i received the loveliest package in the mail on tuesday, a box full of mom's pottery. there were 5 coffee mugs and one utensil holder. the utensil holder i had long been hinting for, but never did i expect five mugs to match.
mom is quite a talent, and the best kind... humble and generous.
03.18.2011 1 comment 
so, i've inherited an unfinished sweater from mom. if it didn't fit me so beautifully, i would be super disappointed in her apathetic attitude about finishing what she started. to finish up, all that i have to do is make some buttons and sew on the already knit pocket.
yarn: stone hedge fiber mill's shepherd's worsted (same yarn as my very first sweater)
(sweater was photographed on a new duvet cover for the maine house. nani iro's saaaaaaa.)
09.29.2010 2 comments 
fabric: naomi ito's nani iro pocho, cotton single gauze / kokka's sheer floral, cotton-linen blend / kaffe fasset's shot cotton (binding)
detailing: hand embroidered name and birth date, vine stitch
size: (approx.) 32" x 40"
mom and i made this one-piece quilt for my dearest childhood friend, lauren. lauren and rob are about to move. having never seen their nursery, mom and i decided to go bold and combine styles. we paired a traditional floral print with a modern japanese polka dot. quilted, embroidered and bound in a butter yellow. hope this works in the new nursery. i love you lauren. congratulations!
08.3.2010 post a comment 
this past week, mom and i unpacked some boxes for the shore house. seems mamma fergustuff has been holding out on me. look at all this new stuff!
06.20.2010 post a comment 
this past summer, mom and i took a workshop on improvisational quilting w denyse schmidt. mom and i, having used the same two focus fabrics, pooled our 8 squares to create an improv. quilt. along with our (blindly-chosen) bright fabrics, we paired two neutral fabrics. both the front and back are patchwork. the quilt is hand-tied as well as machine quilted. it is nearly all done. just needs a bright binding.
our poor improv. quilt has been neglected since july. i do hope to bind it off soon, but thought i would go ahead and share some pictures.
01.26.2010 1 comment 
modified kimono coat pattern by sublime. beautiful color blocking mom!
01.8.2010 post a comment 
is it re-gifting if you are given the same gift over and over again, but in a different stage of completion?
i first received this camera strap canvas in december of '99. it was the christmas after my first quarter of high school photography. needless to say, the canvas was lost for about a decade. (it's hard to complain though, 10 years is nothing compared to the needlepoint ornaments my brothers and i got a couple years back, clearly dated 1983.)
seriously though, thank you mom. it looks great. i look forward to seeing my camera strap in my stocking, completed. let's say christmas 2019?
01.6.2010 1 comment 
11.10.2009 post a comment 
announcement pillow
10.21.2009 1 comment 
the 'lots to learn' quilt
08.24.2009 2 comments 
10 of the 16 squares for the front are complete. mom's moving right along.
07.21.2009 post a comment 
the pattern has been is picked and half of the fabric, cut.
07.12.2009 post a comment 
the fabrics have been picked.
06.23.2009 post a comment 
