Happy Birthday

Today is my Birthday

So Happy Birthday to Me!

Fortune Teller*

Lassie grew bored with saving Timmy
time and time again (not to mention Timmy’s Mother and Father).
She was bored with saving the farm and the farm animals.
She was tired of fetching the Doctor and the Sheriff.
One day, she joined a band of Gypsies camped down by the old mill pond.
Here Lassie discovered her true calling and became a world traveler
and lived her own life.

*card by Denise Kester, Drawing on the Dream

Happy Birthday

to Me!

Today is my birthday, so Happy Birthday to Me!

My good friend Earin flew into town to help celebrate my birthday.  She flew in bearing gifts.  Lovely, beautiful, handmade gifts.  This is one of them.  A lacy hand knitted shell.  I sew.  Earin knits.   Earin knits beautiful, wonderful things.

The shell has this delicate lacy stitch at the top.

Even with the openwork, it’s quite warm with a t-shirt underneath.  For the knitters among you, I believe the yarn is a linen/cotton blend.  I have no idea of the pattern name, or yarn name, or color name…  Perhaps Earin will leave a comment and enlighten us?

Even the bottom edge is decorative.  There’s a scallop worked into the edge, which gives a nice heft to the bottom.  It is truly wonderous to have such a friend.

One Year Old

A big Thank You to all the readers of Thunderpaws Threads.

Our blog is one whole year old!  Thank you for your support, comments and readership.  Here’s to another year of sewing, silliness and stylistic snark.

Birthday Boy

This week was Prince Charming’s birthday. He got his birthday shirt in the morning, so he could wear it to work.  This has become a tradition with us.

He’s a pretty conservative dresser – blue, black, tan, brown.  If he’s feeling adventurous, maybe a muted green.  Thankfully, he also has a passion for Hawaiian shirts!

It’s been my goal to increase his wardrobe so there’s a Hawaiian shirt for every year.   Not every year we’ve been together, but every year he’s been on the planet.  Including this week, we’re up to 29.  I still have a ways to go, but catching up is so much fun.

I have no idea if the print actually says anything in Japanese or Chinese.  It just looked nice.

The fabric is a quilting cotton, from 3 Dudes – a new quilt shop that’s opened.  If you live in Cactusville, be sure to visit – they have fresh, homemade cookies in the back!

The shirt has Puck’s Paw of Approval too!

Gifties

My niece (technically a cousin, but hey, there’s a huge age difference – niece just seems more appropriate) is having a birthday this month. She’s all grown up, turning 15.  Wow!  How did that happen?

Her favorite colors are electric blue and lime green.  I am just thankful she outgrew the pink phase.  I maintain a pink-free zone.

This is the Hudson Top from Sewing Workshop.  I elongated it into a dress / tunic, thinking it would look pretty good with leggings, and a belt, or she could wear it as pajamas.  It’s up to her Mom to decide if it’s long (or short) enough for a dress.  I’m a bad enough influence without getting involved with that discussion.  The colors (I hope) are just right.  Fabric is an ITY Jersey from Fabric Mart

She’s also inherited the family’s magpie gene, so something with a little sparkle is needed.  I found these sublimation printed t-shirts, and dressed them up with nailheads and rhinestones.  They sparkle quite nicely!

I just followed the design on the shirt when adding the stones.  Be careful when you do this, to keep a teflon sheet between the layers, else everything will glue together.  These T’s are thin!