We got a bad hailstorm last night. It wasn't a big cell, but it was slow moving and we got hammered for 10-15 minutes straight.
Wensley wanted to go out in it - he always wants to fight the weather instead of shaking in a corner like my last dog. I let him out to inspect once the skies cleared up and the steam coming off the ice on the ground was creating a weird fog effect.
We're definitely getting a new roof, new gutters, new screens (most of them are shredded), and probably new everything that sticks up out of our roof - so yay, I guess. Our roof vent turbines look like someone hit them with a baseball bat!
This morning I started debris clean up, and 5 hours later, we've filled 12 lawn bags with green leaves the trees dropped. And there is still a pile of ice on our front porch!
I hope everyone else is having a less eventful weekend!
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
Tonight I learned how to do foundation paper piecing (fpp) without sewing through the paper. I've never had any desire to sew through the paper and then have to rip it all off. This was much faster with no ripping required in the end!
I plan to make this Jack Russell Terrier block into a decorative pillow.
#FoundationPaperPiecing #fpp
A client I made a cosplay for a few years ago won tickets to The Kentucky Derby in May and commissioned me to make her outfit! This is going to be a fun build!
Her inspiration is from a dress in Singin' in the Rain, and I found a good starting point pattern to use from Mrs. Depew Patterns that has a similar vibe. It's a repo of a 1920s evening gown.
I printed her size and taped it together this afternoon. It isn't the cleanest draft (lots of pointy curves), but it seems decent enough and I can clean it up. I'll start on a mockup in a few days.
#derbydress
Making lingerie out of scraps again. This is a scrap of Liberty of London lawn (left over from a blouse) and some lingerie lace I bought on Etsy (where it is extremely affordable and available in an nearly-infinite variety of styles/colors). I went with a band of sheer ribbon and matching straps.
This is a pattern I rubbed off a bought nightgown.
