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June 11, 2007
Shirtz!
Left! Right! Left! Turns out I only have one pose, but I think we all knew that already. Here are some quick and dirty shots of the shirts I have finished recently. I made two more of the BBW shirt and a little wrap number that, while pretty fast was certainly not the "2 hours" that McCalls said it would be. Humph. Weather conditions have been swinging between 'thunderstorms' and 'bloody hot' so either the lighting has been all wrong or I have been sweaty and exhausted, or both. In the first pic I had just finished walking several miles in the bright bright sun in that shirt. Thank god for easy washin' cotton!
The wrap shirt looks a bit like OR scrubs, but I guess I can live with that. I added a pair of bust darts to soak up some extra fabric and this made the bust fit much better, but I think that it caused the sleeves to stick up a touch more than they ought.
I started on a dress last night since I finished the requisite four shirts. I have another, a collared shirt, that is about 75% finished. Basically just need to put buttons/buttonholes on. I have to be in the right mood for that, though, so it will have to wait a few days. Also, I still have not shot that striped sweater I made and just got around to blocking. Now that it is sticky and in the mid-80's that will be a bit more of a challenge...
In other news, I don't have very much news. /sigh
Mostly, I have been preparing for my Big Garage Sale and my parent's imminent visit. Here is one of the flyers I made for the sale:
That'll have them streaming in, right? Don't tell anyone that yardsales are almost never "intriguing" or "extravagant" as my other poster says. That'll be our little secret. Taryn, who is moving to Taiwan, is also unloading her material possessions at the aforementioned sale.
It shouldn't amaze me how much junk I have collected, but it always does. Even with J taking half of the dishes to Boston already, I still have service for 16 in matching white porcelain, just as an example. My current 700 square foot apt is stuffed with stuff. Arranged *mostly* neatly. The places I've seen in Boston in our price range are never this large. /whimper If only I could stop buying fabric, but I can't. Partially this is because I might have a leetle shopping problem (or maybe a sewing problem??) but partially it is because of the dire state of fabric stores in my future home. Or at least I'll keep telling myself that. Rationalization is fun! I also have a fair amount of furniture that I don't want to part with for one reason or another. A bunch of it I actually made myself, like my 3 7foot bookcases and the TV armoire faced with an old door (the white door in the photos). Other stuff will be easier to ditch. Other... more intriguing stuff. Haha. Mmm. Intrigue. Come get some!
Posted by loyd0008 at June 11, 2007 03:35 PM
Comments
Hey what pattern is the first shirt?!?!?
I need to start sewing some shirts. Too bad I dont live closer to MN, I would take a gander at your intriguing sale.
Posted by: Stefanie at June 11, 2007 08:04 PM
I've been visiting your site for a while, but I think this is my first post. Your blog interests me because it wasn't too long ago that I was a crafty graduate student (albeit in history).
This post prompted me to comment for two reasons. First, I was about to write asking how the four shirt challenge was coming along. Now I know! Thanks for the update. Second, I can sympathize with the apartment crunch. My husband and I are in Toronto this year. Before we came here, we were in a 1200 sq ft apartment in a Philadelphia suburb. Now we are in a downtown Toronto apartment of 650 sq ft with one very small closet. Never fear--you don't have to stop buying fabric. I have continued to augment my yarn stash and have begun sewing again. You just need to be a bit creative with storage solutions...And it also helps to stack all the books on the shelves two deep...to create more space for yarn storage.
Best of luck with your move!
And I second the comment above--I'd take a look at your sale. Your flyer is quite intriguing in itself.
Posted by: Holly at June 11, 2007 08:56 PM
Where are you getting the fabric - it's awesome. And I love the pattern for #1 - is it Built By Wendy??
Posted by: Toni at June 11, 2007 09:14 PM
Thanks for the comments, guys! Both shirt one and two are Simplicity 3835, the Built By Wendy dress/shirt patterns. I have made two dresses and three shirts from that pattern. Well worth my $1.99!! I think that is my Official Summer Pattern. I might have to whip up another to take my mind off of the snarky dress I'm making now. The first fabric, an Asian print quilting fabric (not a fancy import though) is from a little shop called Quilter's Courtyard, the second is Amy Butler (Lotus, I think) and the last was a sale at Hancock.
Posted by: villain at June 11, 2007 09:49 PM
I love the fabrics you use.
I have recently made friends with snap tape. I'm going to be a lazy ass and use it instead of buttons and buttonholes for a while...
Posted by: Mandy at June 11, 2007 10:09 PM
When did you move to St. Paul? So confused! And, when are you moving to Boston?!
Posted by: christine (librarian on fire) at June 12, 2007 11:06 AM
I am still in the same ole apartment, just using Taryn's folks house for the sale. I will be departing for Boston at the end of August!
Posted by: villain at June 13, 2007 11:30 AM