a little on the iffy side

Do you ever see something while out and know that as soon as you get home you'll have a pair of scissors in hand within minutes of walking through the door? This sort of thing happens to me  quite often. A recent example would be when I saw one of those ear flap hats worn by a little kid that couldn't have been more than four. Why I decided I needed to try making myself a hat I saw a preschooler wearing is beyond me { age is just a number, right?}.  What I do know is that I liked the hat ALOT and wanted to see if I even had the skills to execute a pattern-free duplication...
Woolyhatx3
Okay...so maybe I could have done better with a pattern of some kind. I don't know exactly what to make of this new creation. I can't bring myself to put it in the project mishap pile. It's not 100% wrong, in my opinion. I do like the color combo and the coordinating stitches,  and when the flaps are all tied up, I think its probably wearable.  However, when the flaps come down, and especially when they're tied under my chin, I can't seem to quit making silly faces. Honestly, though, when the temperature drops below 20 here in Philly, which its certain to do, I'm almost positive I'll risk looking a little silly, chin strap and all. The cold has been known to make me do strange things.

and for random fun. some things I recently discovered:
I do not like gnocchi. I've tried and it's not my thing
my memory is quite good. when asked I was able to remember my childhood telephone number
buying a humidifier makes good sense.

be well,
l.

wonky wednesday

Silhouette_collages
I've been dabbling in a variety of projects lately. Not much sewing (although I can feel a sewing urge taking shape), mainly collage and drawing projects.  I took some time recently to get my silhouette fix -- it had been a while and I was jonesing. I like how the patchwork collage turned out. The silhouettes are my old standbys -- myself and my friend, Leah. Yes, Leya (pronounced lay-uh) and Leah...try being introduced to both of us at the same time.
Big confusion.

Wonky_floral_bag
Perhaps this bag is why I've been taking a little sewing hiatus? It turned out so wonky. I'm using it in my studio to hold patterns. Honestly I would still carry it myself, but with it being so lope-sided around the middle, it has made me take about ten steps back from making another one of these. I should dig through my archives to find a photo showing one I have made well (you know, just  to reassure myself). This hopefully was just a fluke. 
All this sewing gone wrong talk gives me an idea. We should show each other our project bloopers. Does anyone know if this is being done anywhere?

More soon. Have a lovely day.

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