Inspired Mouse

I attended Camp Workroom Social again this year. It was wonderful — I’m so glad I went for a second year. 

This year my instructor was Jen Beeman of Grainline Studio. I love her patterns: basics with a cool sophistication. 

We made Archer shirts. Mine was nearly done when we left. I simply needed buttons — and though it took me two more weeks to sit down and sew them on, I finally did!

I love how it turned out. The fit is great (I adore the extra length in the sleeve) and the boxy shape is comfy and easy to wear. 

The fabric is 100% cotton but has a slubby linen quality to it. It frays like mad, but wears really nicely. And the silver gray color is right up my alley. 

We are honoring the new kitties in our life with this one!

We did it! We finished the Halloween costume in time for the school Halloween Parade! 

The boy read a whole collection of Tom Corbett Space Cadet novels. These are 1950s science fiction for kids. The boy picked the Dell Comic version of Tom Corbett as his model. 

He absolutely refused any sort of cut away for the face area so the helmet is quite warm! 

He’s pleased so I’m thrilled! 

At Camp Workroom Social, I will make a button down shirt. Yeah! I ❤️ button down shirts. 

The instructor is Jen Beeman of Grainline Studio and the pattern is her Archer shirt pattern. In preparation, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to make a muslin of one of her simple patterns to gauge the fit for me. She has a new pattern for the Willow Tank that was perfect to try. 

I cut a straight size 4 with no fitting or adjustment. The back fits well, the darts are in the right place, but it doesn’t fit across the bust and it pulls at the front armholes. 

For camp, I will either need to make a full bust adjustment or sew a larger size… Luckily I will have experienced help to guide me through the process. 🐝

And, because boys are boys (who choose “Yeah Right” shirts for picture day) — here is another picture for you. 

Camp Workroom Social had a pj party on instagram this past  Saturday and I posted these PJs for it. The fabric is super lovely, like a silky cotton. 

I made this backpack using the Desmond Roll Top Backpack pattern and Kokka fabric from Fancy Tiger Crafts. 

The kittens match my bag, which is by design. After years of struggling with cat hair on my stuff, this time I wisely picked kittens that blend with the predominate colors I select for my wearables. (Aren’t they cute?)

Bag is awesome! It took me forever to pick out fabric to use to make it, but I’m super happy with my choice. 

A little music to help you celebrate International Day of Peace.

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The boy had the opportunity to make a dyed silk scarf today while we visited the Brandywine Festival of the Arts. 

The process involves dropping paint onto a liquid surface, swirling the paint, then laying the silk directly on top to capture the design. 

He picked the colors, dropped the paint, and then swirled. It’s beautiful!

We updated a freebie lunch bag, replacing the giant company logo with the boy’s initials. 

I want to add tape to clean up the edges but the boy loves the ragged design. 

We found a fun book at the Brandywine River Museum yesterday: Paper Made! By Kayte Terry. Lots of great projects, including this fun spinning top.

My boy has a thing for paper projects. While we were on vacation, he converted a toy car into a tank and built a giant suspension bridge.