Staying Inside Sewing

is my plan for the day.

Yesterday was a surprising 71 degrees and I was out running errands in my shirt sleeves.  Today it’s 38 and getting colder.  Balmy weather for you up north with chattering teeth becoming buried in snow I know. I think I would rather have a sustained cold than this roller coaster weather.  So I’m hibernating inside with a bit of sewing

My project this morning, working on a quilt.

The blocks are all cut to size, ready and waiting for me to cut & add the upper & lower borders.  How I’ll actually place the blocks I’m not sure.  I had a great design in mind and accidently trimmed a bunch of blocks 3/4 of an inch to short.  The adage “measure twice cut once” comes to mind!

I think quilting is a bit like life. It may not always turn out as you planned but by using what you have it’s still good!

What are you working on today?

Katie

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Playing Un-supervised in Fabric Stores

I’ve been having fun making a bunch of these little dresses

and some sweet little skirts. 

Only a few have made it to the Katidids Etsy shop & Little Trunks Knits . 

Last night I decided I needed some color inspiration & to feed the fabric addiction fabric stash.

So, soon to be skirts and dreses…

For some reason I just can’t pass owls or birdies!

It’s been a fun way to blend my 2 favorite activities, sewing and knitting. I think the garden clean up may have to wait for an afternoon or 3 longer!

Katie

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Crazy busy week At Katidids Knits

Crazy busy week, there has been a lot of knitting, a lot of sewing a LOT of mess making.  I’ve overflowed from the work room to the dining room table.

3 days of blitz sewing and knitting have taken its toll on the house.  Thank goodness I have an understanding husband! 

I’ve spent the morning winding yarn for customs, prepping more skirts for dresses,blocking a completed test knit,  wrapping orders for the mail and **deep breath** attempting a bit of cleaning. 

In no specific order a few of the past weeks busy-ness!

A few dresses stocked to the Katidids Knits Etsy Shop with more in various stages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another Candy dress finished & in the mail

 

Custom Skirted longies and dress for a sweet little lady

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A “Tama” sweater and Budgie Bloomers” for a friend.  Both patterns new to me & will become a couple of “go-to” patterns to be sure!  I loved them. Sadly these are the only photo’s I have.  Both were wrapped and packaged for shipping when I pulled them back out for photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m hoping the Mama will send a few photos. 

Well,  that’s my messy week/weekend in a nutshell. 

As you can imagine, there are a lot of trimmings and scraps laying about that have to be cleaned up before I can move on!

Have a great week!

Katie

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