Wednesday, May 18, 2011

5 Pants in 5 Weeks

ARGHHHH!  I can't sew anymore - what was I thinking?
My house is a mess.  There are stacks of things waiting to put away on every horizontal surface (except the grand piano, duh).  And there is dirt everywhere; real dirt, not pretend "oh, don't look at my house it's such a mess" dirt.  We ate out for 4 days until I finally bought groceries.  My bedding plants are still in their little plastic squares drying out.

Why? Because I'm sewing, yes I am.  I had forgotten how sewing takes over my whole life and I can't think of anything until the project is finished.  I almost forgot about Mother's Day and I'm the mother, for crying out loud.

And here's the best part.  My sewing now officially stinks. I've sewn 4 out of 5 pants so far.  I've altered the pattern 3 times and need to do it again.  Each time the pants fit wrong and I think I can fix it.  The last pair were close, but no cigar.  I've changed the leg 3 times and now need to create a facing, as hemming is no longer a possibility as I have hacked off any hope of a hem.  When I'm done the next pair, I need to go back and completely remake the first pair.

Sometime before I die there will be a picture on this blog of the 5 pairs of pants I made that fit me perfectly.  I swear.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It's so good to read your honest and open blogs. Glad to know I am not the only one who gets caught up in a project and lets the house and meals go to pot! Admire your commitment to be real, helps us all be more real too. Love ya! Jacki