Current Mood : Pleased.
Current Image Notes : Yup, this is the same faux-Snuggie that Charlotte modeled yesterday. Maybe a quarter-inch more fabric at the bottom, and it'll fit Kens without any other alterations. Cooool !
Another dismal day. We had a heckuva storm last night - lightning and thunder and fierce winds woke me up several times. Now it's just grey and bleh, and our yard's a marsh again. Perfect sleeping weather. I slept in a bit, which gave Dearest Son and Beloved Hubby some guy-time, and Beloved was ready for a nap right after breakfast.
While he slept, I cleaned up the creative mess of yesterday. By coincidence, the armhole circles I cut from the Snuggie flannel landed next to a seam-ripper I'd been thinking of either trashing or keeping at my desk. The cap is missing, and I've scratched myself against open seam-rippers in the past. Covering the sharp parts with tape led to some discoloration, maybe it's rust or something similar. I was about to trash it when I saw it by the circles. Hmmm.
A few minutes later, I had a pink starred flannel seam ripper blade cover. Yup, I just sewed ‘em together, turned ‘em right side out, Fray-checked the bottom edges. It looks sort of like a mitten. If I were more ornate in my designs, I'd add lace or elastic to the bottom, but this is enough. Looks better than a cap eraser, and works well. Of course, I can't tug on it too forcefully, or the blade will poke or tear through, but for now, this works. And I used all of the buffalo again !
And my soon-to-be Kira Xanadu doll will be on her way to Chez Insanity Monday. Robin wrote that she already got the money order, and she'll soon sell off some more stuff. Ya'll know me, I'm hoping for books or big props ! She's been so nice, I hope I get to deal with her again.
Oh, and Uncle offered me his mother's sewing machine, in anticipation of his move. He's not sure of what model or how old it is, or even if it still works, but he'd like to think someone's using it, so I'm welcome to pass it along if I can't use it. He says it's a Singer, so I'd like to check it out, although I have no idea how I'd use it. DFIL was saying one day he'd like to learn to sew, so I may offer it - and what few lessons I can offer - to him, once I know it works. So, we'll see. It's kind of exciting.
Beloved also took another go at the patch for his AirSoft group. The new one is very nice, clean and simple, and evocative of everything from Atari to NASA to Robotech. He's getting quite good at digitizing. After running it through Ambassador, I did a test stitch-out, and it came out quite well - we just need to tweak the lettering a bit. He's very pleased, so I feel good, too.
Now, I just need to start one or six of the three or four thousand projects I have on a warehouse full of back burners...
