Friday, May 14, 2010

Inspiration.

Oh inspiration, where for art thou today when I have time to hang out with you?

Why did you keep me up half the night last night whispering sweet words and ideas in my ear?

This morning you helped me rush the girls off to school, promising grand plans for homemade undies, sewing with knit fabric for the first time and taking yesterday's wisteria drawings the next step.

But now we are home and you have disappeared.

You are silent.

I have put the washing away and cleaned the kitchen waiting for you to come back but you are nowhere to be seen.

I don't have much time left, so my plan is to sew a sure thing in order to hear from you. I will sew something I have sewn many times before and then you might come back to visit.

Please hurry, we don't have long before school pick up time.

This dress was sewn while waiting to be inspired to bigger and better things. It was was sewn from an old tea towel, a piece of thrifted fabric and ribbon and a zip from a package I received from the lovely Two Tuesdays.

I hope you find inspiration somewhere in your weekend this weekend.

I can't wait to meet some of you at the Sew It Together dinner tomorrow night.

44 comments:

  1. I love this!! the tea towel fabrci is fabulous.

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  2. Hope it comes baqck to you!! In the mean time that dress is beautiful!

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  3. Tea towels are great - especially that one - beautiful! See you tomorrow night! Nic

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  4. Oh Kate.....we great minds....check out the title of my blog yesterday...TK

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  5. Now missy, you cant make something like that beautiful dress while crooning that your inspiration is missing! No-one will believe you!
    x

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  6. I agree, are not your eyes open, or are they open wide shut? That little dress is as cute as and dripping with indspiration. xxNick

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  7. I'm very inspired by that little dress too, it's beautiful!!

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  8. I'm with the others. Those dresses are outstanding. I adore the turquoise one. I do hope whatever inspiration you feel is lacking comes to you when you next have time though!

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  9. inspiration where art thou? in that dress i would say..it's georgous, i would like one for myself xo

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  10. I think inspiration was with you all along as this dress is divine!!!

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  11. That is absoulutely gorgous! Love the vintage towel. And the colours!

    You are being very inspiring to others!

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  12. The dress is so beautiful. The flower fabric is lovely. And the leaves application is so beautiful in combination with the turquoise.
    Cecilie

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  13. Well, for an old tea towel it's a fabulous dress!! What gorgeous colours....
    Lizzie
    xxx

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  14. I love this dress! I really love how well the picture works on the front of it, and I know lots of little girls who would just love to wear it!

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  15. Absolutely gorgeous dress Kate! I think inspiration was with you!

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  16. Kate love the tea towel dress sooooo much, I'm in love with that blue... Blue on little girs is so pretty.

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  17. I am shocked you seem to always have plenty of inspiration. Mine seems to leaves for weeks at a time.

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  18. Inspiration found, right here on your blog. Thanks :)

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  19. Oh Kate, I hope your inspiration returns soon...I don't know how long I can live without it! Love the dress. Have a great weekend xx

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  20. Love the dress- if that's not inspirational I don't know what is! Hope you got your sewjo back though. xom .

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  21. If that's what you can do when your inspiration is playing hide and seek...WOW! I love the tea towel dress - and I hope you don't mind but am posting a link to your blanket dress!
    Your work is inspiring!
    Michele x

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  22. Just gorgeous! I love this fabric you've used. I bet inspiration will grab you when you least expect it & don't really have the time to folow it, that's usually how it happens isn't it! Have a lovely weekend...

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  23. i loooove these! the girlies who adorn these are super lucky ladies!

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  24. So this dress was made with NO inspiration?
    Give me a break!!!

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  25. How lovely dresses you make. Wonderful fabrics.

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  26. I think these lovely dresses are very inspirational. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, thats my philosophy anyway!
    Have a great weekend.
    Jak x

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  27. They are adorable - at least you got something creative done, the wisteria from yesterday was lovely too, have a great weekend, C x

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  28. More gorgeous dresses from you! I love the one in blue, so pretty.

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  29. Kate, you are such a goddess. I always come away from your blog blown away, happy and slightly jealous. You know, I think I am going to encourage my boys to do some cross-dressing. Or maybe I might experiment with making fancy pants for them. Maybe in a tweed or something. Yes!! Better go now.

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  30. Well the end result was fabulous!

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  31. I am sure dinner with like minded people will bring back your inspriation, have a great time... love the tea towel dress, the colours!!

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  32. oh what beautiful dresses!

    from now on you have a swedish reader:-)

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  33. Look fabulous and I am jealous of such a great dinner you will have! Have fun! x

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  34. The dress is gorgeous. Hope you find your inspiration soon, and have time to use it. Have fun at Sew it Together.

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  35. Ah yes, the middle of the night grand plans and the desire to sew your own undies. I sympathise. Cute little pinnys in the meantime though. : )

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  36. Siad it before and I'll say it again...you are so talented! These are absolutely gorgeous.

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  37. I don't think that inspiration has deserted you, I really don't. The dresses are lovely, really loving the tea towel frock - beautiful, may even be my favourite to date. x

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  38. When you've got it you've got it, and when you aint you aint!

    (...but that tea towel dress is looking very inspired to me!)

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  39. *sigh!* I love the blue dress!

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  40. A strikingly beautiful dress, just love the blue fabric.

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  41. Exquisite! Not bad considering the lack of inspiration :)

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  42. oh my giddy aunt.......that fabric!!!

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  43. Where. Do. You. Find. The. Time?!

    I ask you!

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