early summer laziness

yeah, i know... i've been lazy. super lazy. like, been ordering take out, not walking the dog, and watching the tv like it was my job, i wonder if you could make it your job. nah, better not look into it. but yeah, i also haven't been sewing, hence, no blogging, which is bad. bad, bad ashley.

it's just been a rut i guess, and i think that every sewer/doer gets into them. you just have to try to get yourself out as quickly as you can. i am still working on it, but i have begun sewing... it started with this...

sure, it looks kinda cute right? nice ikat dress, from the book one yard wonders. yeah, well this puppy is no wonder... it's a dud. when i got to step 6 the whole thing fell apart... attach the elastic to the seam allowance, wha? the skirt is a large and fits but the bodice is for a G cup, wha?

now don't get me wrong, i love the book, i have done many projects from it, and it has sparked many great ideas for me, but when it came to this number, the summer dress... yeah, no. no back picture of the dress and a shabby understanding of how to finish it up. i blame no one but me... now. then, i hurled it on the table in a fit of rage pounding at my boyfriend, "do you understand what this means?!?" still, when i threw it down it did land all pretty and it gives the illusion of nice, so, eh, whatcha gonna do, better sew something else...

then came anna...

sweet, sweet anna maria horner, how she has saved me time and time again. loulouthi is out and i am nuts for it! i ordered a ton for a great new bed quilt, pour moi! MOI! i shall make a new log cabin-y bed quilt for us. i deserve to make something beautiful for me, it's been a while. (me rant over.)

so i went to class, to teach my lovely students to make a wonderful paper pieced string pillow, and i grabbed up some of my super fave jay mccarroll habitat branch pattern, and voile! (wow, lot of french today...)

flirting the issue skirt... free and easy pattern by anna maria... sigh. happiness.

a co-worker wants me to make her one now too! love it! right so, i made this wonderful skirt and then i saw the new free pattern from spool, the giant tote bag, you know i had to make one...

i made mine with some cute alexander henry i picked up at purl in soho back in march. it's a nice heavy weight, almost like canvas. perfect for a bag. perfect for me.

so... i'm kinda back. kinda...