This is the skirt I've been working on here and there for the last two months. It's an A-line, which I don't wear lot of. It's also got lots and lots of steps compared to the sewing projects I've done before, including lining - I decided to go all out in my class instead of taking the easy path
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I've been riding my bike to work even now that it's dark outside in the morning, and even though it's raining. I pulled the dragon cover over the Torch helmet on Friday. The light doesn't shine through as much as I'd like, for safety's sake, but it does shine through some. I may or may not have yelled "RAWR!" on my way down the hill into my work
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I spent a couple of hours in the craft room (read: the back half of the basement) fooling around today. I spent a while working on some paper models that just took punching out of a sheet of paper and folding tabs and whatnot. Then I tried out something I want to do with Christmas presents for my family. It's not working quite right but I think I
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It's been a busy Halloween season at La Casa de los Poosycats Locos.
On Halloween proper, I was working at a school that doesn't dress up. There are some really good reasons they have that policy, so I wasn't looking to buck it, but I also felt like I couldn't just do *nothing* either. ( several photos behind the cut )
After being sick for a week and a half, I got frustrated with feeling like doing nothing. I've been making small forays into the garden and the kitchen to work on things, plus trying to make sure I keep up with the homework in the class I'm taking as well as just trying to keep up with the housework. This weekend I decided some sewing was in order
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I'm toying with asking the woman who made my wedding dress if she can make me one of these without a belt and either a lower neckline or a bit of a button-up front.