Harry Potter tie

Thrift store tie. Strips of yellow felt.

Little bird

Made from wool sweater scraps. Thought it might be fun to make a few
as Christmas ornaments. Turns out, the answer is probably no.

Invisibility Cloak

Obviously you can't see it here, but you get the idea.

B wanted an invisibility cloak, so while we were in MN we went to Hancock Fabrics and found the perfect solution: silver Liquid Foil. He can see out just perfectly, while the rest of the world can't see a thing. And it feels fantastic: it's slippery and metallic and heavy in a cool way. I cut the yardage into three rectangles, and then just sewed the pieces together with a curved seam at the top. The raw edges definitely needed to be finished, as the fabric starts to run almost immediately.

It's even big enough for Harry, Ron, and Hermione. When they were first-years, anyhow.

Princess Gown

Somebody wanted a real gown for her "princess" doll, so I tried my hand with an honest-to-goodness Barbie pattern (McCalls 8552). I won't say it was easy, but it wasn't as difficult as I feared. I'm glad I chose the sparkly gold fabric: after all that fiddling, I wouldn't have wanted it to be just so-so.

Only now do I understand all the time and energy my grandmother put into making clothes for my Barbie. If only she had done it for a girl with a bit more foresight. I can perfectly picture the garage sale thirty years ago, when I sold them all.

Urban [un]Hoodie

This is the Urban Unisex Hoodie from Heidi & Finn, only without the hoodie. It's also without the lining, because she wanted to feel the soft inside of the sweatshirt fleece. She also specified a "rainbow heart," so I used fabric for a heart decal and bias tape along the front edge and neck. I'm happy with how it turned out. And so is she.

Doll dress

I made this dress as a little birthday gift for one of H's preschool friends. "New Doll" is shown modeling it.

I used the free Popover Doll Sundress pattern from Oliver & S, and I like how it turned out.

First patchwork

For Elyse - well actually for her new baby Wyatt. I used scraps of
fabric that matched her big picnic blanket.

I've never pieced anything before. I just winged it. Not too hard I
suppose when you use big squares.