Perry Moffitt

The end of the cold weather had me sorting out my drawers and finding things to give away or cut up. Two bags to goodwill, one bag to cut up, which sounds suspiciously like 2 steps forward, one step back.   I had bought the blue and pink jersey knit with plans of making some stuff for the toddler. But she has oodles of clothes and mama needed a new skirt.  The purple is an old Gap shirt that I loved, but had shrunken in the dresser some how. This shrinking phenomena  has nothing to do with having a kid and my love of all things sugar *ahem*. I traced a old jersey skirt and realized I needed a few more inches in length and added the 2nd waist band. Ladies, let me say this, not flattering at all. Don’t try it. I got the length I needed, but now I need to make sure I am wearing a long tee shirt with it…

Husband tried to take a few pictures but they were not-s0-good. Here is a fuzzy mirror picture that shows how nice it hangs,  you get the idea.  The fabric is oh-so-flowy and I love the prints all mixed up, this is my new favorite skirt!

I had tried to sew jersey with a regular zig zag stitch and was not so pleased. I don’t know what this stitch is called but it is magic! It worked great and will only cause me further delay in getting to learn the serger. Although this skirt does still need a hem, so if the serger mice would like to work on that tonight when I sleep I would be ever so grateful!

I have become “that sewing girl” to a lot of my friends and I got a big box of hand-me-down sewing supplies recently and in the box was 3 of these embroidery projects. Punch point? I don’t know. But they remind me very much of Anna Maria Horner and her recent embroideries.

The best indication of what decade these were done is the hot pink unicorn that screams 1980′s to me (and makes me giggle too).

I have made 2 new summer dresses this past week and mini-me REFUSES to wear them. And so it has begun. I fear her tastes will be different than I in the next years. So, just imagine lots of pictures of a toddler in cute homemade dresses here, I am sure she has her own ideas about what those dresses really should be. More disney princesses than my own taste I think.

We took a day trip this past weekend to Annapolis and I was lucky enough to stop into a fabulous quilt shop; Cottonseed Glory Quilts.

I practiced some restraint and got just a medium sized stack while toddler and husband played a gentle game of hide and seek in between the bolts.

And there were oh-so-many bolts. Huge amounts of fabric always make me happy. I always feel a little disappointed in the new style of boutique fabric shops, vast amounts of space with only a few bolts are a waste on me. Not so at this little gem, when you are in Annapolis, make some time for this nice place.