Pillowcase 2

My bro-in-law will have sweet rock 'n roll dreams on this here pillercase.

Ooh, linen

(Reluctant) male (dog) model, Dodger, seen here under a completed Mason-Dixon Moss Grid Hand Towel.

Pillowcase 1

Left: Transfer patterns as provided. Right: Embellished patterns. I finished this in a few hours--a very quick project!

Rainy day

Goodbye, winter clothes and wooly handknits.

Hello, summer clothes and cotton skirts.

I transferred a pattern to "pillowcase 1." I will make a matching set for my sister Abby and my brother-in-law, Chad. They both play gee-tar. So far embroidering's a lot like coloring--relaxing.

Prepare to stitch

The other week I ordered a bunch of one-dollar Sublime Stitching patterns from Urban Outfitters, hoorah! And Katie bought a pattern, and I bought Jenny Hart's Stitch-It Kit, which I'd been wanting for a long, long time.

I want to embroider some pillowcases, so today I bought some nice ones in white and lilac from TJ Maxx. Since I'll be giving the cases as presents, I bought high thread counts. Ahhh, silky cotton, and (eventually) hand decorated--fab! Now I just need to wash them so I can get started. . . .

Nine-miter dishcloth

I love the Mason-Dixon Ninepatch Dishcloth, but the miters are the really exciting part. So what if one had miters instead of garter-stitch patches? Ah ha! Nine-miter dischloth!

I knit the miters in three strips of three vertical miters and sewed them together (I think you could pick up stitches and avoid as much sewing, and I may try that next time). I half-double crocheted the edge. I love using up scrap cotton yarn in dishcloths.

Knitting and sewing

Here are my latest dishcloths, a Mason-Dixon Ninepatch and the mid-March Monthly Dischcloth KAL:




I started sewing my ripstop dress Tuesday night. It was going well, but well . . . I goofed a little on some gathering. It's actually more noticable in person than in this next picture. I'll have to rip out the stitching and sew more carefully.



The front has a sort of diamond-shaped inset, sort of like an upside down keystone (it's upside down and inside out in the photo). It's proving tricker than I expected. My blue rayon cloth is more delicate than I'm used to sewing, but I'm sure I'll get it decent looking.