I finally got around to putting up my punk dress on Craftster. This one:
In other sewing news, I adapted a crayon roll tutorial to make a hair accessories holder for my dear friend April. It sorta rolls shut and ties with a ribbon, and I put a wee pocket on the front for no good reason.
Fortunately the photos are small enough you can’t see my wonky topstitching. Topstitching is like the scones of the sewing world - not hard in theory, but sublime if perfect and unpleasant if not, and the mark of a fine cook where fancier dishes can be fudged and disguised with bits of herbs and such.
For my other friend (for I have two!) I made a reversible tote bag, with a girly side and a geeky side. The girly side had a flower and swirly embroidery, and the geeky side had an embroidered quote from the X-Files… namely “I’m in love with Assistant Director Skinner”, which is funnier in context. Sadly I finished that one about four minutes before the friend showed up to collect it, so I didn’t get photos: it did put me on a bit of a tote bag kick though, so I have another one half cut out. Goodness knows I could use them - the weird Plunket ones I got given at an expo have the consistency of cheap fusible webbing and can’t be trusted with so much as a bag of chocolate chips. Neither can Helpdesk Man, but he has more tensile strength.
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