sarah in nyc

 We hosted both Sedarim surrounded by friends and family. We were so sad to find out on the first day of the holiday that my beloved cousin David died in his sleep in Israel after a long period of decline. Memories of my cousin  from my childhood when he was a glamourous grown up and I was a very little girl  have been swirling in my head since I heard the news. Every year I emerge from the cooking Olympics that have kept me in doors to discover that it is actually springtime. I could have been outside in shirtsleeves today. Last night I mended three pairs of my son's pants. Some of these pants have areas that are mostly mending threads and patches. This is the inside of the striped pants and the  archeology of the mends is on view. I liked mending the checkerboard pants with a similar pattern on a smaller scale.  My son's cellphone wears a hole in his front pocket. I tried to mend the pockets while not narrowing the pocket bag opening too much to make it not us...

These are sixteen scarves that I have cut out of mostly silk but with some lengths of linen and rayon thrown into the mix.and rayon  All of the scarves have been given a perl edge by my server. Please ignore the passive voice here(it is not an accurate representation of events as they occurred). The scarves did not hop onto the serger and emerge perfectly hemmed. This was the result of several hours worth of work yesterday.  The scarves will all be decorated with block printing  by members of a teen and senior art class that I have been teaching the past few weeks. The fabrics I edged have all long been part of my stash. Some were purchased for particular pieces for clients. Others came to me via the "Grandma who used to sew is moving to assisted living or died", route. Some are fabrics that showed up in my stash via  Fabric Mart Mystery Bundles . My serger can be cranky and temperamental. My serger does not like change and can get really balky when I have...

My son’s school is having an auction this Friday night. I’m not going but I’m contributing items for the “Class basket”. My contribution is three scarves.   This boa is made out of four layers of Indian printed  “sari silk”.  Sari silk is not exactly silk, and is more likely a poly rayon mix.  To make the scarf I layered  four 2 yard lengths of the fabric, and stitched down the middle. I then cut strips to the stitching line on the diagonal so they would not fray. This infinity scarf is made out of metallic and silk organza. The fabric came off the bolt flat. After I sewed up the circle, I wet the silk. when the fabric is wet it crinkles up like crazy.  I love how it falls somewhere between a scarf and jewelry. I own several of these scarves and wear them a ton. They are just to thing to toss over boring clothes and look as if you made an effort to get dressed. This last scarf /shawl photographs the least impressively but too the most amount...