Now Playing: "Dead or Alive"- Bon Jovi, local radio, and kind of how I feel...
Current Mood : Indolent
Current Image : Soon-to-be Kira, in the shoes (good), panties (not good) and prototype harem blouse (not right) I made. (sigh) Back to the drawing board !
Finally got off my butt and re-measured the soon-to-be-Kira Aurora doll for Doll Shop Deluxe. Printed out a new version of the ‘harem' costume for Jasmine, but I haven't sewn it yet. Man, some of my measurements were waaaay off. If I remember right, nothing I made those dolls initially fit, and some of the patterns created were... warped or something, it was like some of the numbers were so off, they affected other measurements, so the resulting pattern printed like a Mobius strip, defying dimensional reasoning. I just knew I measured everything correctly, so I tweaked random numbers until things mostly fit. All because of a cruddy tape measure. I'm surprised what I sewed, ill-fitting as it was, turned out as well as it did. Here's hoping the new printouts sew up better !
I have to confess here how lazy I've been. I have a really expensive software pattern generator. I have more fabric than yer average Mal-Wart. Especially these days, as many of ‘em are closing their fabric sections. I probably have enough thread to sew the continents back together, and enough needles and pins for an acupuncturist's mobile office. So, what have I been doing with this largesse ? Have I been expanding my skills, and improving my self esteem ? Seeking new solutions to old problems ? Designing something new and original and delightful ?
Oh, heck naw. I've been on eBay, trying to find Jasmine's costume, so I can buy it instead of make one. Only reason I'm still gonna make one is because the ones I've found have been too expensive. (sigh) I'm so lazy...
While I had Kira-Aurora around, I played a bit with the shoes. I'd just put them on her for fittings before, so her feet weren't really seated in them well. Amazingly, she can stand unassisted in them ! She is, in the picture ! That makes me happy - that my shoes are well-made enough that they don't interfere with the doll's stance. She's as good as barefoot ! I also checked for staining. None yet, but the next pair of black shoes I make, I'm gonna use a white lining, not the same black fabric inside and out !
Joined craftster.com yesterday - it's a nice group. Someone had a question about My Size Barbies, so you know I had to weigh in ! Tons of craft patterns and ideas over there - thanks for the heads-up, Michelle ! Hope I see you there sometime.
