So after all my Christmas gift making madness (more posts on those later after I fully recover. ha!), I feel the need to go back to my sewing roots and make a garment.
I am in the middle of a weight loss adventure, and while I just cinch in my work pants with a belt for now, that doesn't work for the more active use that my dancing clothes get. After a few near wardrobe malfunctions on the dance floor (note to self, ALWAYS wear nice undies dancing, even under pants. Just in case.) So I need to make a few pairs of pants in my current size to get me through until I settle down at my "forever weight" and start making visions of gorgousness that I will wear everyday because they will fit me forever. As I ride my unicorn off into the sunset. :-)
I decided to try out the Hot Patterns 1091 Wong Singh Jones Marrakesh Drawstring Pants and I am currently searching for The Perfect Fabric--although I find it difficult to buy fabrics on-line when drape is a major factor in your results and this pattern definitely qualifies. I don't want to resort to Joann's, but I may have to in order to be able to feel my way to the right drape.
If any of y'all have any suggestions for a particular .com fabric you have run across that would work for this one, please throw them my way. I do need to be able to dance (and sweat!!) in them so it has to be fairly easy care fabric. And since these are "temporary" pants, I don't want to spend gobs of cash.
15 January 2010
17 December 2009
Poor Customer Service
I just had a very negative shopping experience with Sewing Machine Outlet, http://www.sewingmachineoutlet.com/.
I ordered an insert for my sewing table. It was (and still is as of right now) listed on the website for $50.00. A week passes. I get a message from them asking me to call about my order.
When I call, they tell me they have the wrong price listed on the website, that it is actually 65 dollars and it needs some sort of special shipping that would make the final total around 85 bucks.
No thank you.
And as of this moment, the price is still listed on the website as $50.
So now, a week after I figured it was already on its way, I need to find another place that sells them or make one myself.
ETA: They said they would cancel order and refund my money, but no sign of that so far.
I ordered an insert for my sewing table. It was (and still is as of right now) listed on the website for $50.00. A week passes. I get a message from them asking me to call about my order.
When I call, they tell me they have the wrong price listed on the website, that it is actually 65 dollars and it needs some sort of special shipping that would make the final total around 85 bucks.
No thank you.
And as of this moment, the price is still listed on the website as $50.
So now, a week after I figured it was already on its way, I need to find another place that sells them or make one myself.
ETA: They said they would cancel order and refund my money, but no sign of that so far.
10 December 2009
Holiday Robot
I got a hand-me-down wreath from my mom. And, well....it wasn't very attractive.
I decided what it needed was a Holiday Robot. Holding a present.
I have no explanation for this, but once the idea got in my head it had to be done....
I decided what it needed was a Holiday Robot. Holding a present.
I have no explanation for this, but once the idea got in my head it had to be done....
07 December 2009
The good, the bad, the ugly.
That thought I had several months ago about making presents for everyone this year...That was a good one.
That thought I had last week that I had plenty of time to do them still...That was a bad one.
The next two weeks...I can't start thinking about how ugly it is gonna be because then I will never start.
That thought I had last week that I had plenty of time to do them still...That was a bad one.
The next two weeks...I can't start thinking about how ugly it is gonna be because then I will never start.
21 November 2009
Dancing Goodness
I don't usually watch So You Think You Can Dance, but this week, they are having Lindy Hop. Yay!!
Not only that, but the song they are using was recorded by the band (the Boilermakers) that played my wedding!!
And the choreographer is Carla Heiney, who used to be a DC local and I took classes with her back in the day.
Small world!!!
Not only that, but the song they are using was recorded by the band (the Boilermakers) that played my wedding!!
And the choreographer is Carla Heiney, who used to be a DC local and I took classes with her back in the day.
Small world!!!
12 November 2009
All Hands...er...Paws On Deck
Quick, Mommy is making a quilt! She needs our help! Fred, you stand off to the side and be ready to jump in when she gets it all smooth and needs extra hands. George, you go head butt her and keep it up the entire time she is on the floor--she will appreciate your moral support. I will sit here on the quilt and hold it down for her. Ready....GO!
Thank you, furkids. I couldn't do it without you I am sure.
Thank you, furkids. I couldn't do it without you I am sure.
10 November 2009
Hello Random
Working on bits and pieces of this and that. So here is an update on some random projects I have been working on.
Costumes for Miss Adams Morgan Pageant, a drag queen show here in D.C. I made several outfits for one of the contestants, but stupidly only took one picture the whole time I was there. DOH! I'm the short one. :-P
I made my hat, loosely based on one of the Vintage Vogue hat patterns. My dress is the Decades of Style Button dress. I also made her dress, which was a mash up of draping and several different patterns. I wish I had a picture of the looooong skirt that also went with this dress. It had yards and yards and yards of ruffles trimming it. How much do I love my automatic ruffling foot--A LOT!!!!!!!!!!
Here is a little Dancing Buddha embroidered doorstop that I finished just in time for it to be too cold to open the doors. Yay Me!
And finally, now that it is getting dark so early, I needed some reflective patches to wear when I run at night. Aliens and robots make me happy. I think I will make a squirrel too.
