Interlude
Since I’ve been dragging a little in the knitting department, I felt like I needed a break. And since I haven’t used my sewing machine all that much (except to stitch up the Ursula Bag), I thought I would see if I could make somethin’.
This is a shirt. It has a ruffle in the front. I think it will have more ruffles, (around the neck and arms). I don’t think it will have sleeves. It will most likely have some kind of embroidery on it, but that surprise I will save for later. There were a few things running through my mind as I worked on this shirt at 1:00 in the morning:
1. Sewing is so much faster than knitting! I could have a whole top done in just a few hours. This is like, way better - I may never knit again.
2. Sewing with jersey fabric is such a bitch. D*mn! It got stuck in the machine again. I hate sewing, I’m never doing it again in my life.
3. Maybe this whole thing would have been easier if I had measured and made some sort of pattern first. Or made more of an attempt to cut straight lines in the fabric. I hear my Home Ec. teacher, Mrs. Halllmark, yelling at me in my head. OK, she never really yelled, she was actually very nice. She was just a stickler for details, and it made her a great teacher. I just don’t have the patience right now to do things like, you know, measuring, pinning, buying scissors that aren’t blunt or sticky from cutting tape. Yes, I know, those aren’t exactly minute details. They’re actually kind of basic and important butwhatevershutupI’mnotgoingtothinkaboutitI’mjustdoingit.
4. Dude. My ruffle actually turned out pretty cool. I’m shocked and flabbergasted. Amazed. Suprised. Incredulous. My sewing machine must be magic, because logically there is no way this shirt should actually look good right now. Well, good job, little magic sewing machine. I’ll keep feeding you special magic beans or whatever, and you keep sewing those straight lines.
By the way, the shirt is black - just lightened up in the pics so you can see it and stuff.
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Next time… The Return of the Knitting
Ericka Said,
July 29, 2006 @ 9:15 am
you’re hilarious!!!
gster Said,
July 29, 2006 @ 9:45 am
Ha! That’s why I’m starting to do right…now! (for real! I have my sewing machine set up and everything!)
Sharon Said,
July 29, 2006 @ 5:20 pm
Oooooh, cool! You are so talented!
Faye Saxton Said,
July 29, 2006 @ 9:21 pm
Well done, keep up the good work. There are times when “those fussy little details” really do matter and make a difference. You seem to do most things flying by the seat of your pants and “guessing” but still finish up with a good result. Obviously Murphy (Murphy’s law) or Gremilins don’t live with you either….(they keep stuffing up my most promising idea’s, and hide things from me so I can’t find them).
Love your delightful sense of humour. Sewing is my first passion, whether it be dressmaking or patchwork I love it all, just hate repetition in anything..bores me silly.
With your tiny figure though, you’d look great in a hessian bag!
Sharon Said,
August 3, 2006 @ 7:42 pm
Ok, the update is up. Finished the first side and didn’t go into the third ball on either color. I made some adjustments that took a little more yarn, also. I have no idea how the hell the bands are knit or sewn on. It should get really interesting when we get there, eh? I am just hoping the thing is not too small. :0) How are you coming along? I know it is a bazillion degrees up there and you may not have ANY desire to knit. Here’s to us finishing these beauties eventually. (That was me raising a glass to you) heh
Carrie K Said,
August 4, 2006 @ 2:07 pm
Details, details! It looks fabulous, like all your stuff, actually. I love the Ursula bag.