Whoo!

Was out and about for a good portion of the day! Took nijawial home, got my shuttle tickets for my Seattle trip this week, went grocery shopping and some other errands. Then I got home and started going through stuff ( Read more... )

Wow, it's One of Those Days.

I'm shortly going to be locking myself in my workroom, because I need to get at least one costume finished today. I've already cleaned, I glazed a ham and got it in the oven, and now I just need to get dressed and get some sewing done ( Read more... )

So, since I am actually experiencing a little free time, I returned to my workroom. Here's a WIP of the skirt I'm working on. I'm still iffy on the trim, so critique is welcome. The trim hasn't even been pinned, it's just resting in an approximation of where it would go to see how it looks. The lavender skirt is sewn save for some final hemming ( Read more... )

I found an easy tutorial for beret making a couple months ago, and finally got around to trying it out. I have this great tartan print fabric with scotty dogs in it that talia_speaks sent me, and I wanted to make a set with it. I'm doing a beret and a fashion waist cincher - no actual cinching capabilities! - that I can use on whatever skirt I feel like. I ( Read more... )

Sewing Project Complete!

I'm making progress today!

( Snuggly Warm Fleece! )

Argh. I think I'm going to see about a bath after dinner.

Exhausted. Stressed. Sore. But here, this is the skirt I made, to wear tomorrow with my Victorian cravat blouse.

( Full Length Gathered Thanksgiving Skirt )

I slept until 1 pm again. Wow. I know I needed the sleep, but that's almost a whole day wasted. *headdesks ( Read more... )

I made a killing at Joanne's today ( Read more... )

So, the wonderful talia_speaks sent me a package. She returned some manga I'd lent her, and also sent me some tea, some honey sugar, an adorable tea ball, and oodles of this gorgeous pink and white lace. And I just had to do something with said lace. So I found one of my Goodwill shirts that had become too big for me, took it in so it was properly fitted, ( Read more... )

I am going to fucking beat the next person who tells me using a sewing machine is easy ( Read more... )