Costumes for Miss Adams Morgan Pageant, a drag queen show here in D.C. I made several outfits for one of the contestants, but stupidly only took one picture the whole time I was there. DOH! I'm the short one. :-P
I made my hat, loosely based on one of the Vintage Vogue hat patterns. My dress is the Decades of Style Button dress. I also made her dress, which was a mash up of draping and several different patterns. I wish I had a picture of the looooong skirt that also went with this dress. It had yards and yards and yards of ruffles trimming it. How much do I love my automatic ruffling foot--A LOT!!!!!!!!!!
Here is a little Dancing Buddha embroidered doorstop that I finished just in time for it to be too cold to open the doors. Yay Me!
And finally, now that it is getting dark so early, I needed some reflective patches to wear when I run at night. Aliens and robots make me happy. I think I will make a squirrel too.
06 November 2009
Cats and Sewing
So it seems that cats and sewing often go together. At least from the pictures of all the sewing "helper" cats that I see on various blogs. And my question for all you people is.....how do you do it?
My kitties are banned from the sewing room because I imagine all sorts of craft dangers for them (ribbons and threads and pins, oh my!). Which makes for difficult times because when I am in there they sit outside the door and cry and stick their little arms under the door and generally make me feel like a schmoo for depriving them of Mommy (apparently Daddy is a poor substitute, particularly for our orange cat).
So for those who allow kitties and crafts to exist in the same space, do your kitties get into craft trouble? Am I being overprotective of my little fur-lets? Do I underestimate their intelligence by thinking they will immediately nomnomnom every dangerous item as soon as they are allowed access?
Just wondering....
My kitties are banned from the sewing room because I imagine all sorts of craft dangers for them (ribbons and threads and pins, oh my!). Which makes for difficult times because when I am in there they sit outside the door and cry and stick their little arms under the door and generally make me feel like a schmoo for depriving them of Mommy (apparently Daddy is a poor substitute, particularly for our orange cat).
So for those who allow kitties and crafts to exist in the same space, do your kitties get into craft trouble? Am I being overprotective of my little fur-lets? Do I underestimate their intelligence by thinking they will immediately nomnomnom every dangerous item as soon as they are allowed access?
Just wondering....
26 October 2009
I love me a Twirly Skirt.
Saturday Night Dance Outfit Action Pics
-Jalie 2794, sweetheart top, one of my favorites. black with red trim
-Jalie 2681, twirly skirt, awesome for dancing. red with black trim
-Jalie 2794, sweetheart top, one of my favorites. black with red trim
-Jalie 2681, twirly skirt, awesome for dancing. red with black trim
25 October 2009
Dance Weekend
October 16-19 was Jammin on the James, an all weekend swing dancing event in Richmond. I had ambitious plans for making new clothes for all the dances....but those plans had to be dramatically scaled back because I ran out of time (as usual!). I ended up wearing the following:
Friday Night Dance
-Jalie 2806, flame fabric from Gorgeous Fabrics (Jalie 2910 was the original plan, but it was a HUGE unrecoverable disaster, much to my great disappointment. This was my first Jalie failure and I am so very sad about it.)
-purchased pants
Friday Late Night Dance
-embroidered shirts (pics to come)
-purchased pants
Saturday Night Dance
-Jalie 2794, sweetheart top, one of my favorites. black with red trim
-Jalie 2681, twirly skirt, awesome for dancing. red with black trim
Saturday Late Night Dance
-embroidered shirts (pics to come)
-purchased pants
I was too busy dancing to take pictures, but I am going to try to dig some up in the next few weeks. Below is a picture of my Friday Night outfit, in action.
Workshops all day, dances all night. I help The Husband run the late night dances, which means we stay to the bitter end (usually around 4 - 5 am). Exhausting, but completely fun.
Now I am working on the Decades of Style button dress and a matching hat to wear for Halloween, a pair of vintage pants for a local dancer, and a number of costumes for a friend of mine to wear in a drag queen pageant this weekend (which I am attending). SHEW!
Friday Night Dance
-Jalie 2806, flame fabric from Gorgeous Fabrics (Jalie 2910 was the original plan, but it was a HUGE unrecoverable disaster, much to my great disappointment. This was my first Jalie failure and I am so very sad about it.)
-purchased pants
Friday Late Night Dance
-embroidered shirts (pics to come)
-purchased pants
Saturday Night Dance
-Jalie 2794, sweetheart top, one of my favorites. black with red trim
-Jalie 2681, twirly skirt, awesome for dancing. red with black trim
Saturday Late Night Dance
-embroidered shirts (pics to come)
-purchased pants
I was too busy dancing to take pictures, but I am going to try to dig some up in the next few weeks. Below is a picture of my Friday Night outfit, in action.
Workshops all day, dances all night. I help The Husband run the late night dances, which means we stay to the bitter end (usually around 4 - 5 am). Exhausting, but completely fun.
Now I am working on the Decades of Style button dress and a matching hat to wear for Halloween, a pair of vintage pants for a local dancer, and a number of costumes for a friend of mine to wear in a drag queen pageant this weekend (which I am attending). SHEW!
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