A Yearly Update - Part 3

In Part 1 I crossed off the completed projects and noted that some plans had changed. In Part 2 I identified projects that I don’t care about anymore and made notes on other projects. Here, in Part 3, I’m cleaning it up and posting it for a clear list of things I want/need to do.

1. Dungeon Master Work

        a. Mend jeans – acquire new button

2. Scottish Lass – Buchanan

        a. Brown Skirt

        b. Buchanan Forepart

        c. Buchanan hat x2 - need more brown linen

                i. Seestar – 21” opening

                ii. Me – 23” opening

        d. New bodice - still reversible but modify the pattern to fit better under the arms and over the bust.

3. Swimsuit

        a. Mock up

        b. Make top

        c. Make bottom

        d. Make coverup

4. Bench Covers UFO

        a. Elastic Casings

        b. Elastic

        c. Delivery

5. K Shorts

        a. Cut

        b. Sew

        c. Deliver

6. Sleepy Belly Dancer Sleeves UFO

        a. Sew

        b. Deliver

7. Winter Cape – Gunnar Deatherage Hemlock Cape

        a. Mock up in small scale

        b. Cut fabric

        c. Sew

8. Declic Shirt - Purple Fabric

        a. Modify pattern

        b. Cut

        c. Sew

9. Mermaid

        a. Make net hip scarf

                i. Closure method

                ii. Sew in beads

        b. Make belt? – Woven? Sewn? Sewn and beaded?

        c. Make corset

                i. Modify self-drafted underbust corset for straight top and Chamomile Cincher details

                ii. Sew

                iii. Set latch busk

                iv. Bind

                v. Set grommets

10. Viking Revamp

        a. Make new underdress - currently drawing threads to mark the body of the dress because I couldn't get it lined up right to just draw on the lines.

        b. Make new shirt x2

                i. One white

                ii. One dyed

        c. Dye

                i. Also dye corset laces

                        1. Pirate corset

                        2. Mermaid corset

        d. Make trim - backstrap with a rigid heddle?

        e. Trim shirt and dress

        f. overdress

        g. Overlock pants

        h. Thread elastic in pants - legs and waist

11. Christmas Sock UFO

        a. Back

        b. Lining

        c. Fur trim

        d. Put in gift box

12. Blue Bear UFO

        a. Stitch on nose

        b. Sew up back

        c. Put in gift box

13. Tudoro

        a. Skirt

        b. Forepart

        c. Stays

        d. Sleeves

14. Queen of Roses

        a. Chiton under-layer

        b. Corset – same as Mermaid corset

        c. Skirt

15. Mockups and Evaluations

        a. Solis Button-front Shirt

        b. Chelsea Raglan Shirt

        c. Ash Camisole

        d. Scalloped Camisole

        e. Bra

        f. Jeans

16. Hubby Jeans

        a. Deconstruct originals

        b. Order hardware (zipper, button, etc)

        c. Pattern originals

        d. Repair originals

        e. Reconstruct originals

        f. Sew new jeans

17. Cream Shawl

        a. Sew

        b. Mail

18. Smock Aprons

        a. One for K

        b. Two for me

                i. Smoky Halloween fabric

                ii. Navy blue with yellow flowers from the Log Cabin shop

19. Mother Sewing Fairy

        a. Flower Crown for 22” head

        b. Belt Pouch

        c. Woven belt

20. Bee Skirt UFO

        a. Buttons – the Brother machine isn’t liking the process. Kenmore?

A Yearly Update Part 2

So in Part 1 I crossed off all the work I have done over the last year (which doesn't seem to have amounted to much) and I identified some plans that have since changed. Here I've taken off the completed projects, amended the things highlighted in RED, and made some notes on other projects.

Anything highlighted in GREEN is something that will be removed from the list because I just don't want to make it anymore.

Anything from #29 onward is new!

The Original List:

