hi, i'm maggie.

(like the rod stewart song)

i'm an elder millennial living in the bay area who loves dark beer, the environment, and sewing for the tiny humans in my life.

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a belated thank you (part two)

a belated thank you (part two)

a few years ago I came home from work to the best surprise: the good folks at oliver + s had sent me a package of goodies! (i’ve already shared the first things I made from this package here.)

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as part of my resolution to sew more knit fabric I decided to use the floral print to make something. Since it was a gift from oliver + s I naturally used one of their patterns: the playtime dress.

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I whipped up a size two for miss neela and was very happy with how it came out. This fabric really is great for us knit newbies; it’s stable with a decent thickness that make it easy to work with. using a ball point needle and reducing presser foot tension also helped. 

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i didn’t have anything of a similar weight it my stash so I decided to use the same fabric for the pockets, and it worked perfectly.

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I used a few cherry red buttons from my stash for the back (and practiced my button-hole-on-knit-game) and a solitary purple star for the secret sissy button.

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Thank you again oliver + s!

love, 

aunt maggie

 

navy morris blazer

navy morris blazer

a trio of lovely larks

a trio of lovely larks