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WIP: Life

August 1, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment Make It Your OwnWIP Wednesday

Life got in the way of most of my WIPs this week and I didn't make enough progress on anything to justify a new photo. Some of it was good news. My friend, storyteller Laura Packer, won the "Best in Fringe" award for her venue at the Kansas City Fr ...

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WIP: Dinosaur Leg Demos

July 18, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment KnittingWIP Wednesday

Arpeggio the Stegosaurus demonstrates where his legs should be attached. So yesterday I finally removed the legs from the herbivores only to realize that I couldn't find my tapestry needles to sew them back on again once I had taken photos. And then i ...

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WIP: Dinos, Red Pandas and Bears, Oh My!

July 11, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment KnittingSewingWIP Wednesday

This is as far as 16-inch tall Madeleine got this week. Not much progress on Madeleine this week. The mock-up for the 16-inch sized bear is currently a neat pile of muslin pieces waiting for me to sew them together. So I figured I would pull out a few ...

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WIP: Madeleine Part 3 Plus Fashion Research

July 4, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment DesignFashionSewingWIP Wednesday

Pattern pieces for Madeleine's head and ear in four different sizes. Madeleine's pattern is set enough that it's time to start trying out different sizes for her. Consequently, I took a clean set of the pattern pieces to the local Staples yesterday an ...

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WIP: Madeleine Part 2

June 27, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment DesignSewingWIP Wednesday

This bear is just right. I'm getting closer on Madeleine's pattern. It took four tries to get her body the size I wanted. The first was a little too thin, so I added 1/4 inch all the way around on the pattern pieces. That was way too fat, so I cut bac ...

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Work in Progress: Madeleine, Teddy Bear Number 1

June 20, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment DesignSewingWIP Wednesday

First draft pattern for teddy bear number 1, aka Madeleine This is my first WIP (Work in Progress) Wednesday post, starting the tradition of sharing whatever is currently on my knitting needles, sewing machine or, in this case, drawing board. After ...

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Patricia knits, sews, designs toys, writes, costumes community theater productions and sometimes hangs around with William Shakespeare.

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