1. Dungeon Master Work
1. Mend jeans – acquire new button
2. Scottish Lass - Buchanan
1. Brown Skirt
2. Buchanan Forepart
3. Buchanan hat - need more brown linen
4. New bodice - still reversible but modify the pattern to fit better under the arms and over the bust.
3. Swimsuit
1. Mock up
2. Make top
3. Make bottom
4. Make coverup
4. Bench Covers UFO
1. Elastic Casings
2. Elastic
3. Delivery
5. K Shorts
1. Cut
2. Sew
3. Deliver
6. Oleander Dress (Canton fabric)
1. Tape pattern
2. Mock-up bodice
3. Sew dress
7. Sleepy Belly Dancer Sleeves UFO
1. Sew
2. Deliver
8. Winterberry Cape (size 18/20) – This one has changed a little. I’m using a Gunnar Deathrage pattern now, but I need to mock up parts of it to make sure I know how to do those steps. The pattern is already cut.
1. Cut pattern
2. Mock up front slits smaller to make sure I know wtf I’m doing.
3. Cut fabric
4. Determine lining method - Counter-hemmed seams! Chonky but sturdy and won't allow the lining to sag nearly as bad as bagging it. Sets a shape well. Watch out with water around the silk - the dye bleeds! – Because of the different pattern, the lining method is no longer a concern that I have. Still need to be careful with water, though.
5. Sew
9. Declic Shirt - Purple Fabric
1. Modify pattern
2. Cut
3. Sew
10. Mermaid
1. Make net hip scarf
1. Closure method
2. Sew in beads
2. Make top – Unfettered Patterns Tie-Shoulder Tank Top! Perfect, easy, minimal modification, and I finished it last night. No net cover, though. Doesn’t really need it.
1. Chiton-style sleeveless
2. Net cover
3. Make belt? – Woven? Sewn? Sewn and beaded?
4. Make corset
1. Chamomile cincher draft - I no longer think I want to use this pattern. Rather, I would like to modify my own corset pattern to have the features that I liked in the Chamomile pattern. This is due largely to the bodice pattern that I used for the Scottish Lass bodice not fitting properly.
2. Sew
3. Set latch busk
4. Bind
5. Set grommets
11. Viking Revamp
1. Make new underdress - currently drawing threads to mark the body of the dress because I couldn't get it lined up right to just draw on the lines.
2. Make new shirt x2
1. One white
2. One dyed
3. Dye
1. Also dye corset laces
1. Pirate corset
2. Mermaid corset
4. Make trim - backstrap with a rigid heddle?
5. Trim shirt and dress
6. Patch overdress
7. Overlock pants
8. Thread elastic in pants - legs and waist
12. Christmas Sock UFO
1. Back
2. Lining
3. Fur trim
4. Put in gift box
13. 10-gore Skirt
1. Draft
2. Mock up wasit/hips
3. Determine lining/pocket method
4. Sew
14. Blue Bear UFO
1. Stitch on nose
2. Sew up back
3. Put in gift box
15. Tudoro
1. Skirt
2. Forepart
3. Stays
4. Sleeves
16. Queen of Roses
1. Chiton under-layer
2. Corset
3. Skirt
17. UFO Box – I know that this was on the list as a note to reference the box of UFOs, but I did clear that box out and organize the projects into smaller, labeled boxes and it’s awesome.
18. Solis Button-front Shirt – mockup and evaluation
19. Chelsea Raglan Shirt – mockup and evaluation
20. Ash Camisole – mockup and evaluation
21. Scalloped Camisole – mockup and evaluation
22. Dice Bag
23. Bra – mockup and evaluation
24. Jeans – mockup and evaluation
25. Duffel Bag
26. Maker Apron
27. Hubby Jeans
1. Deconstruct originals
2. Order hardware (zipper, button, etc)
3. Pattern originals
4. Repair originals
5. Sew new jeans
28. Cream Shawl
1. Sew
2. Mail
29. Smock Aprons
1. One for K
2. Two for me
1. Smoky Halloween fabric
2. Navy blue with yellow flowers from the Log Cabin shop
30. Bee Skirt UFO
1. Buttons – the Brother machine isn’t liking the process. Kenmore?

 

A Yearly Update - Part 1

Let's look at what I had listed out that needed done last year, mark off what I've done, make notes on any changes, and create a new list to work from this year.

In Part 1, we'll just be marking off what we've already done. Anything highlighted in RED will have notes in Part 2.

The Original List:

1. Dungeon Master Work
1. Finish cloak edges
2. Mend jeans
2. Seestar Work - DONE!!!
1. Bone shaman costume (scheduled for August)
3. Scottish Lasses
1. Bodice/Stomacher (also cut bones for Plague Bodice) - Started July 2023, needed to order bones & tips.
2. Black Skirt
3. Brown Skirt
4. Blue Forepart
5. Buchanan Forepart
6. Blue hat
7. Buchanan hat
4. Swimsuit
1. Mock up
2. Make top
3. Make bottom
5. Plague bodice UFO
1. Set bones
2. Bind
3. Grommets
6. Bench Covers UFO
1. Elastic Casings
2. Elastic
3. Delivery
7. K Shorts
1. Cut
2. Sew
3. Deliver
8. Oleander Dress (Canton fabric)
1. Tape pattern
2. Mock-up bodice
3. Sew dress
9. Sleepy Belly Dancer Sleeves UFO
1. Sew
2. Deliver
10. Winterberry Cape (size 18/20)
1. Cut pattern
2. Cut fabric
3. Determine lining method - Counter-hemmed seams! Chonky but sturdy and won't allow the lining to sag nearly as bad as bagging it. Sets a shape well. Watch out with water around the silk - the dye bleeds!
4. Sew
11. Plague Forepart UFO
1. Sew on last row of hexies and a backing
12. Declic Shirt - Purple Fabric
1. Modify pattern
2. Cut
3. Sew
13. Mermaid
1. Skirt - DONE!!!
1. Press skirt fabric
2. Determine gathering settings on Featherweight - Determined July 2023! Stitch length 10, gather foot set to 6.
3. Sew skirt
4. Hem
2. Make net hip scarf
1. Closure method
2. Sew in beads
3. Make top
1. Chiton-style sleeveless
2. Net cover
4. Make belt?
5. Make corset
1. Chamomile cincher draft
2. Sew
3. Set latch busk
4. Bind
5. Set grommets
14. Viking Revamp
1. Make new underdress
2. Make new shirt
3. Dye
1. Also dye corset laces
1. Pirate corset
2. Mermaid corset
4. Make trim
5. Trim shirt and dress
6. Patch overdress
7. Overlock pants
8. Thread elastic in pants
15. Christmas Sock UFO
1. Back
2. Lining
3. Fur trim
16. 10-gore Skirt
1. Draft
2. Mock up wasit/hips
3. Determine lining/pocket method
4. Sew
17. Blue Bear UFO
1. Stitch on nose
2. Sew up back
18. Tudoro
19. Queen of Roses
20. UFO Box
21. Solis Shirt
22. Chelsea Shirt
23. Ash Camisole
24. Scalloped Camisole
25. Dice Bag
26. Bra
27. Jeans
28. Duffel Bag
29. Maker Apron
30. Coverup
31. Hubby Jeans
1. Deconstruct originals
2. Pattern originals
3. Repair originals
4. Sew new jeans
32. Black Shawl
1. Sew
2. Deliver
33. Cream Shawl
1. Sew
2. Mail

