Garments
Quilt Coat toile and a little bit of life around the Lyon home
I am skilled at taking something simple and making it complex. So, the quilt coat…. First, what pattern to use? I didn’t want darts, fancy seaming or lots of pieces. After culling through my existing patterns, I settled on the Tamarack by Grainline. I initially rejected it because it has a curved hem. I am…
Read MoreQuilt Coat and other adventures – Part 1, “It’s Rachel’s fault”
I started my quilt coat. And I’ve made some odd decisions that I must explain. Unfortunately the instructor for the class is ill, so I decided to forge ahead on my own. I may be doing several stupid things😊 First, a story. I was Program Chair for my local quilt guild, the Folsom Quilt and…
Read MoreI hit a wall and ended up with a great jacket!
I’ve got two short posts this week. I separated them because they are on two different subjects. You can find the other post here. I had an odd week of in between-ness; I just made that up. I was in between projects, a little lost as to what to do. Both of the following projects…
Read MoreA county fair, a Time Out and Houston prep
It’s been a fun week – I got to got to go to an actual live County Fair, I’m at a turning point on my quilted jacket, and I got a good head-start on my Houston kits. The Amador County Fair was held over the weekend. I knew from trying to attend another recent…
Read MoreShocker – TWO Finishes!
I have so many projects going at once right now and they all need to be done yesterday! So productivity is high but so is demand. My son, DIL and grandson visited over the weekend and it was absolutely wonderful! I knew there would be some downtime, but I didn’t want to retire to my…
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