Hello! I promise we’re still here. Just resting and kind of in a whirlwind of emotions, work, and not a lot of gumption. It’s been super hard since Fancy passed away. Both of us have had bad days and things that still make us upset. But we took a big leap of faith and signed up to foster a tiny chonker of a dog in desperate need of a safe place to heal. Her name is Diamond and your guess is as good as mine as to what breed she is. 🙂
She’s so adorable! She was a mama, so is a little.. um.. dangly? Has some excess glandage? She also waddles and while we were walking today, refused to go anywhere because the neighbors were out and she wanted to see all of them. She makes piggy snorts in her sleep and while sniffing in the yard. She’s quite short and sturdy. We hope she will like living with us for as long as we have her.
Because I was nervous last night about taking her, I made a pillow, using a quilted wall hanging kit and the backing and zipper from a bed cover that Fancy had partially shredded.
It is stuffed with a folded, mostly shredded sheet and has fabric scraps in a bag of sorts made of ripstop material for waterproof needs. It works pretty well! It looks small, but she is pretty tiny and fits well. Here she was being pouty about not sitting on the couch during dinner.
I had originally bought the fabric for a pillow for Fancy, but she was so sick that I wasn’t able to concentrate enough to figure it out. Now it will be a comfy spot for any dog in our home to use. I have managed to convince the Husband that we need a dog, even only a foster dog, so we both are enjoying having this little chonker around.
I have sewn a few more things as well. This week’s challenge was Random Acts of Kindness and I have made two shirts for my friends’ boys- no pics because I haven’t sent them, the dog pillow, and a baby dino set for another friend’s baby girl.
How adorable is that? I used the Patterns for Pirates Petite Pegs and the Wee Lap Shirt, both free patterns.
I have made two skorts from the Shenanigans Skort pattern from 5 Out of 4 patterns. One in this cute purple and pirate fabric combo, amd another in a beautiful blue bird fabric and anti-macrobial athletic fabric. They are super comfy to wear and I can even wear the purple one to work. The blue birds is a little short for work.
I used the skort leftovers from both to make tank tops. The purple brushed athletic fabric has sewing machine french terry on the back. I only had enough to make one side of the tank of each fabric, so it worked out perfectly. The tank is the Lago, from Itch to Stitch.
I made those mash up pants/skirt combo I had mentioned a few weeks ago for the challenge. They are super comfy and I love them. I did purposely make them longer, as they are dance pants.
I needed some more sleep and lounging shorts, so I made these Linen Loungers out of lady scientist quilting cotton. I think they’re pretty fun! They’re also comfy.
I also used this pink fabric to make a pair of Solar Flares and a pair of capri leggings.
I can’t find a picture of the flares, but they are really fun! My coworker has a pair of pink plaid pants that I covet, so I saw this dbp and made my own!
I have some other things, but will have to take pictures later. Right now there’s a dog to pet and breakfast to eat! Have a great day!
