Sewing: First item done - wrap shorts!

And only 61 left?! I need to count up since the 2nd sewing item I started I decided to make reversible instead of two separate items. So I will count up, and stop digressing as well


It always amazes me how a piece of fabric becomes a piece of clothing.




Pants are my structural weakness, with the 4 inner leg seams - inseam and crotch/rise seam. However, these turned out lovely in a woven plaid. This fabric is lovely. The plaid is woven as well, not screen printed. Cotton. The shorts are based on Simplicity 4192




I am quite pleased with them, though they do not fit me as I had hoped. I love sewing!

Sewing: Did the count!

And I am actually at 51 pieces cut, with 12 left on the pile. I figure if I'm already this far along, might as well go the distance!! Tonight I should be done as 5 pieces are for my daughter, 2 are the same dress, different material, 4 are miscellaneous, and the last 1 is a set of curtains for a friend - which of course, will be the very first thing I sew. I'm trading for childcare. Fabulous trade, that. Just have to have them done by Friday, Saturday at the latest.

Sewing: Still cutting...

In regards to my Sewing With a Purpose project, I am still getting these things cut. And I did a recount... Since I counted a few patterns as doubled where I'd only cut singly, I think I'm off by about a dozen, meaning I had some 20-odd more pieces to cut. I'm afraid to do a real count... my hash marks evidently aren't correct, can't fathom why at 2 in the morning. I'm afraid to do a real count. But I have the last pile on the cutting table, and well, it's all I'm going to do. I have gotten 8 pieces (6 bags and 2 dresses for my daughter) cut already. So it's time to get moving. I think I can have this crap done tonight.

On a bitchy side note, some patterns are simply atrocious to cut. The better the fit, the more to cut. Also, the more tired I get, the more I second-guess some of my print and fabric choices ::rolling eyes here:: I chalk it up to the fatigue. It is cute, but I'm getting beyond sick of cutting. And I'm almost out of pins - all 850 of them.