[to the tune of ‘grandma, we love you’] Sorry for that trauma! Here we have the results of a couple of low-stress hours at the machines: Style Arc ‘Ann’ T-top and ‘Flat-bottom Flo’ trousers. The top is pretty plain and simple, bar a bit of elastic at each side front to provide a nice bit … Continue reading Style Arc, I love you!
That was me over the last couple of days, choppy choppy, hacky hacky! Then HOURS today of pressy pressy, fusey fusey, bastey bastey. I then had a brain burp and decided that I wanted contrast facing finishes in EVERYTHING. So lots of bias cutting. The results? A mega-heap of sewing waiting for a couple of … Continue reading Cutting a Swathe
That poor shirt- it’s been worn twice and washed about 5 times now, including three spot treatments and a soak. Finally, all my mess has been removed, and it’s sparkling white again. Bearing in mind that I only got a bit of sauce on the front from my chicken wrap, the mess has been out … Continue reading Polly-un-splat-urated!
Status report on my lovely, only worn twice parrot shirt- I think it’s dead! I’m a total slob and got tomato/lobster sauce on the cuff when we went for a meal, and the wife persevered and got it out. SO I wore it again, and got food on the front. This time ,I decided to … Continue reading Polly Gone
Phew! That was a mammoth cutty-sticky-gluey-tapey session. In true Fairy fashion, I’ve put together not one, but FIVE PDF patterns. To whit: Style Arc Mindie, Etta, and Ann Katy and Laney tap shorts A Verb for Keeping Warm, Nell shirt All went together fine, apart from one panel of the Nell pattern, which didn’t line … Continue reading Wishy Washy
Here we go, as promised last night, pics and info on the 2 gray tops. Vogue 1440, Donna Karan shirt. Fabric- dark grey stretch poplin, from Tia Knight several years ago. I used this before for a shirt for the missus, another Vogue Donna Karan as it happens, the same on I made up in … Continue reading What a Gray Day!
Well, I wasn’t going to alarm you by going for THAT title, now was I? After a marathon sesion of basting, machining, handsewing, and more basting [and a few forgetful moments and slight tweaks] the two gray shirts are done. Pictures in the next post. It’s been a hellacious couple of days, with all sorts … Continue reading Shifty Grades of Fey…
Well, I’ve had some of the marking money, the holidays have started, and it’s the wife’s birthday on Sunday, so we’ve started the fun by dropping into Majestic Wines on the way to a rather scrummy pub lunch on the way home. So, one nap later [I’m a lightweight these days, sorry] I’m doing a … Continue reading No Self Control…
I’m whiling away the last few hours of term all alone in the maths/science office. Not a bad thing, as I brought my iPod in today, and I’m blasting out a couple of my favourite playlists: While I did a bit of prep work, some opera. Nothing too highbrow honest, but I got a taste … Continue reading SHATTERED!
Not me, the one who needs to sing before it’s all over! The ‘at risk of redundancy’ process [standing at a whopping two months today] has got as far as the powers that be letting us know that ‘those at highest risk’ have now been informed, and the next stage SHOULD be over by Tuesday … Continue reading The fat lady is keeping her gob shut…
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