The Dreamstress

You know you have the right job when you do it while you are on vacation.

I did a lot of sewing in Hawaii.

First, I made the Uncooperative Skirt cooperate.  I added pictures of my mom in it to the post.  She looks really cute!

Second, I mended a huge pile of stuff that my parents set aside for me.  They know me well!

Then I went to a friends house and did a quick ‘rescue the over-cleaned chairs/add some pizazz job’.  I got to work with beautiful South American textiles.

I also worked on a quilt.  I do it every time I’m home – turn my fabric scrap boxes into quilts, with old blankets as the batting.  I don’t finish one every time, but it doesn’t matter – I can always do the last bits next time.  This time I got everything but the edge bindings done on my quilt.

I like the quilts I make for the farm in Hawaii.  They are real quilts, made of leftover bits and fashioned out of necessity.  They aren’t as fun as a hobby quilt, but they feel far more authentic.  They get used in the two little cabins on the farm, where visitors and apprentices stay.

Finally, I hemmed some curtains that I made 6  years ago.  They are finally getting hung in the room for which they were intended.  Not exciting, but it makes me feel good.