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July 07, 2007
Moving, Grooving, etc.
I had a mover come out to give me an estimate the other day. It looks like it will be about $3500 plus boxes and stuff. [anyone want to buy some speakers?! hehe] That is a lot of money, but it's not bad compared to when I moved here. And they lost my boxes. And never reimbursed me. And delivered my stuff to storage. Without ever telling me. Also, forcing me to get another mover and pay them hundreds and hundreds of dollars in addition to the... ok well you get the idea. This time I'm going with an established company and having it done right. I am pleased with that decision and pretty confident that things will turn out alright this time:)
Ok in less complainatory news, here is that Vogue dress that I 
It is a bit fuller than I expected, probably due to using a cotton instead of something drapey like challis. Cotton and I are friends. It will be a while before I make friends with most synthetics. Friendship takes time, afterall. J likes it a lot and I do too. The fabric pattern wasn't centered on the bolt so I had to make the center fold a bit off to get it symmetrical, which it is, even if it doesn't appear as such in this photo.
Also, I have been seeing so many great versions of Simplicity 4111 on the interweb that I just had to give it a whirl. I had some Art Deco fabric from Hancock's that J suggested I use. Good advice, J! I like it a lot, especially with the belt that I made to go with it. Without, it is very comfortable, but a touch maternal, I fear. Here it is with the belt. It is certainly for use with a camisole, though the gal on the package doesn't seem to need one. I don't mind, though.
This is a dress for my mom! It is the same Built By Wendy pattern that I have been mass-producing this summer. She wanted it a bit longer than I would wear it, but we fit into pretty much the same size, luckily.
The fabric is Heather Bailey's Freshcut. So cute! It is a very nice neutral. Some of her designs are a bit floofy for me, but there are several that I just love, this being one.
I still have a shirt that needs buttons and buttonholes, but knowing me, I'll start a new project before that gets finished. Why am I putting it off? Just DO IT already, Villain!
In other exciting news, J and I got new phones the other day!! I have been talking to moving companies, insurance folks, etc. a lot lately, and NO ONE CAN BLOODY HEAR ME OVER THE STATIC. Ahem. So we took the plunge and got fancy schmancy Razrs. The new ones! with lots of memory! and a camera! I already have like 15 songs recorded on it. Mmmmmm technology!
Oh, and just in case you were dying of curiosity about my double-time periods, I have been on the pill for many years, the same pill for about three now, so it is a mystery why this is happening now. I really hope I don't have to go on stronger pills. Yeep.
Posted by loyd0008 at July 7, 2007 02:39 PM
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Love what you've made, I am also making my mum a dress! Quick question about the Vogue .. how is it with bra straps? I bought it without contimplating this matter and now am feeling a little uncertain ...cheers :)
Posted by: Hannah at July 7, 2007 04:37 PM
$3,500, wow! My next move, in a year or so will be my largest one yet. I moved into this place with just one friend and it was hell. I vowed that I would pay for a professional job the next time, so I guess I better start saving up now...
Posted by: lsaspacey at July 7, 2007 06:12 PM
No bra straps here! heehee I would wear a sort of bandeau stretchy tube top type thing if I were going to wear anything at all, but I think that if you 1. made the strap that you thread through the front and back a little wider and/or 2. put a tiny piece of elastic with a snap (lingerie strap) it would be ok. Or, just be freeeeeeeeee!
Posted by: villain at July 7, 2007 11:28 PM
Great creations... I really need to get back to sewing! I'm sooo procastinating (or however that is written!)
About that twice a month period thing: your doc might give you a birth-control pill with less hormons... that happend to me, when I changed docs and mine was asking me, if I'm already in the menopause due to the high-hormon contend of my old one!
Posted by: tini at July 8, 2007 05:52 AM
Your mom should really love that dress. I hope she actually wears it...
Posted by: j. at July 9, 2007 08:47 AM
Your mom should really love that dress. I hope she actually wears it...
Posted by: j. at July 9, 2007 08:47 AM
I'm thinking of switching to Yasmin (BCP). It sounds like a pretty good deal. Doc told me that I might have to go to a slightly higher pill (I'm on the lowest of the low right now!) and Yasmin is just a touch higher but might be better at controlling acne, etc.
Posted by: villain at July 9, 2007 08:51 AM
I like all of these new garments!
Posted by: christina at July 9, 2007 01:42 PM
Such pretty new dresses & top!
Posted by: Chara Michele at July 11, 2007 11:58 AM
Making and keeping friends could be hard at times especially if you don't like to but you have to. Being comfortable is the most important thing in making and keeping friends. Just like being comfortable in cotton, right?
Comfort means that you complement each other. when making and keeping friends, you want it to be with someone you like of course. But sometimes, we can try making friends with someone even if we don't feel like it. We just have to know them first before we decide if we are going to really keep them.
Posted by: Making and Keeping Friends at September 4, 2007 01:04 PM