SuperEggplant

I sewed up some new dish soap aprons last night:

I decided that I don’t really enjoy sewing up these little aprons, because I’m not so good at tiny stuff. However, I do like aproned dish soap better than nekkid soap, so there you go.
And I’m probably the last to know about the Polaroid-o-nizer, but how cool is it?
There’s Peter enjoying a sandwich from the Pastrami King at the Hillsdale Farmers’ Market. I found out about the Polaroid-o-nizer from Anh-Minh‘s blog. I always learn about the greatest stuff from her site!
And lastly, I am FINALLY working on a new banner. This has proven very difficult, since I can’t do a thing in Photoshop or Illustrator. My little super eggplant hero from my old banner came from Jessica‘s husband Wes, and I love that little guy, but I thought a new banner would be a nice change. So, for all you graphic experts out there, can you tell me how to get rid of those little white triangles at the outer edges of the banner? Should I just eliminate the purple background and go with white? What do y’all think?
Peter and I are headed up to Washington for a couple days, but we’ll be back Wednesday evening. Betcha can’t wait, ha ha. Maybe I’ll find some green shoes or a full slip up there, or at least some Swedish meatballs …

I realized the other day that I have several pieces of green fabric designated for clothing. I think I need some green shoes to go with them, don’t you? Here’s the first completed piece of green apparel:

Yup, it’s another item from the Machiko Kayaki Home Couture book. I used cotton fabric from the Aunt Gracie’s line. It fits pretty well, but the cotton sticks to my underwear! I guess I need a slip? I am so clueless when it comes to undergarments, so if you have any tips, please feel free to leave them!
Here’s a closeup of the fabric and the buttons I used:

That title is supposed to be a play on that Elton John song, which I swear has the lyrics, “Get back, honky cat.” Is that right, or am I projecting something from my dark side? Anyway, I think my back-tack project has made it to its recipient, so I reckon it’s safe to show you the kitty I made.

Don’t worry, I didn’t really let Deedle touch it or anything. The pointy kitty is a free pattern by Hillary. I also made an accompanying tote bag, but I neglected to take photos of it. For the kitty, I pieced together a bunch of different black & white fabric strips to give it a quilty effect, but I don’t know if it actually looks very quilty. I never make softies or do handwork, so back-tack was a great opportunity to do something new and different, and I really enjoyed participating in it. My horizons have been expanded!

Okay, so I have been a little fixated on sewing lately, and my poor knitting has fallen by the wayside, but hey, when the motivation hits, ya gotta go with it! I managed to make another blouse from the wonderful Machiko Kayaki home couture book:

I bet many of you recognize the fabric. I had to get a little creative again with this blouse, but I’m still amazed at how these Japanese patterns just fit. It’s almost like magic! I love the Peter Pan collar and the little darts in the sleeves (which you can’t see in the photo). Next up is a dress from the book (I actually started cutting out the dress but realized I didn’t have enough fabric. Ergh).