less whiny
Feb. 26th, 2013 08:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elizabeth_mnStays again: I trimmed the boning down 1/2" at the armholes and 1" at the front neckline. It was way less of a drag than I had anticipated, and doing it reminded me why I sew: for fun! It's my hobby and I constantly lose sight of that. I only do a few events a year so it's not just the dress-up part that I enjoy; it's the making.
I spent yesterday sewing some new couch pillows. My floral embroidered pillow deteriorated long ago, and I've been unwilling to part with the shreds for emotional reasons. The orange dupioni one was in bad shape, too. It was getting me down, and now the room looks tidier and fresher. I used this blue stylized floral fabric and one of it's brown coordinates, and I made a third pillow with a piece of vintage table runner I've had for ages.
Also, I am so over feather/down inserts. I got sick of the feathers always poking through (and I lined with feather-proof cotton, but they still came through the seams). The poly ones are so springy and nice! I know polyester is forever, and my inner environmentalist-guilt is taking a hit, but they just work better.
Today I really need to get back to the stays binding. No more distractions!
I spent yesterday sewing some new couch pillows. My floral embroidered pillow deteriorated long ago, and I've been unwilling to part with the shreds for emotional reasons. The orange dupioni one was in bad shape, too. It was getting me down, and now the room looks tidier and fresher. I used this blue stylized floral fabric and one of it's brown coordinates, and I made a third pillow with a piece of vintage table runner I've had for ages.
Also, I am so over feather/down inserts. I got sick of the feathers always poking through (and I lined with feather-proof cotton, but they still came through the seams). The poly ones are so springy and nice! I know polyester is forever, and my inner environmentalist-guilt is taking a hit, but they just work better.
Today I really need to get back to the stays binding. No more distractions!
