Niece1 has a birthday coming up, and after a few "what does she want for her birthday?" texts to my sister, I finally got a request for something I should be able to make in time. I'm trying a new-to-me pattern brand because this is the sling style backpack she chose.
The instructions look decent at first glance (lots of photo step-by-step) but I have to admit I'm a little annoyed by the "rough draft" feel of the pattern pieces - lots of random dips and points instead of smooth curves and lines. So I'm cleaning up the pieces and smoothing everything out before I do anything else. And just from walking the pieces together, I can tell the corrections will make for easier assembly in the end. I know it's possible to correct for things like this as you sew, but why not do it in the first place and save yourself the fiddling required later?
#bagmaking #CloudsplitterBags #SummitPack
I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
Merry Christmas, everyone!
If you're looking for something Christmasy to listen to/watch over the next few days, here's the most recent episode of my favorite podcast Blurry Creatures. It's a really fascinating (and nerdy) deep dive into the Biblical story of the Magi.
Two days after my son turned in his last paper for his bachelor's degree, I finished my shirt sewing project. Eight shirts, made to measure. Most of the fabrics are linen. Yes, regrettably you can tell exactly when I got my sewing machine repaired... but I hope these help him as he moves through his master's program and in life.
We had a very quiet Thanksgiving, and I'm doing palate cleansers between the shirts in my shirt gift project, so I ran through the scrap pile and made myself an apron.
Aprons, IME, should be made of thicker fabrics in order to actually prevent splashes and stains from getting to your real clothes. Both of these were skirt leftover bits :)
