I *heart* San Francisco
Just got a $1700 car repair bill (despair!), but I also just finished grading (euphoria) and am sitting in a cafe in San Francisco (bliss), where I’m visiting to celebrate my oldest and dearest BFF’s 30th birthday (perfect). So things are balancing out. Kind of.
The birthday girl, whom I’ve known since we were wee first-graders, is a fan of smocks. So I made her a birthday smock:
fabric: Windham Farmhouse West “blue flower rings,”
and a thrifted cotton sateen pillowcase.
I’ve realized that I really enjoy sewing. In June when I get back to Michigan and have more space for it, I’m going to indulge the quilting bug more thoroughly. How could I not, with inspiration like this and this haunting my Bloglines?
Yesterday afternoon, I had a fabulous meet up with Angela/YaiAnn at Imagiknit where, after much debate, she bought some perfect buttons for her Malabrigo cardigan. Also after much debate, I bought some green Louet Gems for the i-cord edging on the Baby Surprise Jacket.
We then had a few lazy hours of coffee and nonstop chatty conversation — turns out she’s smart and funny and wicked cute besides being a super talented all-around crafter. Thanks for the awesome afternoon, Ange!
Unfortunately, tight schedules and my short visit meant that I couldn’t get to Berkeley to meet up with Desiknitter like we’d planned. Do you know Desiknitter? You should. Besides making gorgeous knitted items and creative patterns, and being a superstar academic to boot, she’s currently rocking my world with her clever, clever chevron eye shade.
Enjoy your weekends!
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June 11th, 2008 at 8:52 am
I adore that little shift and your friend looks beautiful- such a sweet face! Beautiful bit of sewing too, very neat and a good sense of colour.
I f only i could get that flower ring fabric in the Uk…. Oh woe!