Thursday, June 28, 2018

Need a Diversion?


It just keeps coming.

Maybe you're weary from reading the news, hoarse from calling all the legislators, or tired out from hitting the pavement.

Sometimes you have to rest so that you can keep fighting over the long haul.

Riverdale to the rescue, friends. A 90210/Scooby Doo/Dynasty mash-up. My daughter and I are becoming embarrassingly invested in the characters. (Our favorite is Cheryl.)

Hey, at least we're not doing jingle-jangle.


Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Endless Summer #2




What happened to Endless Summer #1? I made it one size too big, so now I have a lovely double-gauze night shirt squished under my pillow.

This version is a size 39 (based on finished bust measurement), sewn from a black pin tuck voile that I bought at a local fabric store. I think it might be Robert Kaufman.



The leggings are the new-ish Pants No. 2 pattern from 100 Acts of Sewing, in an Art Gallery knit.

I wore this to my semi-annual one-on-one with the head of my organization (that's my boss's boss).  In my past lives this never would have flown as a work outfit, but I've seen her wear tunics and leggings with shiny metallic Fluevogs to work so I felt emboldened.

Tunics and leggings at work? Yay or nay?


Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Jalie 3880




It's been a while. I've been sewing but not blogging, mostly because I really do not enjoy posing in front of a tripod.

So it's back to selfies, this time at work and with a fancy-to-me phone.

This is Jalie 3880, one of their new patterns. It looks vaguely Japonesque or vaguely medical, depending on pose and choice of fabric. This is a drapey knit from Marcy Tilton. (The pattern specifies a "fluid knit with nice drape" but I think that it could look Jil Sander-y and sculptural in a ponte.)

The deep armholes are flattering and a nifty facing covers what needs to be covered. I'm tempted to take this silhouette up a notch and try A Verb for Keeping Warm's Uptown Top.

And speaking of Verb, tomorrow it's supposed to be 100 here so I'll be breaking out (and photographing) the Endless Summer Tunic I made last month.

Stay cool, people. And I mean literally.