It is HOT outside. H. O. T. Africa Hot!! So I decided to stay inside and make something.
I've been following http://craftgossip.com/ which is like crack for artists of all kinds. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't see something I'd like to make.
This at MADE, particularly caught my eye. http://www.dana-made-it.com/2010/06/beach-towel-dress.html
So, despite being a novice at sewing, I attempted this, because well, the supplies were cheap and the product, if it turned out, would be very useful on my vacation.
It took me a while to get the shirring down. I had to send Anna back to Hellmart to get more elastic thread. I had bought some last week, but the worker in the sewing department for allegedly 20 years, told Anna today they had never carried the stuff. Thanks to the iPhone, I was able to pinpoint the item and Anna got it. (Steve rocks again.)
So, with new supplies in hand and a few ruined pieces under my belt, I poured a glass of wine, put on Bob Marley and all of sudden, all my shirring was even and straight.
I completed one for me.
And a matching one for Camille.
So, now I'm relaxing even more...and knitting, something I'm much better at than sewing. And I'm still inside, until it cools off. Which ought to be...well, November.
