20th - 25th February
(I've pledged to wear only clothes handmade by me this year and to sketch my daily outfits in my Fashionary. I'm calling this the paper doll project)
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(I've pledged to wear only clothes handmade by me this year and to sketch my daily outfits in my Fashionary. I'm calling this the paper doll project)
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Hello!
It's been an up and down week, weather wise. We had tickets to Ballet at the Quarry for Friday night which we look forward to so much every year! because it is outdoors under the stars, very casual sitting on the grass, and you always take a picnic to enjoy before it starts. The performances tend to the contemporary; raw and athletic, and set against the backdrop of gum trees and stars it is always a mesmerising evening. And just before starting time the heavens opened, we had a sudden, crazy rainstorm; and the performance had to be postponed! (gobsmacked) We simply could not believe it!!! Of course rain, is always very very welcome here ... since Perth has been as dry as a bone for about four months. But it had to be right then?
Looking on the bright side, the garden had a good drink and we still have the ballet to look forward to now. I'll be making another picnic. :)
I've made a top. This will be a thermal. Ha! anyone in Perth reading this will be laughing hysterically that anyone here is even thinking about thermals right now!! but while the temperatures make it feel like we'll never be cold again, of course we will! If I am going to get through winter in only my own handmade clothing I am going to need at least a few long underthingies. Plus the fabric was already sitting out after I had cut out the lining for Cassie's dress so (shrug)
This is a prototype. There will be one or two more before winter arrives. The lower hemline when pulled right down sits over my bottom :) I know, oolala, tres uber sex-ay, non? Non! but these things are a necessary part of any seasonally well-stocked wardrobe!
This is a prototype. There will be one or two more before winter arrives. The lower hemline when pulled right down sits over my bottom :) I know, oolala, tres uber sex-ay, non? Non! but these things are a necessary part of any seasonally well-stocked wardrobe!
The fabric is a thin, clingy, soft, and slightly fluffy jersey knit, the last of the leftovers from this drape drape dress, and the lining from Cassie's Pisces dress. I used my self-drafted Tshirt pattern. btw, just a reminder, this pattern started out as Burdastyle 06/2011, pattern 120, but has been fiddled and diddled with it so much there is literally not a single cutting or stitching line remaining that is original. Which is why I've taken the liberty of giving it self-drafted status.
Anyway, it is now a perfectly custom fitted-to-me Tshirt pattern.
The neckline, sleeve and lower hems are all finished with self-fabric bands, attached as per this tutorial.
In general blog housekeeping, I have made the decision to disable Anonymous commenting. I feel a bit sad about this, since I do get lots of kind comments from real and genuine people who seem to prefer the anonymous option. But I'm sorry; the spam was driving me crazy! and I just had to. Saturday night was the last straw, in just 24 hrs so many new spam comments got through the filter that it wasn't funny. I had to go through my published comments, and individually "spammed" about 60 NEW comments... I wish I was exaggerating or kidding, but I am not. It was crazy. And that is not even counting the comments that had been caught by the spam filter... then I went into the spam box and there were ALSO over 650 new spam comments there. And I had cleaned it all out only 24 hrs previously! I usually flick briefly through, to check that no "real" comments have been erroneously marked as spam, and occasionally I get a laugh out of some of the whackier spam comments. Sadly spammers are getting boringly repetitive and unimaginative in their spam nowadays, and I'm over it. So, I'm really sorry to my lovely genuine Anonymous's. Like every other blogger I love genuine comments and feedback, so maybe you could create a google or an open ID, or something? :)