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I've moved into my new house!!! Still no time for proper blogging though - or any sewing! - so here's another quick peek (spoiler: it's been mostly packing/unpacking)
I'm buying a house! Which means I still have no time to blog, so here's another quick update:
I haven't had time to blog, so here are a few highlights from my month:
If you're reading this blog, you probably know exactly what I'm talking about. With new patterns come new levels of tedium: tracing the pattern out, cutting the pattern pieces out, tracing it out (again) onto the toile fabric, cutting it out (again!), and then figuring out the quirks of that pattern... only to have to trace it out yet again (onto the fashion fabric) and cut it out one last time before you can get to the relaxing, fun part of actually sewing the garment together
So it's halfway through the year and I'm not nearly even halfway to my Project Frocktober goal. I got delayed procrastinating about my polka dot dress, which is ridiculous, because it's just a cheap polycotton print (literally around $5/m).
I recently started crocheting a new blanket - and I'm actually following a pattern! (Mostly)
Oh my gosh, it's the last day of April and I feel like I haven't sewn in months, when really, it's only been three weeks.
Instead, I've been crocheting. Mostly a chevron blanket (!!!) but I've also recently started a pouch for WIRES, to keep rescued joeys warm over winter.
In case you've seen my Instagram account and were wondering what #projectFrocktober is all about, I thought I should add a quick explanatory post.
Even though it seems like every craft blogger out there has a tutorial on a gathered skirt, mine has two subtle but handy differences: my skirt has pockets, and those pockets have French seams!
I'm not really sure if this is truly a DIY or more of a hack, but either way, here goes...
I've been trawling the interwebs looking for an existing pattern for this garment, and have learned that this lovely cardigan style is actually better known as a waterfall cardigan. What a lovely and elegant name! I've also seen them called wrap cardigans, but that's kind of boring, so let's go with waterfall, shall we?
