I’m running up against a deadline here, and I’m not sure I’ll make it! A certain little Bug is having a birthday soon, and I promised myself I’d get her dolly to her on time. Because the Bug lives in Europe and because I’m cheap … errr…. thrifty and sending the package via llama, dolphin, and carrier pigeon (they take turns), I have set a deadline for mailing of July 31. That’s not very far away!!! AIE!
Dolly is done. Casual knitted dress is done. Posh frock is done. Cowgirl outfit is NOT done. Dolly bag is NOT done. AIE. I started working on the cowgirl outfit, but the dolly bag…I’m not sure it will happen. The pattern directions make my eyes cross. I need pictures, people…not a list of steps that read like the instruction manual for the Millenium Falcon!
One of the things holding me up with the making of the cowgirl outfit was finding the right fabric for the pants. Mom sent me a bunch of cool pieces, but none of them seemed quite right for a hip cowgirl. Last weekend Andy and I were in Roanoke and managed to stumble across a Joann’s store. I found some fun striped courdoroy for $1.60 a yard! I only got half a yard…so only 80 cents! We also (coughcough) stumbled across a Michael’s store, where I picked up a few pieces of brown felt for…get this…80 cents! It was Super Eighty Cents Day! [FYI: We went to Michael’s before Joann’s, or I’d have gotten the felt there. I don’t like Michael’s. It’s chock full o’ “craft” junk that’s meant to be “crafted” and then thrown out. I mean come on…what’s the point of making a cute little house out of rubberfoam bits if the door doesn’t open!?!?]
I’ve been sewing everything by hand. I was going to pull out the sewing machine, but I don’t really have a place for it, and it seems like a lot of hefting and manuevering for very little benefit. It’s sort of fun hand stitching anyhow. I did zigzagish on the vest and last night I was doing that thing where you sort of stich over your stiches to make things sturdier. I’m pretty slow at it, but the items are small! I think I’ll get the pants mostly done tonight, but I have to get some teeny elastic this weekend to do the waist. I’ve left the shirt for last because the sleeves frighten me. Maybe she’ll just have to be a shirtless cowgirl. Hey, don’t look at me like that! She has a big vest that is like a tank top!
No pictures until the outfit is done. Sorry. 