Me and my chair

 This is the latest version of the top front. I was able to make another trip to JoAnn's and picked up some more of the fabrics I've been working with. I was going to redo the back but after ironing it I like it so will use my extra fabric for a desk bed for Riki. Hit a great 4th of July sale and replaced my fat quarters for half the price! I love a deal! 

 Box pleat back panel.

 Previous version with more of the blue fabric than I wanted to use. Before second trip to JoAnn's. Isn't it cute!

Halfway to my weight loss goal and my new yellow hair.

dying doilies

Riki wanted me to hold him the other day so I dyed these doilies with one hand and held little Riki with the other. He got spooked a few times and I got a neck ache but the doilies turned out great! Wanted to sew today but they are saying it is going to rain all weekend so went outside instead. My flower bed is out of control, I've worked out there two days have only gotten to the second canna. Ramone said he would help me.

All done, only took me a month. It could fit a little better but I'm tired of working on it. Really happy with the randomness. I think I pulled it all together. Fun project if you like to sew...

Lucille chair

The chair has turned into a "Lucille" chair. I tore the skirt off and re-made the skirt with my serger. In the meantime I broke out the free motion thingy and am teaching myself to use it on this project. The arm covers are so cute but as you can see my free motion skills are lacking. Since the skirt is off I am going to free motion on the seat also. So that is where the Lucille comes in...OCD sewing. Lucille was my grandmother and did everything really well, except family. A lot like Martha I would say. I don't care how bad it is because I am learning. But there is no way I could live with the messed up skirt. It'll look a lot better when I'm done!

Gathered some Columbine seeds for my art mail I sent this week. Gellied the backgrounds for the fish but then had to mount them inside because they disappeared when I tried to layer them. 

Altered office chair

Considered the ballerina approach.

I am so sick of this freaking office chair in the middle of my new studio. It is really a good one and very ergonomic so it just needs a new look. I auditioned the blue leather because it would match. Then I found this moomoo with the great border and a failed art piece from the past. I decided to let that color emerge even if it doesn't "match" anything.

A trip to JoAnn's for some fat quarters and I let the color fly!

This is where I'm at so far! I love it and will further embellish with the new free motion thingy for my machine. I've broken all the rules by just piling the fabric on top of each other and left all the edges raw. Today I just need to piece the rest of the top and then attach the skirt. I had to repair my casing for the elastic so the slipcover will fit quite snug but will have the skirt to soften it up. I have no idea what I'm going to do with the rest of it. Well, actually I have about a million ideas so we will see how it turns out. I had to weed out about five color ways before I decided which way to go. I've actually been thinking about sewing for quite some time. Been collecting fabrics to combine for some new pjs. John suggested I use all the ideas and make outfits to match slipcovers.

The riot of color in the garden has inspired me this spring and it was too hot to be outside this weekend. I took myself off the new med that made me blister by spending one hour by the pool and gardening. What, I'm going to swim only at night? And I really don't want to meet the big guy that has been sleeping on my bleeding hearts. I had to cut it way back sooner than usual because they are fragile and are not meant to be a nice place for a nap for anybody.

So staying in the house until the heat breaks and sewing. Wish me luck, I'm feeling more comfortable with sewing now that I have broken all the rules. It used to stress me out really bad because I can picture it but I had my Mother to sew it. And her Mother sewed and so did my Aunt. They did it by the book and were very talented and exact. Me, on the other hand wore the material out on my first skirt I made trying to get the zipper "perfect".

  

It's a little wonky but I like It! I padded the front corners to make the skirt hang right. Another rule broken. I like it with my Indian footstool. I'm going to pad the arms next., that should be easy. Then need to cut a base piece to attach my art to the back. I'm going to break out the free motion thingy and have some fun with that. After a little practise I will embellish with thread and then attach to back slipcover. If that goes well I will further embellish my seat cushion in the same fashion, but did not want to practise on such a great success. I know, you are all thinking that is TOO MUCH but that is why I love it! Just think boho all the way. I really wish I could make this whole entire house a hippie crash pad.

I just wish my quarter's were fatter. I think I have enough to draw it all together. Going to slow down now that the seat is done. My back was killing me last night.

Please notice that the hem is straight and looks much better now. I could not leave this blog post with it all wonky. Had to edit original post, Lucille might see it....

Fixed the skirt so the seat is done. I've gotten pretty far on the back. Sewing is very time consuming and I gotta cook today. So I'm just blogging the back instead of working on it. Shoot.