Can't Look at Code So Let's Focus on More Fun Things...

I'm taking a break from my blog coding woes right now and decided that I would rather talk about my sewing aspirations. You see, I learned how to use a sewing machine from my mother when I was a wee little thing. However, I had a tendency of starting projects with great enthusiasm but never really completing them.

I want to change that.

So. I studied a few sewing books and tried my hand at the handmade clothes craze that's sweeping up the DIY world. My results have been lackluster at best.

I had these lovely wool fabrics that I wanted to use before the weather turned too balmy (turns out I had nothing to worry about. It's now April and gusts of icy winds are blowing the cherry blossoms every which way). I basically made up a pattern and this is what I ended up with:

Here is a detail shot of the flower that took me forever and a half to make. I think it's rather preppy-chic and very cute, but the husband thinks it looks too 1970s.

Undaunted, I attempted clothes project number two. This time I envisioned a flirty spring blouse with ruffled sleeves. I had a small bit of peach cloth that my mom had sent me and figured it would be good practice. Again, I made up a pattern and out of sheer laziness, decided to extend the bias tape (which I made myself, I might add -- no wonder I was so lazy afterward because making the bias tape was some serious work) so that the blouse could be tied instead of buttoned. Here it is.

And the back view:

The husband dubbed this one "Girl, Interrupted". Much wittier than my "2008 Hospital Garb Collection".

Clothes Project Number Three is stewing in my mind right now. I will keep you posted.