"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Fashion/Sewing stuff, Photo entries, Sewing on Dec 18th, 2011
I made a new dress today – it didn’t pan out quite as well as one might have hoped, and it is, of course, my fault, as I did a piss-poor job of matching fabric to pattern design. I’d bought this fabric with an eye to using it with McCall’s M5974, which is a pattern […]
Posted in Photo entries, Sewing on Dec 3rd, 2011
Never let it be said that I am a wasteful woman. From 1.5 yards of 60″ wide woolen jersey, I wrought: 1. One 3/4 sleeved pullover top. 2. One lace-trimmed tank-top/camisole. 3. A sports-bra. All for under $40.
Posted in Fashion/Sewing stuff, Sewing, Shopping, Well I'll Be Darned on Nov 28th, 2011
Man, there are times that being a seamstress kicks ass. Not so much when you put a sleeve in a jacket upside down or get finagled into doing a shit-ton of alterations for no money, but when you get about $200 worth of performance gear for about $40, it fucking rules. So, there’s this fancy-schmancy […]
Posted in dumb things I have done, NaBloPoMo 2011, Oh, for fuck's sake, Sewing, Utter Silliness on Nov 26th, 2011
I guess this is what you’d call a wardrobe malfunction. I finished stitching down the facings on this bolero and went to go model it for Joel. This is what happened: Sadly, this is not the first time I’ve pulled a stunt like this. Unfortunately, it is the furthest I’ve gotten in the completion of […]
Posted in Costumes and disguises, NaBloPoMo 2011, Sewing on Nov 23rd, 2011
IMG_0315, a photo by Meetzorp on Flickr. Two vintage patterns and vintage plaid flannel should combine to create a really cute outerwear set. I’m not really a “cape girl,” but for a Tweed Ride, I’d make an exception. Especially if I made the cape with this 1967 Simplicity pattern and could eke a coordinating hat […]
Posted in NaBloPoMo 2011, Sewing on Nov 20th, 2011
I have no excuse other than lazy bastardry. I started this coat only just shy of two months ago. What should have taken maybe two or three saturdays took…well…longer. Mostly because I wasn’t working on it. I got bored of this project about halfway through, and it sat in a box in my sewing room […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, biking, Distractions, Other Bike Stuff, Ruby the Dog, Sewing, Super-Short Entries, Well I'll Be Darned on Nov 5th, 2011
Juniper Berry sachet, a photo by Meetzorp on Flickr. While running the dog, I found a bunch of windfall juniper berries today, so I completely filled my jacket pockets and made several juniper-berry sachets. I put this one in my lingerie drawer, ’cause delicates that smell of G&T are never the wrong answer.
Posted in Sewing on Oct 2nd, 2011
I had to replace my computer. I knew something was amiss with it; it crashed constantly, but especially whenever I was doing ANYTHING with photos…which is about half of my computer-using activity, so it was pretty frustrating. Fortunately, I gave up and took it in to the repair shop before anything went awry with the […]
Button boots, baby! I’ve wanted a pair of button-top, French Heeled, old-style shoes for AGES. Like perhaps since my ‘Tween years, What can I say? I’ve always had an urge for Fin de siècle fashions. I rarely buy shoes, from the Internet or otherwise, so these were a bit of a splurge, but they are […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, Dumpster Diving, Sewing, Utter Silliness on Jul 21st, 2011
Today, boys and girls (probably mostly girls) I’m going to show you how to turn this: Raggedy, damaged men’s suit jacket into these: cute and cheeky women’s shorts. Before we get into the slicin’ and dicin’ of this crafts hack, I have a word of disclaimer or two. This is not any sort of a […]