Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures
So, I'm feeling slightly desperate.
My brother is getting married in, oh, 19 days, and I need something to wear. Now, I'm not in the official wedding party, so clothing will not be provided for me. However, it would probably be wise for me to wear something even slightly close to the bride's chosen wedding colors for the sake of the photographs (and because everyone else will be doing it and the last thing anyone wants is to stick out in someone else's wedding pictures). Plus, new skirts are always fun. Unfortunately, there is not much in this town in the way of skirts in hot pink, bright orange, or scarlet. There's not even much remotely close to those colors. I have literally been to every store in Muncie (which, granted, isn't much) at least two times, but have still had no luck.
So it comes down to this:
This is the sewing machine Blake got me for Christmas. It's a Kenmore Mini Ultra, and so far as I can tell, it works great. I have only used it a few times -- once to hem some pants and once to sew some pillows. I have big plans for many projects (ask me later about the quilt I'm envisioning), but mostly I just get intimidated.
There are a few out there who know first-hand that my sewing skills are, shall we say, lacking. My mom knows this (who made me unstitch and redo just about everything I sewed). So does my high school sewing teacher (who also made me unstitch and redo just about everything I sewed). Some (like myself) might argue that they are non-existent.
But I am hopeful (and by "hopeful," I'm pretty sure I mean "desperate"). Yesterday after work I spent just over an hour in JoAnn Fabrics scoping out my options. I found a pattern for a skirt that looks simple and elegant. I found some fabric that should work as far as wedding colors go (it's kind of a peachy salmon color) along with some offsetting trim (cream). I purchased all the necessary notions (thread, zipper, twill tape, hook and eye), and some interfacing. All I need now is to remember my sewing vocabulary and to dig up that barrel of confidence I know is hiding somewhere deep inside me (it's probably hiding next to the basic sewing skills I learned once upon a time, so while I'm searching for the confidence, I'll grab those as well).
In the end, this is what I hope to produce:
Wish me luck. Or maybe you just start praying for me.
My brother is getting married in, oh, 19 days, and I need something to wear. Now, I'm not in the official wedding party, so clothing will not be provided for me. However, it would probably be wise for me to wear something even slightly close to the bride's chosen wedding colors for the sake of the photographs (and because everyone else will be doing it and the last thing anyone wants is to stick out in someone else's wedding pictures). Plus, new skirts are always fun. Unfortunately, there is not much in this town in the way of skirts in hot pink, bright orange, or scarlet. There's not even much remotely close to those colors. I have literally been to every store in Muncie (which, granted, isn't much) at least two times, but have still had no luck.
So it comes down to this:
This is the sewing machine Blake got me for Christmas. It's a Kenmore Mini Ultra, and so far as I can tell, it works great. I have only used it a few times -- once to hem some pants and once to sew some pillows. I have big plans for many projects (ask me later about the quilt I'm envisioning), but mostly I just get intimidated.
There are a few out there who know first-hand that my sewing skills are, shall we say, lacking. My mom knows this (who made me unstitch and redo just about everything I sewed). So does my high school sewing teacher (who also made me unstitch and redo just about everything I sewed). Some (like myself) might argue that they are non-existent.
But I am hopeful (and by "hopeful," I'm pretty sure I mean "desperate"). Yesterday after work I spent just over an hour in JoAnn Fabrics scoping out my options. I found a pattern for a skirt that looks simple and elegant. I found some fabric that should work as far as wedding colors go (it's kind of a peachy salmon color) along with some offsetting trim (cream). I purchased all the necessary notions (thread, zipper, twill tape, hook and eye), and some interfacing. All I need now is to remember my sewing vocabulary and to dig up that barrel of confidence I know is hiding somewhere deep inside me (it's probably hiding next to the basic sewing skills I learned once upon a time, so while I'm searching for the confidence, I'll grab those as well).
In the end, this is what I hope to produce:
Wish me luck. Or maybe you just start praying for me.
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You can do it, Lindsay!!! Just go slow and take deep breaths (to relax you and keep sane). The colors sound real pretty. I'm still nervous when I sew but I love it when I've accomplished it! It's a real morale booster.
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