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November 8, 2007
Batteries Strike Again!
I put the final snaps on this shirt and was just about to take a pic of me in it, when my batteries died. This seems to be a recurrent theme on this blog. Maybe they are just ol' worn out rechargables and need to be sent to that Small Electronic Appliance in the Sky. Or maybe I'm just unlucky. Well anyhow, I made this and I really like it! Usually Vogue patterns are out to get me, but this one was actually Very Easy, just like they said it would be. I even omitted the zipper in the back (since I don't have any that would have worked and don't really know where to get them anyhow) and just made a sort of keyhole back with a hook and eye. I was going to make a tie, but didn't have enough fabric to make any more bias tape from. I think it looks cleaner this way; if I make a more casual version (which I plan to do) I'll try the tie. What fabric would be best for a casual one? I have some red plaid that might work, but I welcome any and all suggestions.
Uninspired cameraphone shot:
It really looks much better on, one of my better pieces, actually! I'll prove it one of these days...
I think that I'm going to make a lil' kimono top in some semi-crinkly black dupioni next. Miss Assorted Notions' version is just too cute not to copy! (the normal one, though the costume is cute, too!)
In other news, I just ordered the Casanova dvd set. Can't wait! We finished series 3 when my folks were here. Additionally, it looks like David Tennant is single again, ladies...
Posted by loyd0008 at November 8, 2007 3:31 PM
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Ah, Mr Tennant... I met him when I was 16 and adored him from afar for years, all the time assuming that (at, oooh, 26) he was WAY too old for me. Practically pension too old- you know, crikey, when-I'm-his-age-he'll-be-over-30-kinda-old. And then recently I noticed Sophia-Whatsherface is my age! Gasp! Now hopefully he'll go out with a lass his own age and my boyfriend will stop being annoyed with me for being in a grump about Dr Who...
Posted by: Ceribeth at November 9, 2007 6:56 AM
Or he can stay single for years so we can all swoon over him without some girl getting in the way.
Hehe. I really can't say anything about age differences in couples... J is 6 years younger than me! He was an undergrad and I a grad on my third degree when we met.
Also, my mom is 6 years older than my dad, so I have a precedent.
Posted by: villain at November 9, 2007 8:24 AM