Random babbling about sewing, life and whatever comes to mind.
You know, that wardrobe voice that tells you something looks good when it doesn’t? Or that it doesn’t when it does? That it fits when it’s like a sausage skin, or that it’s a sausage skin when it isn’t? Not to mention the lying damn mirror! I have a nice collection of clothes these days, … Continue reading The lying bitch that’s my wardrobe…
Nope, not that. Not that either DEFINITELY not that That’s the one! I loved this design when it came out, good old Style Arc…but despite making two versions, I simply could not get it to drape at the sides the way it looks in the drawing. The first was in a red textured knit, … Continue reading Toni! Toni!
It’s been a horrible week at work, battling against managerial incompetence and the usual bullying. I’m only working four days a week now, to protect my tenuous grasp on sanity, but it can still feel like ten days. Sigh. My sewing mojo is struggling to get me into action most days. Half term now though, … Continue reading Action and Distraction
SWAP cutting, with a parsimonious theme. Three items for SWAP so far, nothing sewn yet. First I laid out my stash raided heap of grey fabrics, and eyed the Style Arc Lani tunic pattern, [which I got free after the problems with the Ziggi jacket.] It’s a woven pattern, but I wanted to dodge the need … Continue reading Cut to the Quick…or to the Slow
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Random babbling about sewing, life and whatever comes to mind.
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Random babbling about sewing, life and whatever comes to mind.
