Mango in a Stir-Fry

Recently, I came home to this. It's Mango, onion, and bell peppers stir-fried with some kielbasa. It was yummy! Click on the picture to see it better:

TNT Pattern

Gwen posted about her TNT (that's Tried and True) pattern which is really a pattern for her husband.

I have the same situation. My TNT is not for myself, but for my DH. I have made KwikSew 2417 many times as undies for him. Click on the picture to see the album:

ks 2417

More Thrift Store Finds

Here's a favorite slinky knit dress in black with tiny pink dots all over. I like to wear it with a white top and my pink crocs. I got the dress and top at thrift stores, and paid a good price for the crocs on ebay. Click on the pictures for more details:


Here's another inexpensive outfit. The slinky tank top and the rayon print blouse are from thrift stores, while the skirt is from WalMart:

You get to live ...

I wrote on DH's facebook wall: You get to live.

It means the taxes are done.

Sheesh! What did you think it meant?!?!

Slow Sewing Mojo

My sewing mojo has been very low lately. I finally figured out what was holding me back.

I have a UFO (unfinished object) which has been taking up space for several months. It's KwikSew 2675, which is a pull-over, U-neck, darted, short-sleeved top. I cut it out in 2007, and finally started to assemble it at the beginning of February. What was holding me back was the sense that it was not going to fit me.

Today I stitched the shoulder seams, attached the sleeves, and sewed the side seams. When I put it on, I knew that my intuition was correct. The shoulders are too wide and the bust darts are too high.

I went to my sewing room to find what size I had traced and cut. To my surprise, I had cut the shoulders in the smallest size (for KwikSew, that's Extra-Small), and pivoted out for the chest and hips. Furthermore, the pattern calls for 1/4" seams, and I stitched it with 5/8" seams. That tells me that most KwikSew patterns will not fit my small shoulders.

Then I remembered that 2000 I had made a jacket with KwikSew 2089, and it fits me fine. I also traced and cut that pattern starting with size XS through the neck and shoulders.

Since this current project doesn't fit, I am so "over it" and will donate it to a local thrift store. I have another project cut out that I expect to fit. More news on that later.