Mood:
a-okNow Playing: XM 71 - Watercolors (light jazz)
Sorry this one's late. Beloved Hubby came home, got on the terminal, and stayed there ! Let's pretend it's still Sunday for a few minutes...
Kind of a busy day. Decided to get Leia's 'Poncho' pattern from the toysrgus.com site, line and bleach it for a new one. Went straight to 200% increase - it worked, was simple, and came out right, long as I studied the photo for seams. But the finished item was...not good. Looks like they used a stiffer felt for a reason. My cotton blend looks like something worn in those horrible Guantanamo Bay photos...and for everything that's holy, don't make it in white ! That hood is...evocative. Yikes.
So, next time I'm out, I hope to score some felt. Needed some anyway, for the Monarch costume I want to make Fiyero (Venture Bros.). Hancock Fabrics sells it by the yard, although I'm hoping to avoid going over there for another week or two.
After that, I was cleaning. Ugh. But cleaning the 'studio' is kinda fun, and this time it paid off a bit. Usually when I rend a yard-sale bra down to component elements, I toss the cups. There's not much fabric, and even when it's pretty, that particular area usually shows frequent wear and has pilled. During last month's 'Bra Fest', I took apart one lacy, odd-shade-of-fuschia brassiere - and for some reason, the cups didn't get tossed like normal. They ended up alongside the 'Scrap' bin. Played with one a bit, and before long, I made a cute lace jacket from one !
*Very* easy. Took me longer to wind a bobbin than it did to make the jacket. Even had thread to match. It was from a cheap "20 Tiny Spools for $1." assortment that I got on sale for 69c (99c store going out of business), but that ten yards was more than enough. After re-sewing the hem (removed earlier to get at the elastic), I simply sewed a straight line two inches up from the bottom edge and an inch or so over. Done ! Leia's modeling on the Barbie page, if you wanna see front and back views. It fits a Barbie better, but I just can't refuse Leia these days !
Just wish I knew what size that bra was. I imagine that a smaller size wouldn't work for a Barbie doll. One day, I really will have to do that 'Barbie & The Bra' page. Just for kicks. Did you know that Ruth Handler, the debatable inventor of the American Barbie, also created and marketed breast prostheses for mastectomy patients ? She would joke in interviews, when the reporters wanted to talk Babs, that breasts seemed to always be in the center of her life. Her products and designs, called 'Nearly Me', are still in production today.
And, after that, I leafed through an old Doll Reader magazine. I'd bought a good-size lot of 'em off eBay a while back. Found a subscription card with a color DR cover, so I made Elphie her own magazine. Cut the back - card wasn't big enough - from a doll ad response card. Looks pretty good, and the shiny tape gave the cover a glossy look.
So, busy day. Still lots of cleaning for me to do tomorrow. Think I'll treat m'self to some Goldfish crackers...
