I'm so glad it's a three day weekend! These past few weeks have felt incredibly long, but at the same time, have flown by. Does that make any sense at all? Why are we already 5 days into September? Why are the leaves already changing color?! Didn't summer just START?! I've been preoccupied with a … Continue reading Saddle Progress
Tag: english
Starfleet Saddle Pads
I've had a stack of in-progress saddle pads by my desk for a while now. They're all going to be fantasy/sci-fi/etc related because I am a nerd, and apparently need to have dozens of english saddle pads. (I have uh... 1 semi-decent english saddle, haha!) I had the chance to tackle the first lot, which … Continue reading Starfleet Saddle Pads
Repetition
Last week I attempted to make another English saddle pad: The end result was ok... better than older attempts I think, but it has plenty of problems. Since then I've been repeatedly sewing more, trying to work out those problems. It's driving me nuts, and has almost become an obsession. (which explains the quiet over … Continue reading Repetition
Phantom’s Tack
A while back I purchased a pair of green bell boots for Phantom. (aka, the Show Jumping Warmblood/Cedric) Once I was able to, I ordered a green flybonnet to match: Since I've been sewing a lot lately, I figured it was time to add piece number three to his set of tack, a quilted pad. I'm not … Continue reading Phantom’s Tack
Experimenting
One of my goals is to make a halter for every horse in the herd. Since I received a sheet of fabric halter plates (another secret santa gift) I figured it was time to start working on accomplishing this. In the end, Roxy... Honey... and Zenyatta each got a pretty new halter, decked out with … Continue reading Experimenting




