Now Playing: my bed, calling to me...
Current Mood : Well, maybe more mode than mood - I'm sick as a dog - ugh.
Sorry to be so late updating this. I'm not feeling terribly well tonight, so I'm probably gonna sleep in a few minutes and as much as I can tomorrow. Ugh. I have so much gunk in my chest, it hurts to breathe. And the pressure is giving me a headache. Don't know if it's excess humidity from the clothes dryer yesterday, or I've caught a whopper cold. Time to chug on the nasty generic Robitussin bottle. Bleah ! I don't know if that stuff works because I expect it to, with that horrible taste, or if it tastes so bad because it works. (shudder)
At least I wasn't totally miserable earlier. Got the blouse to View 2 sewn, and attaching the lace was far easier than I thought. It looks pretty darn good ! Here's a quick photo - I'll post to the main site when I get the pants sewn. Just too stripped to sew now, even though that pants pattern's super easy. It's the same as the sweatpants Leia's wearing ! But I'll probably forego the ribbon stripe on them, too. Gathered the sleeves as the directions said, but I can't really tell much of a difference. So I'll go back to tuck-and-fold. Although, looking at the picture again, that one sleeve isn't that flat - I just forgot to poof it up for the image.
And I skipped the elastic thread for the cuffs - after that first fiasco, it'll probably be a while before I experiment with it again. I just added two more embroidery floss ties instead, to go with the one on the jabot. BTW, all three black ties are removeable, for greater versatility. I'm gonna sew black pants next, but if she wants to wear the blouse with a red skirt, all I need to do is dig in the floss stash.
I can easily give Simplicity 6097 a thumbs-up, as everything's gone together well, directions were clear and easy, and while the shapes are a bit blocky, they still look great and fit well. And to think, I didn't even *want* that pattern !
Sorry, ya'll, but I'm about done for the day. Hope yours is well - and you don't have to guzzle anything nasty from a spoon anytime soon !
