Finally, I am well again. It is high time for me to get back into my sewing projects that have been waiting patiently. Also, after seeing myself in that huge wall mirror at church, I have got to get serious about my weight and become skinny penny once again! I DO NOT want to make elephant size clothes.
A new order of fabric arrived yesterday from The Cloth Merchants and it is so beautiful. Too bad its only half as much as I need. I did not know that some stores are selling their fabric now using unit pricing, instead of simply selling by the yard. This old dog was forced to learn a new trick. SO, I will have to place a second order to get the rest of the material I need to complete the planned projects. I'm still living and learning.
As I get back into the saddle, the project I am going to begin working on is a long jacket (McCalls 5938). The pattern has instructions that don't make any sense to me so, I am going to ignore the pattern instructions and see what happens. Thank God for my sewing books from Claire Schaeffer and Sandra Betzina to help get me through.
Until next time -- as you go, sing and sew!!!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Will I Ever Be Well Again?
I have been sick with some kind of virus for several weeks and it is STILL hanging in there.
My sewing sits waiting for me to be able to concentrate long enough to do something with it but, I don't want to make a mess so --- not yet.
Yesterday, I wanted to get out of the house for a little while so, I went on to Church. I wore one of my recently made outfits, a wine boucle jacket made with Kwik Sew 3680 and matching boucle fabric straight pencil skirt made with an old TNT skirt pattern See & Sew 5378. I happened to see myself in the full wall size mirror hanging on the wall in the bathroom at church. OH MERCY! Talk about hideous. I did not realize just what an enormously overweight cow I have become. And, the boucle fabric did nothing to slenderize. This too has set me off my sewing a bit.
So, while I spend the day sneezing and blowing my nose, I will consume only "lite" hot chicken soup and, I will try walking in the sunshine for some exercise and fresh air.
Also, I have put a full-length mirror to go on the back of our bedroom door on my shopping list.
My sewing sits waiting for me to be able to concentrate long enough to do something with it but, I don't want to make a mess so --- not yet.
Yesterday, I wanted to get out of the house for a little while so, I went on to Church. I wore one of my recently made outfits, a wine boucle jacket made with Kwik Sew 3680 and matching boucle fabric straight pencil skirt made with an old TNT skirt pattern See & Sew 5378. I happened to see myself in the full wall size mirror hanging on the wall in the bathroom at church. OH MERCY! Talk about hideous. I did not realize just what an enormously overweight cow I have become. And, the boucle fabric did nothing to slenderize. This too has set me off my sewing a bit.
So, while I spend the day sneezing and blowing my nose, I will consume only "lite" hot chicken soup and, I will try walking in the sunshine for some exercise and fresh air.
Also, I have put a full-length mirror to go on the back of our bedroom door on my shopping list.
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