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June 26, 2009
I drink your Milkshake, I drink it up!
I've been without a functioning f key on my laptop for 11 days. I can no longer type my favorite bad word. I'm forced to copy and paste the letter that comes between E and G each time I need to use it. MUCK YOU sounds so neutered and unproductive.
I exhausted myself knitting all those baby socks (Sock number Nine is on the needles for those tallying the crazy) and decided I needed a break. Something more instant gratification-y, something I could wear, something that would cause 1st degree burns and poking oneself with sharp needles. And it should take about an hour according to the package.
Well I'm here to tell you 312 hours later, 3 waistbands, plus some minor burns, and a scant few wounds from incompetence errant straight pins, I made something.
And it fits! Please no histrionics, sewing is in no danger of stealing me from knitting. I've knit 9 socks since I sewed the first stitch in little skirt. Released two knitting patterns, visited two yarn stores and watched One Daniel Day Lewis latest epic movie (and I have no problems dropping my avorite f bomb while hiding my head behind a dinner napkin) . But I am a little bedeviled by Weekend Sewing. It's a sickness.
In the background my cotton grows and grows. I had to raise the Aerogarden hood because the Nankeen variety is nearly touching the lights.
When Nankeen sprouted it looked remarkably like a mohawk, or a middle finger. Of course I could be managing the stress of being without my favorite word by finding its cousin in unlikely places.
The Red foliated cotton on the other hand chooses to show its rebellion in other ways. With a third leaf that looks nothing like its brothers. This little deviant has been listening to too much Morrissey or Siouxsie and the Banshees.
What can I say? It's great sewing music, Mother Muckers.
Posted by Michelle at June 26, 2009 11:22 AM
Comments
The skirt is darling. And I am with you on the "easy sew" stuff. I am trying pajama pants for the kids. Only an hour took me three just to get the pieces together. I have yet to do the waistband. My next task is a quilt for my bed! And of course a gorgeous throw to knit along.
BTW - I have the same favorite bad word. Don't know what I would do without it. :)
Posted by: Lissa at June 26, 2009 12:36 PM
"Muck you" ha ha ha! And good for you for mucking (with an m) through and making something that fits.
Posted by: Kuky at June 26, 2009 01:02 PM
The skirt looks great! I've been meaning to whip up a sheathe dress, although the "whipping" part might not be what I'm thinking. Sewing is faster than knitting usually.
Muck you. It sounds positively green.
Posted by: Carrie K at June 26, 2009 01:35 PM
"Mother Muckers!" LOL
Congrats on the 3times waistbanded skirt. I have never, ever managed to make a skirt with an accurately fitting waistband, EVER! I always make my skirts at least 3 sizes too big or unable to be worn above mid-thigh. Thank the gods for safety pins!
Posted by: Kruse at June 26, 2009 02:14 PM
Very cute skirt!
Muck may have to be my new favorite curse- though theres something that just feels so good about saying the other...
Posted by: mindy at June 26, 2009 05:38 PM
Cute skirt!
I'm definitely with you on the slow sewing. Oi. But it's still faster and more functional (or should I say munctional?) than knitting for certain things, eh, and now I've become a little more confident about it I'm a bit faster and not so fussy...kind of like I was with the knitting thing. The washing, ironing & cutting out fabric and pattern take the bulk of the time, definitely.
Also with you on Weekend Sewing, goddamn I love that book. I'm going to adapt the baby kimono to a baby bathrobe later today (fingers crossed), but I've already made the trapeze sundress, the summer blouse, and the pajama bottoms, and have the pieces cut out for the kimono dress.
Posted by: Wendy at June 26, 2009 05:56 PM
My former employment made it necessary for me to use all sorts of f-bomb euphemisms, I think "Monkey Plucker" was in frequent rotation!
Very cute skirt! I saw a wonderful pattern for converting vintage pillowcases to tank tops, but I probably won't pull the sewing machine out until winter. :(
Posted by: Kath at June 26, 2009 08:45 PM
bedeviled. har.
Posted by: Heidi at June 26, 2009 08:59 PM
There will be blood reference ftw!
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE! *slap*
Posted by: Didi B at June 27, 2009 06:15 PM
Nice job on that skirt! It looks very summer apropo.
Pardon me while I geek out on your plants: The third leaf is the first "true" leaf - all subsequent ones will look like these. The first two are called cotyledons, and are formed from the two halves of the seed when it splits and sends out a root. Kind of like the yolk in a bird's egg feeds the developing chick, this gives the plant some instant energy gathering power to use to form real leaves.
Posted by: lyssa at June 27, 2009 08:08 PM
Nice skirt! I'll bet the next one will be much easier!
Very cool that you are growing cotton!
Posted by: Aponi at June 28, 2009 08:25 AM
Okay... we've got to work on your speedy sewing skills.
Even if it did take forever - it looks great! :)
Posted by: Erin at June 30, 2009 05:39 PM