"Mom, can I borrow this? (and cut it up) "

A dress I had made a few years back. Cut up from a garment my mom had. Oh! That's one thing that is less great about not living at home, I cannot rummage through maman's closet for clothes. And with my sister having migrated across the ocean, there goes half the clothes I thought ("assumed", "pretended"?) were mine.
I really don't know what to say.
Picturepost are much easier, but I'm sure quite unexciting for anyone.

I should make a food one.

It's my day off, so I should probably buy food at this point (I've only been telling myself that for the past 3 weeks de toute manière..)

two days, 19hrs, Im sucha slow poke

But here it is :)

en bref

What a tiring-exhausting day.
Too much walking, my feet hurt.
Too much wind, my eyes got all watery.
Too many long floats in my fabric, freakin' sliding all over the place.

Three 9:oo-11:oo evenings at Lasalle, and the dress looks dreadful.
Going to have to eat copious amounts of Easter chocolates to make up for this bitter garment-creating disaster.

[sew] Pants for Class

In need of ironing. They have yet to be graded (in the scholastic-mark sense). I'm not a size ten, thus the belted and loose-isity of the garment. Also the flat butt, I could blame it on poorly sewn darts, but alas, its more a question of genetics im afraid.

[ __ ] just a few more days, I tell myself

Last post dating back from beginings-ish of school. I haven't really had the time, nor the energy (mainly the energy), to update this in the least. I'm just so glad I am close to the end (for this semester). I hate that I complain, its at the top of my unbecoming flaws, so Ill make it short:

Having been in school since July, I just need a few weeks to rest my brain. Just 3 more exams to go!

I haven't been making much out-of-school stuff recently.
This blouse I actually quite liked, but then had to take the yoke piece apart and switch it. The end result looked more like a nurse scrub, or a fast food chain uniform.

I'd rather remember it when it still had potential :)




oh the faded pink and the sickly pale skin tones. I really am I need of this recovery time -_-

[sew] The first projects from school

So trough the busy learning and messing up and re-trying s of school, I managed to spit out a few "garments" and numerous numerous patterns (many of which will never blossom into anything at all. just stuck, on paper).

Voici my skirt. Ive also made a plum coloured variation of it, this is just the muslin. May not seem like much, but its my first pattern ever!


(in need of ironing)

and I finished my blouse. Still feel a little nautious every time I look at the tropical punch fabric. The school gave me 5meters worth at the begining of the semester. Had to use it for something, non?

[sew] sewing helper and antibiotics

School is a pain in the ass. Well more a pain in the back. Actually the back pain turned out to be something else, for which I got a 1 week perscription. Those pills are freakin' Huge! I can barely swallow an advil normally, these were quite intimidating in the begining. oh - but I digress.

So school. After sucking away all my money for tuition, and all the materials and books etc, I'm feeling pretty broke. Oh but don't worry, if I can't afford clothes I now can sew up a few rags. With princess seams and blind hems, it will look so much more "expensive".

The classes are good, I do feel I'm learning quite a lot. However, in a very very short amount of time (due to it being an intensive program). It's beaucoup of work, and it builds up, and overwhealming at times.

Spending my upcoming sunday at school, sewing and drafting. :|

But, on to happier stuff!

I got this lovely gift in the mail. Packages that come in the mail :) especially cool when they've been sent from HK.




I present to you : Fashionary


specs and more at fashionary.org

[ __ ] Mounds of Miscellaneous

mini-random post time:

Things to try and accomplish this summer:
-treat my feet nicely. Beginning of last September my feet and tosies looked like they had received a seasonal pass to BlisterWorld, and went religiously every single day of summer. I'll be more careful.

-eat better. (hahahaha, well I'll try)

-not be such a pain in the butt little sister (hahaha, ok no. that one was a joke. As-if. duh, that's my job)

-Try to reduce my anti-social-ness. I'm just bored with everyone these days. bad, bad me.

-Be a good student:
Yep that's right. I start school July 27th, as I'm in the intensive program. oh boy.

Sewings
My mom got me a crazy amount of buttons and string from ValueVillage, along with some lace, zippers and other assorted thinggies.
I realise I'm the only one that gets excited bout these things. But just look at the colours! :)




Well I am off, to go have a picnic in the park with one of my Ashleys.




this bag was made in the Philippines out of recycled juice boxes!