Now Playing: "I Love Your Work" - so-so DVD rental
Current Mood : Cheerful
Current Image Notes : This is a pattern I snagged from a thrift store a while back. When the're 25c, it's hard to resist a nice image ! And a bit of curiosity - how'd that Lubbock pattern end up here ? Promise to have the February Disney Princess calendar page up soon - I just haven't had an hour and the computer at the same time to do the image editing !
Beloved was back to work today, so I had it mostly to myself ! I'd promised to take Dearest shopping - he's earned several coupons to redeem for a treat - so he decided to go to Mal-Wart. The Indiana Jones motorcycle Lego set that wasn't interesting the week after Christmas was high on his list this week, and luckily, it was in stock. He also scored a die-cast Jedi Starfighter, complete with hyperspace ring, in bright orange.
I found the Barbie ‘My Home Barbecue' set, the one that's got many of the doll boards atwitter with Want. It's nice, attractively packaged, and there's lots of fairly-accurately colored food props, but for $20., I put it back. Didn't want the doll, already have several picnic tables, and I'd have gladly paid $10. for just the grill, that wasn't an option. And I already have several smaller grills, and directions to make others out of tin cans. Still, it was tempting...until I thought about what I already own !
Got home and looked up various doll patterns online. Found a lot I liked, levied a bid twice what the current one was. And got outbid three hours later. Forget it, it's not worth that much. I've been saying that a lot today ! Went through my pattern catalog - and updated it with the ones I found at that thrift store late last year - and realized that one of the reasons I bid I had already !
There was one special one there, one I've never seen before. It seems to be fairly rare on eBay, but I soon found a site offering a download of it for just $4. I'm considering that ! There's also a Francie pattern there, for $6. Thinking of that one, because most of the female dolls I still need to sew for have petite bodies. I'm gonna try the ‘Happy To Be Me' patterns I got from the pattern exchange first, though. Might as well use what I have before going out for more !
After that, it's all guys ! I've hardly sewn a thing for the male dolls, which is a shame. I got interested in doll sewing because I couldn't find male doll clothes I liked at Mal-Wart or TRU. Mattel stuff is always high-water, usually with a ‘Ken' decal or ‘Barbie' in the print, and frequently, ya see that awful ‘jumpsuit' type outfit of shirt and pants fused together. But the truth of the matter is, it's more fun to sew for the girls !
The other pattern I really want - but stunningly, don't already have - is the one made for Dusty dolls. Since Princess Leia has the same body, I'd really like to try it out. Download service doesn't have that one.
But the whole thing got me thinking. Since part of the Challenge is trying patterns I never sewed before, it'd be a good idea to mark the ones I've tried. So I wafted through the catalog again. Well, that was depressing. It didn't take very many stickers to do that. I have sooo many, never touched. And here I am, lookin' for more. (sigh) I thought my fabric addiction was bad...
At least I lost the auction. At last glance, it was down to two bidders, both newbies who're trying to ‘win' by bidding one dollar at a time. My eBay auction philosophy is to bid my limit and walk away. I lose a lot, but rarely overspend ! And most of the time, I'm glad of both !
Looks like I'm sewing dining area curtains tomorrow. Beloved's planning on making the valence in the Shop, along with the wainscoting. He's determined to use that router every chance he can. I can't complain - I get a much-improved home and it's a lot cheaper than buying ready-made. Plus, it's more of us in it !
