Sew All 26: Y

We took a quick trip to New York last week to celebrate my dad's 60th birthday with 5 of the 6 kids able to show up.  It was pure heaven.  We got home to a bunch of sick kids, including strep, which then was passed on to me.  Thus, the tardiness of this post.  

But!  I found this linen in New York at theeeee best linen store.  Gray Line Linen.  My mom, my sister Ann, and I spent much of our precious NY time there, and even more of our precious dollars.  

This particular linen was only $5/yard because it was on clearance. (insert shocked-face emoticon)  

Yarn was an obvious choice for Y, but then I sat down with our dictionary (does anyone even use a dictionary anymore, or do we just use our phones to look up words?) and read the entire Y section.  I came across yolk and this dress idea was immediately hatched.

The chickens are stamped using fabric ink and then I hand-stitching the circle appliqué and added a tiny pinch of wool stuffing to make it 3 dimensional.

Then I thought it'd be fun to repeat the motif around the neckline, with a bit of scalloping in the same color.  The yarn is something I've had for years, just waiting for the perfect project to be used.  It's a Martha Stewart 

It's a self-drafted pattern, which works well for Azure because she's such a little toothpick.  A spicy toothpick, though.  Make no mistake about her size, for she can hold her own and make herself heard when need be. Which is all the time. ;)  

Everyone needs a bit of spice in their family dynamics, right?

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