Mood:
lazyNow Playing: "Tron" - DVD rental. I'd forgotten so much about that movie...
Busy day. While looking on the computer for a pattern to try out, I found one that'd somehow encoded incorrectly. It was just one page, three pattern pieces, but it was really messed up. Somehow, it cut off one edge of the scan, reprinted it on the other side, knocking the rest of the pattern askew. It also colored half the page solid black with white lettering. The rest was white with black lettering, as it should be. So, I fixed it. Printed it out, reassembled it, scanned it, removed all the black, and saved it again. Took over an hour.
Then I realized - that page was probably OK in my backup files. D'oh ! It was. Oh, well. Practice with digital manipulation's never a waste !
Printed out a Ken-size tank top pattern, from my old pattern exchange group. No directions, but it looked fairly simple. Used the flame fabric again - do you believe there's still more of it to use ? Turned out much too tight and it didn't hang well. So tomorrow, I'm gonna sew up a simple black sheath dress, and use it as a Barbie vest. Then retake the photo with PJ and Malibu. While she's still a blonde.
It probably didn't fit because it was supposed to be sewn as a knit, not a woven cotton. Occasionally, not having directions or a photograph of the finished item bites me in the butt. Not a total waste, though, because the black dress and flame vest is gonna look great together !
Trying the ill-fated tank top on Ken dolls was a challenge. Both Allan (Happy Family, first edition) and Malibu Ken (thrift store, 25c ‘cause he was filthy, but he cleaned up great) had cotton t-shirts on, and I have no idea how. They were so tight, I ripped one removing it. Both shirts were Mattel, and neither had any sort of back opening. So I fixed that. And the tear. At least next time I need a male doll for fitting, I won't nearly break a doll's arm !
Sewed the snaps on the ‘Hot Tropics' dress while waiting for Dearest Son's bus to bring him home. He ended up nearly an hour late ! Not sure if it's ‘yellow flu' (i.e., a strike) or what, but they had so many drivers call in sick today, his afternoon driver did her normal route, then went back to drive the route Son's on ! If they'd have called, I'd have picked him up, but they didn't. His morning driver was also late, but not that much. I hope Mr. George, his usual driver, is back to health soon !
And that was today. Tomorrow, I'm at Mal-Wart, pickin' up prescriptions and doing laundry. So I'd best get some sleep ! Hope your day was good !
