I just might love Cynthia Rowley

This is next!

You have to finish it to wear it.

I finally got that shirt done, and decided that snaps were a better option than buttons. The snaps weren't as hard to put on as i remember, but they weren't easy. Stupid slippery fabric.

just a few fears to conquor.

Now that I have some spare time, well an afternoon, I've taken some time to conquor a few of my sewing fears.

1. I do not like working on sheer fabrics, especially making semi-structured garments.
2. Tailoring. It's annoying. I did it for a living for a bit, not my favorite thing.
3. Buttons holes, specifically on fabrics that have little structure to them.

So, I'm making a shirt (with the help of a pattern) out of some fabric I purchased a few years ago. It seems to have turned out pretty well, just need buttons! I'm thinking of maybe using snaps because it'll suite the garment better.

Mission Accomplished!

I got an ice cream maker for less than $3

When you get an ice cream maker for less than the cost of ice cream, it's perfectly fine to experiment, right? So, this is my first time making ice cream since about 3rd grade, and it turned out great!

It's blackberry vanilla ice cream, and turned out awesome. (okay the extra vanilla was kinda a fluke, i got carried away when I added it)

I couldn't sleep, so I made something.

Everyone needs an orange and tan striped, double knit mini skirt, right? For the last few years I've wanted to make this, but was originally intending on it being a bit longer, so here it is! I don't remember exactly where this fabric came from, but I'm pretty sure it was an "88" at Jo-Ann's in the mid 90's. Who the heck buys double knit, other than me?

A few other details that are important incase I ever do this skirt again.
- make it about 1" longer for the hem to be correct. I ended up using bias taoe to fold over and finish the edges.
- maybe make the pockets inside instead of patch style. It's be very easy to re-draft that pattern.
- have matching drawstring ahead of time for picture taking purposes.

This skirt is also a "mini" to me, but not really a mini. I"ve used this pattern zillions of times, but before it was always tea length. this hits about 3/4 the way down my thigh. Anyway, now I need a shirt to wear with it.