Sunday, February 10, 2008
Monday Kind of Skirt
This weekend, along with making delicious foods that I'll expound on later, I made a skirt from the ground up! I used the Naughty Secretary Skirt pattern in Diana Rupp's Sew Everything Workshop book. There were quite a few challenges that made me very happy that the internet was invented, especially when I found the invisible zipper tutorial that saved my weekend. Thanks to this amazing shot-by-shot blog entry, I was able to finally understand how to put on an invisible zipper foot AND successfully sew in my first invisible zipper.
I also learned that linen is incredibly un-ironable, which is kind of frustrating when you spend all night pressing it. There probably also needs to be a lining sewn in, but since I want to wear it tomorrow to make Monday a little more manageable, I'll wear it over a slip.
Happy Sunday night, friends! Remember to sew your hearts onto your hems.Labels: fashion love, sewing
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Chicken Little
So I made the Foxy Boxers from Diana Rupp's Sew Everything Workshop tonight, while half-watching 1408 (my way of dealing with scary movies at home is half-listening while working on something else). They turned out pretty well if I do say so myself! Ryan picked out the chicken fabric & art directed the fact that it should have black stitching.
It was especially fun to make now that we have our (half) studio set up along one wall of the dining nook in our small apartment. This really means that we spent a lot of the day reorganizing bookshelves after Ryan put together a large flat table for a permanent sewing station (me) and permanent animation lightbox (him). I spent a large part of yesterday bitching and in a foul mood because I couldn't get around everything that was just left haphazardly around the apartment since the holidays. Now I'm happy as a bee!
I can't stress how much having space makes space in your life and time for doing the things you want to do. Even if having a clear, organized, shared table space in a corner is the closest you can get to a room of one's own.
Savor your Sunday nights, friends.Labels: arts+crafts, fashion love, sewing
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