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Tag: Reflections

Completed: a divine gown from BurdaStyle

December 31, 2017

I want my last blog post of 2017 to be about the most recent (and most glorious) thing I sewed this year because it functions as an exuberant punctuation mark on the preceding two years.  … More Completed: a divine gown from BurdaStyle

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An Arrow Only Points One Way

November 2, 2017

I frequently parroted this parable as a way to remind or convince (persuade?) myself that I was going the right direction. It served to counter my backwards glances, my fears that I had made the wrong choice somewhere along the line. This perspective assumed that there was a “one true path” for my career/life. I … More An Arrow Only Points One Way

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Baby’s first snow.
It took a few weeks to try this, but I think I might be able to babywear and finish embroidering my constellation quilt (designed by @hapticlab). #motherhood #sewcialists #sleepdeprivedmama #postpartumproject
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Third and final family stocking - for our little baby bird. Based on another photograph by @gregbilsland. #lazulibunting #acrylicpaint #christmasstocking
Second stocking finished. (Plus paint palette and first stocking in it's finished state.) Based on a photograph by @gregbilsland #cedarwaxwing #christmasstocking #acrylicpaint
Haven't felt creative in a while and it felt really good to break out the acrylic paints. I laid down the base colors for this northern flicker Christmas stocking so I can see how the fabric takes the paint before I go back in more detail. #acrylicpainting #christmasstockings

Hi, I'm Meris (aka: the Fabric Alchemist).
Sewcialist, cosplayer, lapsed archaeologist, game & creative producer, birder, feminist, and geek.

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