and a total switching of gears

[mandie_rw]

1950s! I decided to spend most of my day today pretending I have no homework, and so did some poking through my vintage patterns and fabric stash to see if I could decide what to make for the vintage tea we're having in December.

I was originally thinking of using one of the many "plaiditudes" I bought end of last winter from work (nice weight cotton flannel) or a wool, but then I came across a piece of plaid taffeta I bought some time in the past year in one of those FabricMart sales. It's a somewhat obnoxious Christmas-y plaid - bright red and green, and I'd originally thought 1860s for it, but they only had a 3 yard piece left, that I took anyway (because who can pass up cheap silk taffeta? Not me, apparently), because hey, could work for vintage!

Naturally, the pattern I wanted to use it for, V8768, calls for 4 yards, and I had just a smidge over 3. Who follows pattern layouts anyway, amirite? So I cut the pattern tissue, laid the pieces out on the fabric, squinted, and said..."eh, probably. Might need some piecing, but..." You might not have noticed, but I am unfazed by piecing...

(It's brighter in person...)

Three pieces to be pieced, exactly. Not too bad. I'm doing the joining of pieces by hand, because it's me and I want to. xD Made sure to at least get that big skirt piece in one, so the joins aren't too big!

Comments

[danabren]

And sometimes if you are fortunate, you have customers like me who say things like "Excuse me, there is a line behind you."

Because fuck those people.

[mandie_rw]

We SO appreciate the customers who say what we can't! Although one time one customer almost got into a fight with another over something like that...sadly I did not witness that firsthand! Customers be CRAY-CRAY.