1. GO AWAY GUSTAV. (or at least make up your mind so that we can all plan our lives accordingly!!!!!)
2. GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!! (in 40 minutes.)
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More on the mini-wardrobe
So, we all know men hate to shop. I’ve decided it’s because they hate to try-on. And, I’ve discovered over the past few weeks that they hate to be measured or fitted. So, I had to come up with someway to actually make these clothes fit my dear hubby. Here’s my solution:
That’s right. I pulled out one of his RTW T shirts and matched the pattern pieces to it. (I used one of his undershirts because they are more form-fitting than, say, his Jimmy Buffett T-shirt.
This started with Kwik Sew 3570 . The finished garment measurements were waaaaay out of wack with the body measurements and DH was at work. So, I laid the pattern piece on the shirt and compared. What did I find. The finished measurements were wrong. I was able to retrace the pieces before I ever cut my fleece. Whew!
On the raglan tee (the PJ pattern that I modified into a very cool T), I also used this method. I confirmed the size and was able to use the RTW shirt to shorten the sleeve.
My Man in Blue
Here’s my mini-wardrobe entry for PR. I’ve called it “My Man in Blue”, even though my man in blue wears a brown uniform most of the time. (Local sheriff’s office, not those delivery guys.) Anyway, I think he looks nice in blue, so I’ve created him a fun weekend wardrobe. (Besides, he wouldn’t let me do a purple and gold wardrobe–darn Arkansan!)
The requirements were 4 pieces, 3 colors, 4 outfits. Here are the outfits:
McCalls 4518 unbuttoned over McCalls 5282 with Jalie 977 Pants
McCalls 5282 with Jalie 977 Pants (Unzipped to shorts)
McCalls 4518 with Jalie 977 Pants (unzipped to shorts)
KwikSew 3570 with Jalie 977 pants
Did you hear the one about the pears…
Look what my sweet babies brought in for me Tuesday night. They “were just lying on the ground Mommy”.
You can stop laughing now. Really.
Some Vintage Fun!
I got to raid my grandmother’s stash. Here are some goodies I picked up:
The oldest is from 1966. I can’t find a date on the newest one (I’m thinking it’s that Butterick on the top row of the bottom picture) but it’s probably late 70s, early 80s. The are all size 12 or a combo including size 12, so they will all fit me!!! (For my non-sewing friends–pattern sizes are much different than Ready-to-Wear. )
I picked all of them for 1 of 2 reasons:
1. They have excellent construction and fitting instructions. Or
2. They are back in style (or I can make slight changes so that they are). What’s up with that?
Up this week…
This week’s to do list:
1. Jalie pants to finish the PR mini-wardrobe contest entry.
2. 3 sweet jumpers and jon-jons for a customer
3. Recover the dining room chairs. Yeah! I finally found something I liked!
4. Finish my great orange coat.
…all while rangling the Little Man. He’s school doesn’t start until Friday.