Sunday, Puppy Sunday: Praline pretzel

She's so cute when she curls up! This cold weather has brought loads of snuggle time. :)

Sunday, Puppy Sunday: bed, already!

The puppies believe all decent folk are in bed by the time the sun tips below the horizon. When I move bedward, they hop on the bed and seem to say "finally!"

Monday, Puppy Sunday: mad skills

Mochi has formidable napping skills. She can hold her head up and sleep. Clever girl!

Sunday, Puppy Sunday: puppy pile

A story of a hot dog

That season change to cooler weather is a bit awkward. I adjust to the quiet of no air conditioning. The pups get decidedly more snuggly, particularly Chuy with his short, suede-like coat. The pups are like pilot fish and we swim the night with them glued at my sides. At some point in the night, the covers seem to burp out a toasty little Chuy smelling like a hot Frito. My corn chip boy. He will snuggle at my side and will deign to allow me to pet him. 

He's so adorable. 

Sunday, Puppy Sunday: baying 101

Mochi bays with aplomb. Here she decided to bay at the planet, in case anyone was getting saucy ideas!

Now he dons his cold weather apparel:

Ruth | Rosa Dear

I love this song. I love this video. :)

Sew excited.

Tomorrow I start on a new ensemble. I've also gotten a skirt commission, and if that goes well, I plan to run up some more skirts and sell them on Etsy. 

I've had this gold silk dupioni for maybe 6 years, and it's time to finally start working fabric I have on hand. I think these fabrics look great together.  I'm making a cape of the boucle, and the silk will be the lining. This should be fun. 

Sunday, Puppy Sunday: ginger furballs

My sweet pups are tired after a day of autumn sunshine out back. :)

I'm sew happy.

I made a dirndl to wear to a friend's Oktoberfest this fall, and it turned out alright. It's by far the most elaborate garment (or set of garments) I've made with some of the more difficult elements. I  ran up a muslin of the bodice, then had to re-draft two pieces to make it fit properly. I ended up with a halfway decent fit that looked pretty authentic. The main fabric featured dachshunds, and I was pretty pleased with the outcome, hobbled as I was by a clunky sewing machine with only a single stitch at only a single length in its repertoire. 

To my delight, a dear friend gave me a whizz-bang sewing machine for my birthday. I vowed to get past mid-terms before cracking into a new garment to sew, so I could get through mid-terms. I have, like, about 20 things I want to make right away. I'm sew excited!

A bolt through the heart

That Dickens crafted sentences 154 years ago that caused the loosening of the bolt holding close my heart is nothing shy of mind-blowing. 

Sunday, Puppy Sunday: road tripping houndies

Praline likes to help drive. 

Walk turkey

There sure are a bunch of turkeys walking around here.