 

Words I Needed to Read

I don't know who wrote this, or when, but I found it on Pinterest and every single word rings true so I'm putting it here where I won't lose it. I hope this person is still having good days.

Yesterday, I spent 60 dollars on groceries, took the bus home,
carried both bags with two good arms back to my studio apartment
and cooked myself dinner.
You and I may have different definitions of a good day.
This week, I paid my rent and my credit card bill,
worked 60 hours between my two jobs, only saw the sun on my cigarette breaks and slept like a rock.
Flossed in the morning,
locked my door,
and remembered to buy eggs.
My mother is proud of me.
It is not the kind of pride she brags about at the golf course.
She doesn't combat topics like, "My daughter got into Yale"
with, "Oh yeah, my daughter remembered to buy eggs"
But she is proud.
See, she remembers what came before this.
The weeks where I forgot how to use my muscles,
how I would stay silent as a thick fog for weeks.
She thought each phone call from an unknown number was the notice of my suicide.
These were the bad days.
My life was a gift that I wanted to return.
My head was a house of leaking faucets and burnt-out lightbulbs.
Depression, is a good lover.
So attentive; has this innate way of making everything about you.
And it is easy to forget that your bedroom is not the world,
That the dark shadows your pain casts is not mood-lighting.
It is easier to stay in this abusive relationship than fix the problems it has created.
Today, I slept in until 10,
cleaned every dish I own,
fought with the bank,
took care of paperwork.
You and I might have different definitions of adulthood.
I don't work for a salary, I didn't graduate from college,
but I don't speak for others anymore,
and I don't regret anything I can't genuinely apologize for.
And my mother is proud of me.
I burned down a house of depression,
I painted over murals of greyscale,
and it was hard to rewrite my life into one I wanted to live
But today, I want to live.
I didn't salivate over sharp knives,
or envy the boy who tossed himself off the Brooklyn bridge.
I just cleaned my bathroom,
did the laundry,
called my brother.
Told him, "It was a good day."

Links to things I need

 Boxes: Amazon.com : SAI Premium White Corrugated Literature Box Mailer Pack of 10-12x10x4 Inches. Cardboard Shipping Boxes and Great Gift Packaging Boxes : Office Products

Dry erase sticky label: https://www.amazon.com/Sticky-Reusable-Sticker-Surface-Workplace/dp/B09XD8V1MG/ref=sr_1_17?hvadid=410003325599&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9026903&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=8678454381582233146&hvtargid=kwd-12188376363&hydadcr=24657_11410751&keywords=dry%2Berase%2Bstickers&qid=1707165993&sr=8-17&th=1

Magnetic Stirrer: https://www.amazon.com/WEST-TUNE-Magnetic-Stirring-Capacity/dp/B0BVVJDYCY/ref=sr_1_8?crid=287U57AWJC40T&keywords=magnetic%2Bstirrer&qid=1706908727&s=industrial&sprefix=magnetic%2Bstirrer%2Cindustrial%2C120&sr=1-8&th=1

Shorts for under skirts/dresses: https://snagtights.us/products/stay-cool-chub-rub-shorts-builders-tea?variant=11292694609967

Corset Bones: https://corsetmaking.com/continuous-white-steel-boning-14-10-yard-roll.html

Corset Bone Tips: https://corsetmaking.com/boning-tips-14-by-the-dozen.html

Silk Scarf for hair: https://www.dharmatrading.com/scarves/silk/stone-sand-wash-crepe-de-chine-165mm-scarves.html?lnav=scarves_silk.html