Oh you pretty things!

I'm a dangerous girl in Michael Levine's.

First I saw this bird fabric that I knew I had to buy. I have a thing for birds on fabric, and I knew this would make a perfect sequel to the first bird dress.

Then I saw this car fabric. How could I resist this! I'll probably make a bag out of this. It's a decent weight canvas, so I think it will be perfect.
I'm still working on that coat. I finally chose the buttons! I decided to use mismatched mother of pearl buttons. Here they are on top of a piece of the coat fabric (a medium weight boiled wool).

I picked a simple pattern because I'm not too experienced at making coats. I hope it turns out nice!

Summer time

I started working on a gorgeous green coat from a vintage pattern I bought, but the recent heatwave and a visit from my boyfriend put a halt to that project. It's difficult to find the motivation to work on a wool coat when the heat is in the 80s and a boy and the beach are calling your name. I'll work on it this weekend and post some pictures.

I just love this ad campaign. It creeped me out when I first saw it, but I've come around to loving it. I've now realized that it gave me the creeps at first because it is so much like something I would do. I would totally knit a body suit and lounge around the house in it, and I can't deny that the thought has crossed my mind! I should really get started on that...
More pictures here.