burdastyle book -work in progress-

a little sneak preview of what I am working on for the Burdastyle book project.

these are the fabric I am using for the coat.

I did not get what I was imagining for my variation,

which was really disappointing and frustrating...

but it seems like a lot of the people who are participating in the project didn't get what they wanted to use for their projects either...

and I'm sure those kinds of compromises are expected and needed for a project like this.

now, I'm over it, and feel better about what I got.

I worked on the pattern modification and muslin a little bit.

even though I probably should work with muslin first before starting with any kind of project,

I never have.

but for this project, I was a little too scared to just give it a go and start cutting/sewing the fabric,

and I am little more careful...

although this hot weather is not really helping my motivation to be up for the winter clothes sewing,

I will be starting on the actual fabric soon as there is only half of the time left!

work, work, work!!

recent exciting activities

last Sunday was a pretty exciting day.

we went to Bakery Bar to watch the world cup final game.

it was jam packed with people, and it was a great game as well.

we didn't know about this place till a few days before the semi/final games,

it won't take us too long to become a regular there!

they have good food, good drinks, and good people :)

and so convenient that it's just a couple streets down from us!

after the game was over, we went home.

and look what we saw!!

goat babies!!

CC(not sure how her name is spelled?), one of the three female goats, had her babies while everyone else was screaming and cheering at the world cup.

she had her own game going.

it was probably so nice for her to have her own quiet space to labor these cuties, though.

oh, they are just too cute :)!

you are next, Zlateh!!

she looks so ready to poop the babies out!

nothing says summer like...

strawberry shortcake!!

here is the recipe I tried a few days ago.

it was the first time for me to try out a gluten free recipe.

I made it gluten free because one of the housemates has a little trouble with wheat.

I looked up for wheat free strawberry short cake recipe and tried this one.

I will write my version down below.

[[WHEAT FREE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE]]

Sugar -2 TBS

Rice flour -generous 3/4 C

Millet flour -2/3 C

Bking powder -1 TBS

Salt -1/4 TSP

Butter -1/4 C

Water -3 TSP

Yogurt -5 TBS

3 large eggs

①mix all dry ingredients together, then cut butter in and mix until it becomes crumbly

②mix the wet ingredients together in a cepalate bowl, then mix in with the dry ingredients

③preheat the oven 400F, bake it for about 20 min or until it's browned

④serve with strawberries and vanilla ice cream.

Von ape tit :)

I didn't use margarine(it's BAD for you!) or any other dairy/gluten-free products as the original recipe called for.

nor did I use rosewater because I couldn't find it in a store.. :(

it sounds good with rosewater though!

and actually didn't use sugar either(well, just forgot!)

it wasn't that dry and crumbly as most of gluten free bakings tend to be.

I'd love to try it with rosewater next time, for sure :)

so, we went to a u-pick organic farm on Sauvie Island last weekend.

with six of us, picked 46pounds of strawberries in a couple hours!!

(this is what she did most of the time while the others were busy picking!)

we finally finished processing(washing, drying, bagging, freezing, and making jam!) two nights ago.

we'll have plenty of strawberry supply for the year :) :) :)

meet my new housemates

it feels longer, but we moved in to this house only one and half week ago.

we'd been pretty busy painting the walls and putting stuff away(and still it's work in progress).

but it feels very grounded having our own space back!

so, I'd love for you guys to meet our new housemates!

they're a lovely family of three with four goats and several(fourteen to be specific) chickens!

oh oh! and a bunch of bees(tiny dots you can see in the pic below), too!!

we had been looking for a place pretty intensively ever since we came down to Portland for almost a month and half.

but it was really hard to find a 'workable' place with a child and cat...

so it took us a little more than we expected to find it,

but it was worth it and this place is so perfect!

my daughter loves the kids and animals, and there is a nice park/playground not even a block away!!

well,,, you may think this is somewhere in the country,

but it is right in the city of Portland!

Portland allows you to have up to three domestic animals without any permit.

and a lot of people do have chickens in their back yard.

it doesn't seem that hard to get a permit(for bigger animals/more number of animals) either.

pretty cool!

we're loving Portland and it feels really good to be here :)

life in transition + little announcement

my life is still somewhat crazy and unsettled.

well, not there just yet.

we moved into a new place two weekends ago,

and had been painting the room and bathroom for the entire first week!

the walls and sealing were cracking and peeling, which was original old paint.

took us a while to get ready to paint and actual painting part was an experience,too,

because we used all natural/non-toxic paint, called lime paint.

anyhow, it's all done and finally we moved our stuff to the room,

and slept on our own bed first time for the past THREE months!

{{crazy}}

still need some organizing and more furnitures(which my husband will be making soon, I hope!),

but it feels really good, and relieved to settling in!

I have to introduce this unique household/members to you guys,

but I will save it for another post for sometime this week ;)

before I say goodbye for the day, I have a little but exciting announcement to make!

many of you who are also a member of Burdastyle community might already know about this book project.

I am super excited about the book and to be a part of it!

there will be 60 different artists/seamstresses/designers making a variation of the five different patterns(blouse, skirt, dress, coat, and accessory) that are included in the book.

I will be making a coat!

is any of you also participating?? what are you going to make??

would love to know who is participating!

sunshine love

ah!

we finally found a 'home' here in Portland!

we moved most of our stuff yesterday and we'll be living there by the weekend :)

we haven't had a 'home' for way too long,,,

I am so excited and looking forward to having our own space and start living again!!

meanwhile,

I will post pics of a couple of thing I made for my daughter during our transition...

pants

pattern was from the book I borrowed from my friend.

made with leftover sport fleece and Amy Butler for pocket and hem.

hat

my daughter needed a new hat for the summer.

I used a pattern from Japanese sewing magazine, but forgot the name of it...

I had this fabric saved for sometime, and it was perfect for the hat, I think!

I made this hat while we're staying at my friends'.

my friend and I held a couple craft nights after the kids went to sleep.

it was lots of fun having someone to share the creative time with.

blueberry face :)

it seems like the summer is finally here(skipped spring)!

it had been really rainy and cold.(of course today is one of those days again!)

we're so ready for some sunshine and summer fun!!

I will post some pics of our new home once we settle in :)