take manhattan tunic

"twinkle sews" by wenlan chia may very well be my favorite collection of sewing patterns (the navy and tan paisley skirt is also from this book). one of my favorite garments in the book is the "take manhattan" tunic. i had been dying to make it since i bought the book 2 years ago!

here, wenlan pairs it with a sweater underneath and with bellbottom wool pants. soooo cute!back when i lived in dc, i had bought this soft, thin grey linen from "g street fabrics" for the sake of the take manhattan tunic. bunks snuggled in it while i was cutting out the fabric. he's a little grey riding hood!the garment was pretty easy to make. it has a cowl neck with a decorative drawstring, a kangaroo pocket, and raglan sleeves. i used my new bedazzler to add silver studs to the top corners of the kangaroo pocket! here's the final result, laid out on my bed, as in the photo in the book! not bad, huh?and here's my outfit from last friday, when i debuted the tunic at school! the kids at school are writing an article about me and my clothes-making, and this was the outfit for the picture in their newspaper!

a pie for fall

fall = pies. apple pies. since i'm allergic to raw apples, the best way to keep the doctor away is to eat apples baked in a pie! 1st one of the season:

crust was made from scratch, of course!

night crawler

bunks, a noctural fella, doesn't understand the concept of SLEEPING AT NIGHT. he likes to hop into bed, demanding snuggles, at random times of the night. he also doesn't get that that big lump in bed is my body and that hopping all over it will wake me up. heheheehehe

new addition to the clothesmaking team!

this weekend, while visiting ct, i added a new member to the clothesmaking team: beadie the bedazzler! (beadie was the name of the docks inspector in season 2 of "the wire," a fantastic tv show!) in case you were curious, beadie will be helping me install rhinestones and studs to my garments!!

p.s. finding beadie has been a 2-year-long experience. bedazzlers tend to be sold out at craft stores. but this weekend, i found beadie AND was able to use a half-off coupon!!