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eldritchhobbit... well, behind this geek girl, at any rate.
A while ago I fell in love with two of the Sherlock Holmes-inspired fabrics at Spoonflower, so I asked my mother if she might be willing to "do something" if I sent her some. No one "does something" with fabric or yarn quite like my mother.
Well, I just received a most fantastic box from her. From fabric featuring the original Sidney Paget illustrations of Holmes and Watson, she made me a lovely quilted book bag, covers for writing pads, and a cover for a binder to hold the postcards I collect. They are glorious. From fabric featuring the wallpaper pattern from Sherlock's 221B Baker Street, she made me a gorgeous blazer in my favorite pattern. (I'll model it soon; at the moment I'm recovering from the flu, and I look like a George Romero-style zombie.) I'm so thrilled!
Ah, but Mother didn't stop there. She found a pattern for John Watson's oatmeal jumper from Sherlock and adapted it for Virginia. That's right, our best friend is now tricked out in full John Watson apparel (which is fitting, actually, since Virginia can go from "cute-n-cuddly" to "badass" at a moment's notice, just like John himself). I reckoned this called for a photo shoot.
You can see the detail of the pattern better below (click to expand the photo):
More pictures of the goodies, including Virginia in her jumper, are here.
Needless to say, I'm one happy geek girl today. I just had to share.
It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles.
- Sherlock Holmes, "The Man with the Twisted Lip," Arthur Conan Doyle
A while ago I fell in love with two of the Sherlock Holmes-inspired fabrics at Spoonflower, so I asked my mother if she might be willing to "do something" if I sent her some. No one "does something" with fabric or yarn quite like my mother.
Well, I just received a most fantastic box from her. From fabric featuring the original Sidney Paget illustrations of Holmes and Watson, she made me a lovely quilted book bag, covers for writing pads, and a cover for a binder to hold the postcards I collect. They are glorious. From fabric featuring the wallpaper pattern from Sherlock's 221B Baker Street, she made me a gorgeous blazer in my favorite pattern. (I'll model it soon; at the moment I'm recovering from the flu, and I look like a George Romero-style zombie.) I'm so thrilled!
Ah, but Mother didn't stop there. She found a pattern for John Watson's oatmeal jumper from Sherlock and adapted it for Virginia. That's right, our best friend is now tricked out in full John Watson apparel (which is fitting, actually, since Virginia can go from "cute-n-cuddly" to "badass" at a moment's notice, just like John himself). I reckoned this called for a photo shoot.
You can see the detail of the pattern better below (click to expand the photo):
More pictures of the goodies, including Virginia in her jumper, are here.
Needless to say, I'm one happy geek girl today. I just had to share.
It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles.
- Sherlock Holmes, "The Man with the Twisted Lip," Arthur Conan Doyle
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Date: 2013-03-30 06:01 pm (UTC)This is AWESOME.
Congratulations on having such a great mother!
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Date: 2013-04-01 04:54 pm (UTC)I'm indeed a lucky gal and I know it. :)
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Date: 2013-03-30 06:34 pm (UTC)Your mother is incredibly creative and talented (and now I know where you get your talent and creativity from). They're all gorgeous, and Virginia is adorably badass in her new sweater.
Hurrah for your mom! (And glad to hear you're on the mend.)
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Date: 2013-04-01 04:56 pm (UTC)I appreciate your sharing in my squee with me!
:D
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Date: 2013-04-01 05:00 pm (UTC)The sweater rocks my socks. Virginia struts when she wears it. ;)
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Date: 2013-04-01 05:08 pm (UTC)Thanks a million for sharing in my squee!
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Date: 2013-04-01 05:14 pm (UTC)Thanks for your kind words and for sharing in my squee! Virginia appreciates the compliments, as well. She struts a bit when she's wearing this "John sweater"; I think she knows she looks good, LOL! *hugs*
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Date: 2013-04-01 05:16 pm (UTC)We are indeed two very lucky gals! :)
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Date: 2013-03-31 07:30 pm (UTC)And how is the quality of the spoonflower fabric? I've been eyeing some myself, but didn't know if it was worth buying or not.
Hope you feel better soon!!
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Date: 2013-04-01 05:25 pm (UTC)I'm pretty clueless and ignorant when it comes to good/bad fabric, but the prints look gorgeous to me, and I know my mother was pleased with them when they arrived. You can buy the same print in different qualities/styles of fabric, and I recall she'd suggested what she'd prefer that I send (since I didn't know one from another). I can check and see what she chose; the blazer fabric is heavier than the cover fabric, for instance.
Thanks so much! The flu's been cutting people down around here lately; I think I got off a lot easier than some did. So far my better half hasn't caught it, and I hope it stays that way!
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Date: 2013-04-02 10:13 pm (UTC)Just before this "photo shoot," Virginia underwent a series of tests at the hospital, just to double-check things, because it's been almost six months since the chemo ended. The results all agreed that she's still cancer-free!
She is indeed a patient girl. And a very, very good one. :)
Thanks again for your kind words!
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