OH, and a Craft Update

  I forgot to mention all my recent craftiness. I’m spending more time reading and crocheting than costuming these days. I’m still trying to spend some time sewing, but it has certainly taken a back seat. Part of the problem is the mess in my sewing room, and the sort of being in between sewing rooms [...]

March 14, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Annoyed

  I’ve misplaced my book.  I was half way through The Bell Jar and now I can’t find it.  It could only be at work or at home and, while I haven’t done a thorough search, my quick looks here at there have turned up nothing.  I’m so annoyed. In other, happier news, my crocheted top [...]

May 7, 2008  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

The Surge Continues

  No, I haven’t decided to go all political on you.  I leave that to K.  I mean my sewing motivation.  I actually got done what I had planned to do AND did the dishes.  Go me!  The skirt looks fabulous with the bottom flounce on, which helps motivate me even more to get it finished.  [...]

March 4, 2008  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

Hi ho, hi ho.

  I can’t believe I’m already back at work. Last week just flew by, and the weekend left me exhausted. But, time marches on, and I’ll just have to figure out how to keep pace. I did manage to get a picture posted of the little crocheted bonnet I made. It’s on my 2008 crochet projects [...]

February 25, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

Updates…well, sort of

  I can’t really update my website right now, but at least I can add pics via this blog.  Lots of new pictures on my 2008 crochet project page (see list of blog pages in the right-hand column. I’m also getting close to being finished with my latest cross-stitch project.  At least, the cross-stitch part of [...]

February 14, 2008  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

Yet another whirlwind weekend.

  I got up early on Saturday so that I could get a mock up of my bodice cut out.  In the afternoon, I went down to the South Bay to help K’s friend with her curtains.  (Note to self: roman shades are not a one-afternoon project.) I got up early again on Sunday to assemble [...]

February 11, 2008  Tags: ,   Posted in: Sewing  3 Comments

Grrrrrrr

  So, I tried making the earflap hat smaller by using a smaller hook.  No go.  The problem is that the rounds at the top of the hat are too full, so instead of being a circle that gradually gets smaller, it sort of ripples.  Originally, I figured it was because the hat is supposed to [...]

February 8, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

My most seaming virtuous queen

  It’s always a good day when you can quote Shakespeare in your title.  And, no, I didn’t misspell anything thing–I sewed last night!  Not much, admittedly, but it was something at least.  I got another flounce hem done.  I have to put the skirt aside for the moment, though, in order to get a mock [...]

February 7, 2008  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

No solace in being right…

  I was right: I didn’t get any sewing done.  Oh, well.  We didn’t even go for that test drive, I was simply too tired out at the end of the day. I did manage to run over to Michael’s before going to the gym to pick yarn for some new projects.  They have this fabulous [...]

January 30, 2008  Tags: ,   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments