Hey you! So very happy to see you again. I am still here. I had an unplanned {they’re never planned}, but not entirely unexpected, creative pause. I fought against it for a few weeks…making record use of my seam ripper in the process…before acknowledging the need to put sewing…and anything else involving the use of scissors…on a brief hiatus. Thinking back, it was serendipitous…I mean the timing was really just right for….well…setting not only my 2016 sewing goals, but all those other nifty new years intentions. The truth…keeping it real here..is that I pretty much couch crashed…reading, watching, hanging with friends…it was all deliciously decadent and completely non-productive. On a very positive note, one of those reads made a most favourable impression on me. Titled Creative Girl, and written by artist Danielle Donaldson; it’s a book that really speaks to my painting style. My leading image today is artwork directly inspired by one of Danielle’s exercises. And, to answer your question, yes…my blog remains primarily a sewing blog. I haven’t given up sewing, nor do I have any intention of doing so. I just find it a really fun concept to try out…integrating artwork into blog posts. And, I’m nothing if not optimistic, there will be future blog posts… Now. Today’s make. My first of 2016 and intentionally simple….well…sorta simple. I machine quilted the fabric, and, although not a difficult task, it certainly added to the time factor. The pattern is Vogue V2911. It’s a Today’s Fit by Sandra Betzina. The skirt pattern pieces are laid out on the diagonal and Sandra provides helpful instruction on sewing bias cut fabrics. Because my fabric is a thin layer of cotton batting sandwiched between cotton gingham and bemberg lining, it behaves less like bias cut fabric and more like corrugated cardboard. Yep….there were zero issues with rippling seams and drooping hemlines. This baby stands on it’s own. The pattern was easy-peasy; elastic waist, no zip, no buttons, no lining. The hemline is finished with bias tape made from the gingham. I added inseam pockets, because, pockets. So….why the quilting? It’s a trial method of making a spring/summer weight fabric suitable for winter. This make was definitely a success. I love my gingham skirt; it has the fabrication I love, but it’s also warm and cozy…at least as long as the wind ain’t blowing a breeze right up my arse. Okay kiddos…I … Continue reading MY QUILTED GINGHAM SKIRT : : VOGUE V2911