Sew, some news

So... I'm engaged!! Pat asked me to marry him on Christmas Eve and it was the most romantic night ever. He picked out the most perfect ring (all by himself), got down on one knee and made me cry! Pat is the best thing to ever happen to me and I can't wait to spend the rest of our lives together.


A couple of other, minor events (in descending order):
-We're planning a DIY engagement party next month at our town hall with a band and homemade decorations :D
- I picked up some more editing work from a Melbourne publisher!!
- I was at a party with The Doctor from Frenzal Rhomb on Australia Day and we were on Triple J!
- Pat got a new second hand car!
- I got promoted to manager at a store in Forest Hill. I've applied for some radical more-relevant jobs recently and I have my heart set on one, but Pat says I shouldn't get excited too soon.
- We saw The Bouncing Souls, but didn't get to stick around for long.
-  We went to Tathra for a long weekend over my birthday in October :D. It was where my family would go for holidays when I was little.
- I have written half the content for my professional website. Soon this blog is going to be flooded with links!! Woohoo yay!
- We put blinds up in our flat (this in only worth mentioning because our cat loves "hiding" behind them and does this crazy eyes thing if you peek around at her. Which I do. All the time).
- I joined a gym but haven't been since causing a tiny, accidental disruption during a Pilates class.

And I made an incredible dress, a totally amazing dress! (And totally copied from a by Princess Highway dress that was available through Dangerfield late last year) But all the photos I have of me wearing it are unbelievably unflattering so they will not be making an appearance here.

Princess Highway Sunny Girl dress

And I've finally decided on a handbag design. After spending six months trawling for a good looking bowler bag I've gone in a completely different direction and will be making something along the lines of a Lux De Ville bag mashed together with something a little more me (read: a DIY attempt cobbled together from various How Tos).

Hope to make and post more soon but there's so much to do!

Easy as

I have issues with leggings. I wear them as pants. Yes, loud and proud. My problem is that, as I have to buy the longest pair available, they are much too big around the waist.

It only recently occurred to me that taking the seams in actually only takes two quick lines of sewing with a serger. Duh. So dumb.

Two seconds later my leggings not only fit a bit better BUT THEY ALSO STAY UP. It's wonderful. It's even more wonderful than the first moment that I realised that leggings make comfy pants.


(This would also totally work with a zigzag stitch, if you don't have a serger.)

Polka polka (dot)

This is the second dress that I can cross off my list! I bought this cute fabric thinking I would make a dress with it, and I knew that I wanted a flare to the skirt in 50s style. But I had no pattern so I couldn't do this until I had figured out my sloper. With that done, this dress only took a few hours (including drafting a cap sleeve).

1940s style french floral dress

It may seem like I've been idle for a month, but that's not true! Not really true, anyway. I've finished two projects from the list in my last post. Tomorrow I'll show you another dress, but today here are some photos of the 1940s style french floral dress I made in that gorgeous fabric. I wore it to my friend's hens night with bright pink lipstick and black shoes.

Exemplary bow tying skillz