Mood:
irritatedNow Playing: "Who Are You" - The Who. On an MP3 player. Amazing.
But sometimes ‘grinning and bearing it' is difficult, because I'm so spoiled. Had my whole morning planned - a trip to Hobby Lobby, since I haven't been in months, and then a peek at the Hancock Fabrics sale if I still had money left, then donate our old plates and check out GoodWill. Maybe a yard sale or two, if I passed any interesting ones. I'd be back before lunch, and there's little chance I'd spend a lot.
So I was ready to go, happy and excited...and Molly wouldn't start. I have no idea why. It hasn't rained, I haven't left any lights on, nothing. She started yesterday, too. Grr. So, while my plans bit the dust, and Beloved Hubby was out of the county, dropping off estimates, there's no reason to let that completely suck up the day. I got back into a comfy ‘lay around' shirt and sewed the new-measurement Baby Ariel pants. And you get the first photo ! This is what she looks like with her hair down. The tiny holes in her feet are to let water drain - after all, she is a bathtub doll !
As bad and baggy as these pants are, you can imagine how much worse the first pair was - I just threw them out entirely. Much better this time, but very high-waisted - they came up to just below her arms ! - and rather baggy around the hips. But they fit and mostly went on easily, so I only adjusted her DSD ankle measurement, rechecked the hip, and altered her height.
The new pattern looks much better. Also printed out a blouse pattern. I'll keep this pair of pants, because even with the errors, they fit, and won't look too bad with a cute shirt. Besides, I've used up the discarded fabric generated when Beloved made shorts from an old pair of pants, so I may as well use what I've made from ‘em ! And on the next trial, I can use new material !
But first, I needed to check out the blouse, see if those measurements worked. Decided to forego the facings, and just hem everything. It looks great but the fit...sort of yes, sort of no. It's great in the front, the neck and armholes are nearly perfect, but it doesn't fasten in the back, except at the top. Tweaked a couple more measurements, looked at patterns - maybe the next one will work. This is so typical of my ‘adventures' with Doll Shop Deluxe, I'm not even upset.
Checked the narrow tape measure. For the first two inches, it looks to be only about 1/8th of an inch off. But by the time it approaches six inches, it's closer to a quarter inch. It isn't off by much, but it adds up fast. So I'll keep it in my purse, for quick scale checks. I'll have to find a narrow tape elsewhere for Doll Shop Deluxe measurements.
By then, Beloved was home, so we hit a few yard sales, and I rode up with him for a minor touch-up job, to keep him company. He stopped at a Hobby Lobby for me, but we didn't linger long. I did find some ‘scrapbooking embellishments' that looked like brushed silver picture frames to me. They were $3.47, but you know me - I paid $1.24 for the set of three. Now I just have to find some photos to fill ‘em ! One will look great on Elphie's table/vanity/desk.
After that, it was time to pick up Dearest Son from his day with the grandfolks and head home. Hopefully Beloved will have a few minutes to work on Molly tomorrow.
PS - Just about the time I figured I could start typing on the Tripod interface again, it lost the first version of this. And then the second. Then the four tries to save this as a draft. I've lost count of how many tries this took, just that it took longer to post than write. *&^%... Thank Everything I still use Word - and won't contemplate going back to this again
