Tag: Samarra Khaja

  • Weekend WIP

    As the US goes into a long holiday weekend, (I don’t get one this week but will instead be trying to play catch up; don’t most of us?), I thought I’d share a quick glimpse of a WIP I’m currently tinkering with… Somebody seems a bit sour about something, wouldn’tcha say? I’d steer clear until…

  • SK Website Redesign is DONE!

    Well, that pretty much took F-O-R-E-V-E-R to get from the back burner to the front and to actually complete… What am I talking about, you ask? Without further ado, please say hello to the sorely-overdue redesign of my main website! Ta-daa!! Out with the old (flash) and in with the new (smart device-friendly)! If you’ve…

  • Customer Appreciation: Project Round-Up

    Sometimes I like to float about the internetz checking out what people are making with my fabric. Here are three fun things I spotted late last night when I really should have been brushing my teeth and heading to bed. I have my priorities. Check it! I mean really, excuse me, but how outrageously CUTE…

  • Ahoy! A New Pattern!

    In the land of SK Plate-Spinning, I got *one* (only one?!?! grrrr) new thing done. Behold, good people… A sailing-inspired fabric design! It’s called ‘Mariner’s Melody’ and you can see it in all its salt-watery glory here. I entered it in this week’s Spoonflower design challenge and you can go place your votes here! Happy Thursday!…

  • Didn’t Everyone Have a PJ Bear?

    Am I the only one who randomly assumes everyone else grew up with the same things I did? Maybe so. It’s a bit mad on my part as my childhood was such a tapestry of different things, but hey, you never know and I’ve often been surprised. Here’s something I was specifically wondering about… While…

  • Spring Drawing

    I have a stack of on-going drawings that I need to complete, but more times than not, the allure of starting a fresh new illustration often takes over.  Here’s a case in point. But I’m setting my foot down, and mark my words, I will finish what I’ve already started. Seems like a good task…

  • Customer Appreciation: More Mexico Springtime

    I’m telling you, every time I see these AWESOME finished projects from folks, the more and more my eyes dart around my house to see what furniture I can reupholster as well. Just look at what Graham did with my Mexico Springtime fabric over in Amsterdam… And from what he tells me, this is just…

  • Contests & Me: A Brief History

    The other night I spied this AWESOME drawing contest Google is hosting for youngsters, and I thought, “Oh boy, I would have been A-L-L  O-V-E-R that back in the day.” If only I could Peter Pan myself and I’d be able to meet the age requirement. Because if you didn’t know by now, I’m one step short…

  • Must. Make. More.

    I know I told you about a fairly recent obsession with making pants for my boys after I finally dove in and tackled making my first pair (following a paper pattern) a few months ago.  Once that first pair was done, I was on a roll. I had tackled the elastic waisted front and thought…

  • Lace Explosion

    Do you ever make something and then, merely halfway through, you’re 100% convinced it’s completely horrid? All that time and material wasted and all you’ve done is make one gigantic pile of yuck? Yeah well, that’s kinda where I thought I was headed when I took on the task of making a birthday present for…