http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Artistic & Domestic Achievements of Merit en Vox Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:34:27 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00f48cf3a0ac0002.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(deschampsia) http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00f48cf3a0ac0002.html?_c=feed-rss http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00f48cf3a0ac0002.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:34:27 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225202b19549d00e398f543420005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c225202b19549d00e398f543420005-50si" alt="IMG_1032" /></a> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225202b19549d00e398f5345d0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c225202b19549d00e398f5345d0004-50si" alt="IMG_1037" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I tested my newly tuned up sewing machine by making a little needlework bag. I bought the materials for the bag a couple of years ago and kept over analyzing how to build it. In a fit of procrastination last weekend I just did it without making... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00f48cf3a0ac0002.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225202b19549d00f48cf3a0ac0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> sewing crafty http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398f380f10005.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(deschampsia) http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398f380f10005.html?_c=feed-rss http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398f380f10005.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:05:20 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225202b19549d00e398f370730004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c225202b19549d00e398f370730004-50si" alt="Gp543037-00vliv01" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This is driving me nuts. For the last couple of seasons I keep seeing these adorable crochet lace jackets for tots and little girls, but I can't find a pattern anywhere. Last year I tried to copy a crochet top bubble jumper that I saw and ended up... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225202b19549d00e398f380f10005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398d7d2800005.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(deschampsia) http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398d7d2800005.html?_c=feed-rss http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398d7d2800005.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:38:55 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225202b19549d00e398d7b78c0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c225202b19549d00e398d7b78c0002-50si" alt="F Needlepoint #1" /></a> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/book/6a00c225202b19549d00e398d7c6c30004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c225202b19549d00e398d7c6c30004-50si" alt="Kids&#39; Embroidery: Projects for Kids of All Ages" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> F made his second project in needlework, a needlepoint drink coaster. I think it came out rather nice. Eric and I probably did about half of the work, but F did all of the edging and is very proud of it. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398d7d2800005.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225202b19549d00e398d7d2800005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> kids crafty http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398cbe3360001.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(deschampsia) http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398cbe3360001.html?_c=feed-rss http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398cbe3360001.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:51:29 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225202b19549d00e398cc036c0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c225202b19549d00e398cc036c0003-50si" alt="The Checkered Quilt" /></a> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225202b19549d00e398cbec120002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c225202b19549d00e398cbec120002-50si" alt="Checkered Quilt Reverse" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> On Christmas Eve I completed Miss V's quilt. Hooray. She's only 13 months old, she'll never know, right? Many thanks to drinkumbrella for creating and tracing the Amish Wave quilt pattern for me. I will never do scalloped bias hemmed edges on a... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398cbe3360001.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225202b19549d00e398cbe3360001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> crafty http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8f6590003.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(deschampsia) http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8f6590003.html?_c=feed-rss http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8f6590003.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:15:48 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8e9cd0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8e9cd0004-50si" alt="IMG_0085" /></a> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8d1a00001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8d1a00001-50si" alt="IMG_0111" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I finished the 9 month size raglan sweater. Just in time, too, since it just fits her. The 12 mo. that she has been wearing is a mess, it shrunk up so it fits, but it is too wide and the neck hole is always around her shoulders. So a sweet new ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8f6590003.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8f6590003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> crafty http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398caff5a0002.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Beca) http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398caff5a0002.html?_c=feed-rss http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398caff5a0002.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:34:37 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398cb127e0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398cb127e0005-50si" alt="A Girl &amp; Her Buggalo" /></a> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398cb19bf0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398cb19bf0003-50si" alt="AJ &amp; Betsy" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I sacrificed listening to Heidi's radio show today (*sniff*) for the greater good (a.k.a. peace in our household): I finally sewed together a stuffed Buggalo for three-year-old Annika. One of Annika's favorite TV shows is Futurama, and her favorit... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398caff5a0002.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398caff5a0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> busy fingers plush friend buggalo http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8eab90003.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(deschampsia) http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8eab90003.html?_c=feed-rss http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8eab90003.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:14:47 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8dd8f0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8dd8f0004-50si" alt="IMG_0107" /></a> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8e20a0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8e20a0005-50si" alt="IMG_0108" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I dragged the kids with me to the fabric store this week for more felt for my Christmas decor project. While there, Freeman was immediately taken with the fake fur. I thought about it and decided that a little bed pillow was something I could do.... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8eab90003.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225202b19549d00e398c8eab90003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> kids crafty http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c3010e0005.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Beca) http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c3010e0005.html?_c=feed-rss http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c3010e0005.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:04:49 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c2e59e0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c2e59e0001-50si" alt="McCalls M4814 - Tiered Dress" /></a> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c4644f0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c4644f0005-50si" alt="Star Dress" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I knocked out a pullover flared & tiered dress for the twirling dervish today. Now that the weather is chilly, Annika only wants to wear dresses (naturally), and the bigger (longer, swirlier) and more princess-like the better. The fabric store wa... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c3010e0005.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c3010e0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> sewing aj busy fingers http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c46b210003.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Beca) http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c46b210003.html?_c=feed-rss http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c46b210003.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:49:02 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c44eaf0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c44eaf0002-50si" alt="Pink Skirt" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Between the extreme girlieness I have been sewing for AJ and my Scrabulous addiction on Facebook, my dreams have turned into weird pink problem-solving affairs where I'm trapped in yards of gathers and lettered tiles. But I digress! Here is the ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c46b210003.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c5b36604a00e398c46b210003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> sewing aj http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398b5f9b20005.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(deschampsia) http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398b5f9b20005.html?_c=feed-rss http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398b5f9b20005.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:50:51 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225202b19549d00e398b5daf70001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c225202b19549d00e398b5daf70001-50si" alt="IMG_0004" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My model shows that the sweater is too large, so now I am knitting a smaller size. *sigh* <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://busyfingers.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c225202b19549d00e398b5f9b20005.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225202b19549d00e398b5f9b20005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> kids