Astrogirl

I do have some sewing going on.

Not the most wonderful picture, and I messed with levels so that you could see *some* detail. There was really none with the light in there. I’m on a roll of crappy pictures, which is why it’s on the dress form and not on me.

It’s a [...]

So, I made these leggings:

from Kwik-Sew 3455.

These were a snap to make, and I think I will do another pair. These are a tiny bit too big, and I think I’ll increase the seam allowance and trim when I am done.

These are swimsuit fabric, and I have some swimsuit fabric that looks like the [...]

So, I made a skirt. The fabric is something I picked up for very little at a church bazaar while visiting St. Louis. As it turns out, I also picked up a red invisible zipper at an estate sale later the same day. I bought a cigar box of zippers, and I [...]

My sewing machine part came, and it’s far higher quality than what it replaced. The old shuttle hook had plastic parts, and this one is all metal.

Instead of talking extensively about the projects, I’m going to link to my Flickr stream. I’d probably say the same stuff here anyway. Click on the [...]

View A, the playsuit, is really high-waisted, so there’d be a lot of midriff showing if I just used the bodice. Since that is not what I’m going for, I took the pieces for the bodice, copied and extended it down. The fit is good, but I’m a little disappointed with the crappiness [...]

I have been sewing, but I’ve been too busy to deal with the pictures. Since the projects aren’t on flickr, they aren’t appearing here yet. I’ve decided to forge ahead, because I might not photograph the finished item for weeks.

I used this pattern to make a halter top from a striped knit using [...]

This came in the mail on Friday or Saturday.

Wow.

I’ve added a new critter to the menagerie on the guest bed. He’s not as interesting as I hoped. I mean, I still like him and all, but I thought he would turn out differently.

Front View

Back View

I think I’ll make a critter this weekend. It doesn’t use up much of my stash, but I’m tired of dealing with patterns and clothes. I have patterns for critters, but they are small pieces.

So, it’s Kwik-Sew 2947:

This was total cake to make. It would have been faster if I weren’t dealing [...]