Quarantine sewing

Now that I’ve had my soapbox time in prior posts, here’s what I’ve been up to, and huzzah….I figured out how to put a photo in my post. I don’t know…do you like that, or should I link to the picture on Instagram? I’ll even turn the comments on, if the random stranger who comes by this blog wants to comment on that!

One of the things that has just warmed my heart, is how art and craft businesses and enthusiasts have been so generous in providing some free or discounted patterns, or just simply moving up the launch of a much anticipated pattern or kit, to help people stay engaged in something other than worry during this time. (For future readers, “this time” is the very strange Covid-19 time.)

Along with doing my fair share of shopping, when I notice an account on Instagram sharing a free tutorial or pattern, I choose one and make it. Chouette Kit in France, has given 3 free tutorials recently. I’ve made all 3. I made the little stuffed whale from thrifted wool, a project bag from panel yardage, and this little bunny treat bag from linen and vintage tea towel.

We were supposed to have family Easter dinner, 40+ people at our house this Sunday, but that is not going to happen now. We can blame the stay at home order, but the weather has also played a spring trick on us and we are supposed to have a wet, sloppy snow on Easter Sunday.

Because the pattern is in French, I’ve been asked to show in English how to sew it. I love picture books, so maybe that’s why I could follow the pictures in the French pattern!

It always takes me so long to actually make a video, because of the setup process and then uploading the video. Since this is my hobby, I don’t have a video set up already in place where I can plop down and start recording, or someone to edit and upload, so I can keep sewing!

We’ll see what happens.

By the way, this is day 10, no personal facebook posts. I’ve gotten over the hump of feeling “I should go post this on Facebook,” for every silly, snarky thing that pops in my head!

So, tell me. Do you like having a picture on a post? If you are looking for all my quarantine sewing pictures, you’ll find them on Instagram right now!

Your friend,
Anne Dovel

Sweet bunny treat bag

This pattern is free from Chouette Kit website.

I am using fabric that I have during “quarantine.”
The blue is a linen/cotton blend and the cream is a scrap from a vintage tea towel that someone had marked a cross stitch design on with pencil. I think that makes it even more charming.