Guilt is an Amazing Motivator-Now with Pictures!
Hemming, but no hawing
I did use Dacia Ray's hemming method (thanks for the comments, Dacia). It created
This method worked really well. I think it would have been better if I didn't have to take an astounding 4 inches up on the hem of these pants (hey, they were $10 at the Levi sale). I also ended up doing four stitches evenly around the inside to keep the inside bit up. A more experienced seamstress would have made a neater line.
Wedded Bliss
I love seeing where people are from. Going to England for Chris and Emily's wedding was awesome because meeting Em's family and seeing where she grew up gave me a lot of insight. It was also the best vacation we have ever had. Ever.
To give you an idea of how beautiful it all was, take a look at the church.
and the exit from said church
It was just beautiful.
After the wedding was the awesome and thorough reception. The best part, the dancing.
They had a traditional barn dance with a caller and it was amazing. I'm terrible at following instructions and I'm certain I annoyed many English people along the way, but I was having too much fun to really notice. All I remember is one guy (don't know who) saying "no, to the left first."
We stayed in this beautiful cottage with the other Americans. It led to fun nights.
There may have been beer involved. Reports are sketchy.
In some ways, one of the best nights was the night after the wedding when we went to Morgan St. (their place in London) and ate take out and watched TV with Em and her best friend Helen.
Present!
It's a mark of how awesome my Aunt is that she remembered that I loved Debbie Bliss Wool/cotton and that it was discontinued. Apparently she visited her LYS to find what she could. It worked. I now have
Deep breaths. My hands are absolutely itching to get at this yarn. I just haven't found the right project yet.
It's All in the Model
I've been working on my apron. I need to do the gathers and attach the top and ties, and that's it. What I have now looks something like
I swear he's straight.
I did use Dacia Ray's hemming method (thanks for the comments, Dacia). It created
This method worked really well. I think it would have been better if I didn't have to take an astounding 4 inches up on the hem of these pants (hey, they were $10 at the Levi sale). I also ended up doing four stitches evenly around the inside to keep the inside bit up. A more experienced seamstress would have made a neater line.
Wedded Bliss
I love seeing where people are from. Going to England for Chris and Emily's wedding was awesome because meeting Em's family and seeing where she grew up gave me a lot of insight. It was also the best vacation we have ever had. Ever.
To give you an idea of how beautiful it all was, take a look at the church.
and the exit from said church
It was just beautiful.
After the wedding was the awesome and thorough reception. The best part, the dancing.
They had a traditional barn dance with a caller and it was amazing. I'm terrible at following instructions and I'm certain I annoyed many English people along the way, but I was having too much fun to really notice. All I remember is one guy (don't know who) saying "no, to the left first."
We stayed in this beautiful cottage with the other Americans. It led to fun nights.
There may have been beer involved. Reports are sketchy.
In some ways, one of the best nights was the night after the wedding when we went to Morgan St. (their place in London) and ate take out and watched TV with Em and her best friend Helen.
Present!
It's a mark of how awesome my Aunt is that she remembered that I loved Debbie Bliss Wool/cotton and that it was discontinued. Apparently she visited her LYS to find what she could. It worked. I now have
Deep breaths. My hands are absolutely itching to get at this yarn. I just haven't found the right project yet.
It's All in the Model
I've been working on my apron. I need to do the gathers and attach the top and ties, and that's it. What I have now looks something like
I swear he's straight.
The apron already looks amazing.
Phil should, however,consider a more bbq-type style.
MM Mim
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:15 AM
i love love love the picture of the happy couple exiting the castle...er...i mean...church. it looks like a fairy tale castle wedding.
your apron is lookin' sharp so far. i thought for sure that you would throw your sewing machine off the golden gate bridge after battling the damn bias tape.
by the way...i discovered an easier way to deal with that stuff.
hope you'll be around this week or next...so we can hang out.
Posted by
Cristina |
2:57 PM
Heyyyy where in the uk did you go?
Posted by
Anonymous |
7:11 AM
Hi Beth
Catching up on blogging among other things. The wedding looks lovely. My friend called from England this week, makes me want to go back.
Glad you like the yarn (and your Aunt)
Love
Aunts
PS See you soon!
Posted by
Anonymous |
2:30 PM