Not Quite the Green Skirt Junkie Lately

Greetings. Well, my steam for the a-line skirt has been interrupted, I guess. I've had headaches in my eyes for a couple weeks, they've worsened over the weekend, and I learned today that I need new glasses. They'll be here in 10 days! Such cute frames! I'll have to post a photo of them. :) At any rate, this is as far as I got on my green summer skirt.

I sort of feel like I should be sewing up something for fall, not summer. But patterns for summer seem to be easier to me for some reason. I was planning on getting these basic patterns down and then using a heavier fabric for all of the seasons. Can it be done? Anyways... about the green skirt.

It fits great in the waist. I love it! I love it when I sit too. Looking at the skirt on the dress form looks terrible in the hips. This is definitely a skirt that I wear a longer shirt with. I have the fit at the waist down. Sandra Betzina says that a gal should have 2" of ease at the hips and when I measured the 16 grade and 18 grade - the 18 calculated better. I don't know though - maybe I need to finish it, wash it and wear it. Then I will know for sure.

Now about the trim. I was also planning on adding a trim, but I'm not into that idea any more. This next photo is what I was thinking about. It's from 1966. I was honoured to receive a box of sewing supplies when my step-grandmother passed away a couple years back. I just think it would be cool to use this trim, but maybe not for this skirt. I should mention here that my whole point of making this skirt is to go with some earrings that my mother-in-law made for me. They are native beading with porcupine needles (I'll post a photo of them too) so I was shooting for a Native American look.

I'd like to use some of the cute stitches on my Kenmore, (flowers and vines are part of Ojibwa and Cherokee art work) since that's a big part of the reason why I chose this machine, but broadcloth needs to be interfaced before embroidering. Right now, do I feel like interfacing a large portion of the skirt? No. What about a cute patch pocket? This might be more realistic. Maybe something like a cargo style pocket? Sigh. Maybe I just need time away from it. Maybe the next step is just to hem it and wear it. I can always come back to it later. Boring? Maybe, but it's an empty canvas. Oh no! What if all I make is canvases? Argh! Baaaah, that's impossible. I'm a crazy woman. I can come up with something to add character.

Gasp - what about those weird little rosettes? Ooo... see, now my juices are flowing.

Seriously though - I might just hem it up and start my dress with princess seams. (Eeek!)

Oh oh oh.... two more things. I was at Barnes and Noble today looking at sewing magazines and found one called "Sew Hip". It's popular in the UK. I have been thinking about getting a subscription to this magazine also. I just want to study the heck out of sewing. Okay, and  I looked at Singers sewing book and was pretty impressed. It has gorgeous photos that made me drool. I might order it one day. It's only $6.50 on half.com right now for a used copy. I could totally live with that!

Sorry I'm all over the place tonight. I better wrap this up. Tomorrow is a new day - I solemnly swear that I, Tawnya Boe, will sew for at least 30 minutes. Heh. Life is good.