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Stash-Busting Summer: Toddler Backpacks
I managed to sew through all of my uncut fabric stash over the course of this summer, and I’m going to try and show y’all most of what I made. So here’s Part 1 of Stash-Busting Summer 2011: more...
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Book Queue and New Book Reviews
I start teaching again on Monday, which means that summer (though still very much present as far as our weather goes) is officially coming to an end. I always read a lot more in the summer than I do...
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New LibriVox: Mansfield Park
Just a quick post to let y’all know that the new LibriVox recording of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park is now ready for download! This is a dramatic reading of the novel; I contributed the narration and...
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More New LibriVox: Emily Eden, The Semi-Detached House
Another quick post to let you know that my latest solo project is now ready for download from LibriVox: The Semi-Detached House by Emily Eden. If you’re a Jane Austen fan, you’ll enjoy this comic...
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New Iambik Audiobook and Interview
My most recent recording for Iambik Audio is now ready for download: You Can’t Get There From Here by Mary Anderson. This is a young adult novel about Reggie, who has just graduated from high school...
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Knitting: Elijah the Elephant
I recently finished this little guy: Pattern: Elijah by Ysolda Teague. Yarn: 1 skein Berroco Vintage. Needles: size 5 bamboo DPNs. Knit while watching: Lark Rise to Candleford Series 3 and 4; Party...
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New LibriVox: Hard Times by Charles Dickens
A quick post to let y’all know that we’ve just cataloged a new dramatic reading for LibriVox: Hard Times by Charles Dickens. This 1854 novel opens with the philosophy of education espoused by the...
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Stash-Busting Summer: Happy Tops
As I said in a previous post, I managed to work through all of my fabric stash this summer (and have been working on building it up again in the last couple of weeks, sighhhh). Here are some of the...
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New LibriVox Releases For You!
Work has really been intense lately, so there’s a bit of a backlog of new LibriVox releases to tell you about. Here they are, in no particular order: The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster: This is an...
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Red Riding Hood at the Pumpkin Patch
The Bee got to wear her Halloween costume out and about today: Pattern: Red Riding Hood (smaller size) from Oliver + S Little Things to Sew. Fabric: 1 yard each of red Symphony broadcloth and...
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My Fiftieth LibriVox Solo!
I’m excited to announce that I’ve finished my fiftieth solo project for LibriVox: Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. This is a cycle of twelve narrative poems in which Tennyson retells the...
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Knitting: Hedera Socks
It’s probably obvious that I’m finding blogging more and more difficult these days. But I’ve been collecting photos of finished projects and mean to start posting about them again. The first is a...
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Sewing: Mix-tape Quilt is done!
Pattern: Mix Tape quilt by Elizabeth Hartman of Oh Fransson! (Greatest Hits – queen size version). Fabrics: a mix of prints and solids, but prints are mostly from the “Nicey Jane” line by Heather...
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Sewing: Tutu for the Bee
Pattern: from Oliver + S Little Things to Sew. Fabric: 2 yards each of five different colors of tulle, purchased at Jo-Ann’s. The Bee has been getting intrigued by ballet lately, due in part to an...
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Tutorial: iPad Sleeve
I inherited an iPad recently from my wonderful Dad and decided I had to make a padded sleeve for it (of course). Here’s what it looks like: I also decided to put together a little tutorial in case...
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Sewing: Lisette Dress
Pattern: Portfolio dress by Lisette patterns (Simplicity 2245). Fabric: 3 yards Anna Maria Horner Loulouthi “Summer Totem” in grapefruit colorway (purchased here); 1 yard Kona cotton from Jo-Ann’s....
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LibriVox: The Princess
A quick post to let you all know that my solo recording of Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem The Princess is now finished and ready for download from LibriVox. This poem tells an intriguing story with...
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My Five Year LibriVersary!
I joined LibriVox five years ago today – March 6, 2007 – and I’m happy to be celebrating my LibriVersary! In that time I’ve read over 1,600 sections for various projects, both group and solo, and...
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New Book Reviews!
Wow, I’m not sure how it’s been over a month since my last post! Thanks to everyone who commented on my five-year LibriVox anniversary post; your comments are always much appreciated. Life has been...
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Sewing: Sorbetto Top
Pattern: Sorbetto by Colette Patterns. Fabric: 1 1/2 yards Birch Fabrics “Avalon” organic cotton (purchased at Purl Soho). This is a great free pattern from Colette that makes a perfect summer top. I...
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