I’ve been not only a bad blogger, I’ve not been sewing as I would really like to.

I need to get OFF the computer and back to my sewing area.

 

KNITTING

 I’m loving knitting lately but it’s hard to find things that I want to make, are easy enough to be put down and picked up, and not warm weather stuff since it’s already in the high 70s here quite regularily.

I made a cupcake last night.

Dh asked – “What is it?”

A cup cake.

“what’s it for?”

“to look at. For P to play with…”       

He didn’t get it and thought it was odd. Well, the cupcake didn’t turn out as planned and looks a little odd.

The girls both reall like it and P was able to guess it was a cupcake. I already have ideas for future ones.

   

 

SEWING

I have realized I’ve not been sewing for myself. I have tons of patterns and even more fabric for myself, but haven’t been working on things. I guess just a lazy rut?

 

Anyway, I decided to give the new Women’s Ottobre a try and make myself a shirt. I think I need to go a size bigger- at least for now b/c it’s snugger than I wanted. I’ve learned my lesson and started to use fabrics that I only have a little bit of when trying new patterns for me. This fabric had almost no stretch and probably wasn’t the best choice, but I got an idea for the construction of the shirt and the fit. I like the little gather in the front (although I didn’t center it well) and the sleeves are ok. I don’t like the fit around my “i’ve had 4 pregnancies” belly though.

 

Paige LOVES gouchos! She has requested that I make her some shorter ones. Here is the first pair. I’ll be making her more for the summer/spring and some for my store at hyenacart.com too.