Time: 8:39am
I am hungover and my head is pounding. I put the Pride & Prejudice miniseries dvd on to passively entertain me. I soon realized this was a terrible idea when Mrs. Bennett started shrieking in her strident tones. But rather than turn it off, I have chosen to leave it on as background while I sew! I have no plans today, and I have plenty of sewing that needs doing.
Time: 9:30am
After breakfast and tea, I gathered up my 12 yards of black suiting with pink pinstripes. Ahh, to see a pile of fabric strewn about the room.
Yes, 12 yards. Did I mention that it had pink pinstripes? Here, enjoy a close-up:
'Nuff said. But oh my goodness! My sewing kit is an absolute mess. Let's make a bigger mess by strewing the contents on the floor and reorganizing.Time: 9:42am
Ok. Here's the pattern:
I've already made the blouse (through a series of misadventurous sewing, haha. I realized upon it's near completion that I had cut out two identical sleeves, rather than two mirroring sleeves. But I did not have enough fabric to cut out another sleeve! I went back to the fabric store and they were out! I put the blouse away dejectedly hoping that time would solve my dilemma. 6 months later I returned to the fabric store and was lucky enough to find another bolt. I bought the fabric, cut out the correct sleeve, sewed it on, and realized I had sewn the cuff on backwards. Both the cuffs point the same way! Alas, I do not care enough to fix it. I'll just say it has "personality"). But the instructions say that this pattern is unsuitable for obvious patterns or stripes! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Screw it. I've got 12 yards. If these pants don't work, I'll just throw them away and try another pattern.11:14am
I've tried on the pants and I'm not all that crazy about them. They are obviously more suitable for more waif-like figures, but I'll keep on going. So rather than drive to the fabric store to obtain the correct zipper, I'll just use one I've got lying around (much more suited for jeans, but oh well). If I change my mind about the pants, I'll trade out the zipper later. In other news: the dye is running! Well, not actively running, but I've got dark stains under my fingernails and smudges all over my hands and sewing machine (and a couple on the walls). Hopefully a single wash will solve this problem. Fingers crossed! In the meantime, here's a nice picture of my post-project sewing machine, and the dye which won't seem to wash off:
12:05pm
Pants are nearly done, but I've tried them on with the blouse from the same pattern and I've decided I'm going to keep them. They're saucy. Next task: this jacket.
I don't have shoulder pads, so I'll put them on my shopping list along with the proper zipper for my pants. That and fusible interfacing. Ugghhh! I don't want to go to the store!12:57pm
Oh my god. This pattern is classified as "Advanced". And it's Vogue. That combination means nothing short of epic. The jacket has 16 pattern pieces. I have so far cut out 5, not counting the duplicates required in lining and interfacing. Oh, and did I mention the pinstripes? I've never done pattern matching before. It's going to be a long afternoon...
1:41pm
Pride and Prejudice is over. Time for another one!!!! I'll be putting in the feature film with Keira Knightley now. 12 pieces cut, 4 to go (still not counting lining or interfacing yet, sigh).
2:19pm
After a phone call from Ellie and a declined invitation to lunch, I've finally reached the point where the shopping trip cannot be put off. I do not have enough lining to complete the jacket! But first, a quick shower; I looked in the mirror and saw that my face is smudged with the dye from the fabric! Maybe there's some sort of dye-setting chemical I can buy at the fabric store.
4:02pm
Back from the craft store. It was packed! Busier than a WalMart on Friday night. I finally got hungry so I made myself a quick lunch, and now I just have to cut out the lining and interfacing pieces before I can finally start putting it together. Yay!
4:40pm
Done cutting. Score. Time to sew for real now.
6:22pm
Ahhh! A friend just called to confirm plans I had made to go see a play tonight. What? Sigh. I suppose I should be at least a little social. Gotta get dressed!
10:38pm
Back from the play; it was a cute one called "If it Ain't One Thing, it's Another" by a local Louisiana playwright. I'm too tired to sew anymore, and I'm too decisive to eat anything, so I think I'm just going to have to brush my teeth and call it a day. With any luck I should be able to get a full night's sleep tonight (I slept three hours night before last, nine hours yesterday afternoon, and three more hours before getting going this morning). And hey, if I can't sleep, I'll just get up and do some more sewing!!
To be continued.
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