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So, I got off work at noon on Wednesday (nice!) . Stopped by the grocery store for a few things NOT Turkey Day related, and then came home to clean up the house before Tyler's arrival. Vacuumed the family room, the kitchen (pre-mop) , the living/dining rooms (barely, since no one ever goes in there), my bedroom, and finally ... the sewing room, which was in dire need what with the layer of thread (and pins ... oops ) covering the carpet. While in there, I made my way with the vacuum into the corner with the mirror, where I had laid down a pattern (which shall remain nameless) to deal with putting away later. As I bent over to lift it  up so I could vacuum under it, I spied the corner of another pattern. "Hmmm ... what is that?" I wondered. You know what's coming, right? Shuffle, shuffle ... ... the missing Christine Jonson wrap top.Yay!!! Geez ... getting old is rough. Not only did I "lose" the pattern for a bit (which I have NEVER done before) , but I hav...

This is the skirt I mentioned a couple of weeks ago. It sat on Zillie waiting for its mate, which I finally provided today. I made the skirt (KS3287) many times before, but in a larger size. This was one of those times I'm glad I traced the pattern, because I ended up needing to trace again but 2 sizes down. I love this skirt for the flippy shape but easy knit wear and construction. I will probably still be making this skirt when I'm 80.  :-) This one is from a yard (less, really) of turquoise Sophia knit purchased from Fabric.com a couple of months ago. Sophia wears like iron. The top is the Hot Patterns Metroplitan Tie Me Down top, made from a Fabric.com ITY knit purchased to go with the solid Sophia. It's another I've made before and another I needed to retrace smaller. (Not complaining.) HP's sizing is consistent, I think, after having made a number of them but the actual sizing definitely doesn't match the measurements given on the back of the envelope. I...

1. Rainbows and unicorns - much better. 2. There IS sewing going on today, so hopefully even the unicorn will be replaced soon. 3. Good news - Tyler called yesterday and says he's headed back down to Florida on Wednesday. 4. I asked if there was anything special he wanted on the Thanksgiving menu. 5. His answer: Beer. :-) 6. Bad news - Alex wrecked his car Friday night. 7. Good news - he's fine. 8. The car is repairable and is at the shop right now. 9. He'll be without it about 3 weeks, though, due to the holidays, insurance adjuster scheduling, and parts ordering. 10. Nothing mechanical, just body (fender and bumper) damage. 11. He didn't get a ticket, even though it was technically his fault. 12. Thank you Mr. Hillsborough County Deputy. 13. Bad news - I CANNOT find the pattern I really wanted to sew, and since it's an $18 indie, I'm still debating re-ordering it. 14. I've made it before (C. Jonson Shirred Princess Wrap) and know it's a good one, but...

Apparently there's one last post left in the Red Velvet series. Also apparent is that I don't know what I'm doing in the sewing room or when printing PDFs, and that everything I found wrong (or disagreed with) is 100% my fault. I *do* know this isn't the best example of customer service/vendor response I've seen and that I won't be buying anymore from this company. I hope you have a better experience. (I have no idea about the reference to something I "took down." Every post on this pattern remains in public view.) Edited 11-20-13: I see today that StephC has now deleted all her comments from this post (which you can see the remnants of below) , so I'm adding them back here because I think they belong as part of this original posting. ============================================ StephC has left a new comment on your post " Sour Grapes? ": Well, you spent an entire week laboring away at posts about how much you dislike my work, I cons...

First, a big Happy 238th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps, yesterday, and a solemn and grateful salute to all our veterans today. I'm proud of and thankful for you all, but especially to my son, Tyler, currently a corporal in the Corps and who re-enlisted a few weeks ago for another 4. Ooorah! Next, I know you've all been on the edges of your seats waiting to see what I finally paired with the dress. cough:cough (Don't know why it's so blurry. I must've knocked some setting on my camera without realizing it and since I've already changed to loungewear, this is going to be as good as it gets today!) As you can see, nothing exciting here ... just a RTW cami I pulled from my closet. It's actually a light ivory, but seems to blend in just fine with the white of the print. Right now, it's still warm here so bare arms and legs were just fine today and give me a while longer to decide what to do for a warmer layer. I like the dress a lot. It's co...

The dress is finished and I like it, so that gets a Yes. I also cut and finished a black Ottobre tee with 3/4 sleeves and I like it too, so another Yes. The problem is, I don't think I really like them together. Hence the No in the blog title. The dress really needs something underneath due to the low neckline and low-cut armholes. I'm just not sure yet if black is the right color here.I was originally thinking black tee underneath with black tights but now I'm second-guessing that. My first choice would be a tee the same shade of teal as in the dress print, but the odds of finding that in either fabric or RTW are about zero. So maybe white? But I really don't want to make a white tee right now since I have other things on my list. Maybe I've got something shoved in a drawer that I've forgotten about. I think I'll have a look after dinner. (Are you sufficiently bored with my internal monologue yet?) So, let's move on to some close-ups ... Murphy's La...

I made my way into the sewing room tonight. I was "forced" because Alex needed a pair of his shorts repaired at the crotch, and since I already had black thread in the machine and the shorts are black, well, it just made sense. Then I decided that while I was already in there, I would stay for a little while and add the casing and elastic to the waist of the dress-in-progress.I was on a roll, so I continued on. Guess what this is? Maybe you have one too? It's a pile of interfacing scraps too big to toss but too small for most applications. Except tonight ... The fabric I'm using is a drapey knit. Which is good for the dress. Not so good for the self-fabric waist sash. So I called out to my miserly self and starting "piecing" the interfacing scraps onto the sash before it gets sewn up. For this, it really doesn't matter if the pieces are perfect (they aren't) . It really only needs some extra body so the sash doesn't collapse on itself around my w...

Just a bit of this and that during a quick lunchtime blog post ... Last Sunday afternoon, I started organizing patterns which hadn't yet made it into my "catalogs" and cabinet drawers. By Sunday night, it looked like this. It was a lot worse before it got to this stage. By then, all I had to do was squeeze them into the cabinet, which itself took a little re-arranging. But it's now done and my "on deck" pile is a lot more manageable. Until the next shiny thing attracts my attention ... I meant to sew all weekend, but my mojo temporarily disappeared Saturday. I blame a rainy day which made me want to do nothing but catch up on DVR'd TV shows and lounge in my PJs most of the day. I finally got going in the sewing room on Sunday, and this was the pattern that's been patiently waiting its turn. This is where I stopped last night. All that's left to do is add the elastic into the waist and hem sleeves/skirt. Right now, it's looking shapeless but e...