flower days

we have been busy gathering for a yard sale, and preparing a garden. 

summer soon!

aamu aika

morning rain

matryoshka love

last piece for KCW

  

i managed to finish one more project for the kid's clothes week challenge. i have a jacket started, but did not have the time to finish yet because i spent one day being sick, and lazy. boo! 

this piece is from another japanese book. i found inspiration from an image via pinterest. 

 original at a wonderful shop, with great prices too!

p.s. underdress on suki made by makie.

baby suki

my dear friend karis recently sent me some photos she took of suki a couple summers ago. looking at them filled my heart. thank you, karis!

p.s. karis has a new blog of photos- a game of sorts she makes with her cousin.  

nightgown

when we were visiting san francisco last fall, i picked up a few japanese pattern books. two of the books are in english and the rest in japanese. this pattern was from a book in english. it came together very easily, and quickly, but i was surprised to find i like sewing from the books written in japanese more- it feels more intuitive. 

i couldn't believe the light when taking these photos at suki's bedtime. it seems just weeks ago it was dark hours before the bedtime began. i guess spring really is here.

lazy days skirt and socks

to start the sewing week off i made a couple simple skirts. suki loves to wear skirts always, especially with shirts, pants, even dresses that do not match. she likes a lot of layers and pattern so much. i used the lazy days skirt as a guide, but hemmed the bottom rather than using a ribbon to finish it. 

i also finished the toddler socks from purl bee. i was not sure if suki would actually wear them, but she seemed very happy when i presented them to her today, even wearing them for a couple hours! she has very narrow feet so they slipped around a lot on her. i am new to knitting, but i wonder if there is a way to make the pattern more narrow. any advice?

listening to these four arthur russell covers non stop.