This version in on cotton, with a flannel voodoo doll. I think it will be the last flannel one—I’m going to try felt now.
The letters are wool blend felt that I washed and then steam pressed.
Creepy eyes that I love.
Beading.
The stamped images—the voodoo dolls in the corners and the skull in the top hat and the hearts—all of those are from stamps I carved years ago.
Then last Sunday I decided (actually decided in my sleep on Saturday night) that I needed a new apron for walking. I carry the cat treats in the pocket. The other aprons are all a little longer, and the longer they are, the more unwieldy they are to walk in. So I made this one.
It was a pain in the butt, as something happened with the bobbin thread when I was sewing the gathering stitch for the damn ruffle (and somebody please, please tell me: what in the hell am I doing with a RUFFLE? Good lord. But aprons (which, really, are bad enough) seem to demand ruffles. Next thing you know, I”ll be vacuuming the floor in heels and pearls with a fucking bow in my hair. And I don’t even vacuum!) Then the thread broke, and you know—if you’ve ever been goofy enough to actually make a ruffle—that few things are worse, in the Ruffle-Making World, than having one of the bobbin threads break. Next time, I’m going to have to re-think this whole Ruffle Thang, you know?
Tall pocket for pen and paper, big pocket for cat food, smaller pocket for kleenex and stuff I pick up along the way.
Next post I’ll show some more of The EGE’s photos (nope: still no New Little Camera for me yet), these of the Great Road Trip.
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12 comments:
I so don't see you as a ruffle type of woman!
And the voodoo doll? Wow, the detail is amazing...
Next time try zigzaging over a strong string (without piercing the string). A much more stable ruffle--for those who need ruffles, which we don't. I'm so enjoying your blog, thanks...
great idea, nancy--thanks! so let's talk about how to make the edges look finished without a ruffle. withit it, they look to me like i just got bored and stopped, you know? wish i had one of those biased tape makers--i haven't seen one lately. do they actually work? or would one just make me crazy?
I hate to tell you now - but you didn't ask me before!
There is a much easier way to ruffle.
1. Tighten you top tension.
2. Lengthen your stitch.
(If you have an evenfeed on your machine -Pfaff- be sure it's not on)
3. Stitch - it will gather all by itself.
4. If its not gathering just put you finger IN BACK of the presser foot and let it build up as you stitch.
You can practice to get an idea if you have it set to gather enough, too much or not enough.
you are going to have so much fun you're going to put ruffles on everything.
Oh - forgot to tell you how to regulate how much it gathers -
The longer the stitch the more it gathers.
And the tighter the tension the more it gathers.
So just play with those 2 things and it will work.
You can also CAREFULLY pull on the thread to adjust it.
I love the No Evil Voodoo piece! The apron is funky and useful and I could certainly use one, but the creepy eyes are the best.
kay:
--get on a plane
--come to my house
--teach me to sew
--i will provide wine
XO
ananova, i'm so glad you like the eyes. lots of people find them just way too creepy. i actually don't: to me, they actually seem not creepy enough: it's like they're trying to tell me something with That Look. kind of beseeching or something--
those creepy eyes make me think of a person trapped inside the outer doll, screaming to get out.
but that's just me. too much edgar allen poe, i suppose ;)
Ooooh. Beautiful work!
I tried to show the new voodoo doll to the old voodoo doll, but since I haven't done an eye transplant, it didn't go well.
what in the hell am I doing with a RUFFLE?
hmmmmmm no that ruffle isn't you. Why not try taking a square fold it into triangle and put them all around you work, looks like pointy teeth that is more like you. I wish I could draw a picture here.
---------If you really want a ruffle use a ruffler- older machines have them but sew the top side right sides together- so that top edge is hidden, you won't see the unfinished edge.
You crack me up JUNE CLEAVER.. What color bow are you going to wear and get you some of those plastic Pop beads for necklace.
I laughed so hard out loud.. I am glad my hubby understands me!!
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