. I’ll be in the Romulus Seminary on the village square in the morning. Stop in to see the ribbons and say “hi”.
If I Had My Own Blue Box: 