Believe it or not, I discovered a little more KZoo wrap up that I needed to do. I have inventoried the clothing that I brought home with me so I know how many shirts, chemises, aprons, etc. that I have in stock, but what I don't know are the sizes that I need to make of those items to replenish my inventory before The Feast of the Hunters' Moon.
Jolis Chevaux set up at the Feast.
Before I do any 18th century sewing, though, I want to get some Mercantile sewing finished. I'm attending the swap meet for Indy Blooms at the end of April and I've gotten some new fabrics I'd like to turn into haversacks and bring with me.
I did finish another Mercantile sewing project yesterday. I completed the sixty mini haversacks for a friend who is holding a live show later this year.
I used up all the green and grey wool scraps the I had, so I had to use cotton. It was difficult to find a print small enough to be in scale with the mini theme (the finished size of these is about 2 x 2") but I did my best. I also only had 50 of the Dala horse buttons so I had to add charms for decoration on the extra 10.
I'll pack these up later this morning along with some other donations and get them into the mail.
Not only can his stuffies sit in it, Chain Saw Lukie announced that he could, too - he had tried it out! And while it was a little small for him, he still could sit in it. (Translate that as, it did not collapse under his weight. That gloppy glue did its job!)
It's spring break and Lukie has been busy with a project too. If you remember, he wanted a chain saw for his birthday earlier this month. That did NOT happen, but he did get a lot of tools and building materials.
Look what he surprised his parents with - a chair for his teddy bear that he made all by himself. (In his bedroom. With gloppy glue. And sandpaper and screws and nails and... I can only imagine!)
Another sewing project that I finished recently but haven't posted about is this:
I finished and hung my Feast button holder. When Craig and I got married in 1976, my mom gifted us with four hand woven placemats made by a Feast friend of hers and this is one of them.
And while that goldenrod color is out of fashion now, those placemats have a strong sentimental connection for me to my mother and to the earliest days of the Feast. As I add buttons, I can easily attach another placemat to the bottom of this one. It is perfect for what I wanted. (I plan to replace the dowel, too.)
Meanwhile, the work on Lisa's robe a l'Anglaise continues. She's told me to put it aside for a while - we have until October before it is needed.
But most of my pins are in various parts of that gown
and I need them back for other projects!
And so the work soldiers on - I hope to complete this project by the end of next week.
Wish me luck, and stay 'tooned!
