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mandie_rwI've got out of the habit of posting here, haven't I? Even reading, really...a lot of my former routines have tapered off, and I still just want to crawl into a nice dark hole somewhere and pull it in after me. Mmff.
But, sewing! I finished Robin's somewhat absurd Great War-era hat in time to give it to her at our stitch-n-bitch this past Sunday. It's wrinkly in places I didn't quite want it to be wrinkly but overall I'm pretty pleased with its absurdity! IMO this picture does not do it justice. ;) You can't capture its bigness in a selfie!
On Sunday I couldn't decide what to sew post-hat, so I started something new - a beach coat from a 1950s Simplicity pattern reprint. I am not particularly a Shore Person, but the Imaginary Boyfriend is rather more of a Shore Person, so I actually had to buy a bathing suit this year, and I needed something a half-step up from an oversized T-shirt for a coverup. (Come on, I've got a reputation to maintain here...)
Said beach coat was roundly mocked at sewing day, but some people just don't understand the fun of becoming extra-crispy when out in the sun all day! Hat, coverup, and SPF...mock me all you want but I have no intention of becoming a lobster in the short term, or an old leather bag in the long term. So nyah.
It's mostly done at this point, just needs a button and the hem finished. I made it of white linen (with contrast facings/pockets/waist tie of blue print cotton), because I had it on hand and because lightweight linen = good in hot weather, and only when it was sewn together did I realize I had made a very meticulously sewn lab coat. Hah. Oops. Hopefully it's a cute lab coat?
We're currently planning to go to Ocean City for the day on Sunday, so I may have pictures after that. Possibly.
But, sewing! I finished Robin's somewhat absurd Great War-era hat in time to give it to her at our stitch-n-bitch this past Sunday. It's wrinkly in places I didn't quite want it to be wrinkly but overall I'm pretty pleased with its absurdity! IMO this picture does not do it justice. ;) You can't capture its bigness in a selfie!
On Sunday I couldn't decide what to sew post-hat, so I started something new - a beach coat from a 1950s Simplicity pattern reprint. I am not particularly a Shore Person, but the Imaginary Boyfriend is rather more of a Shore Person, so I actually had to buy a bathing suit this year, and I needed something a half-step up from an oversized T-shirt for a coverup. (Come on, I've got a reputation to maintain here...)
Said beach coat was roundly mocked at sewing day, but some people just don't understand the fun of becoming extra-crispy when out in the sun all day! Hat, coverup, and SPF...mock me all you want but I have no intention of becoming a lobster in the short term, or an old leather bag in the long term. So nyah.
It's mostly done at this point, just needs a button and the hem finished. I made it of white linen (with contrast facings/pockets/waist tie of blue print cotton), because I had it on hand and because lightweight linen = good in hot weather, and only when it was sewn together did I realize I had made a very meticulously sewn lab coat. Hah. Oops. Hopefully it's a cute lab coat?
We're currently planning to go to Ocean City for the day on Sunday, so I may have pictures after that. Possibly.
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Date: 2018-07-07 06:51 am (UTC)Beach coat sounds like a fantastic idea! And white linen is a wonderful choice, even if it is a bit lab coat-y.
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Date: 2018-07-08 03:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-11 02:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-11 03:07 pm (UTC)And I'm like you - I don't post or even read DW as often I used to, but I always love seeing your updates!