What’s a Girl to do . . .

Well let’s see. . . .
First there is shopping. So after a long day of work, and anticipating spending an entire weekend back at work; to finish up; I decided I needed a little retail pick-me-up. Now mind you, all I had intended to do was just window shop! But as luck would have it, there was a sale at DSW (Designer Shoe Warehouse). They’d just marked down their clearance section. So for 80% off (the first time I’ve ever seen that!) I got the following in preparation for the warm weather to come:



Not a single pair cost more than $15. Can you believe it, approximately $500 worth of shoes for approximately $80.00. 



Then there was a trip to the fabric  store to pick up some VERY UNNECESSARY fabric. (You can never have too much fabric).  I haven’t decided what I’m going to make from them yet.  But the blue will be a vintage dress with a full skirt; at least that’s what I’m thinking right now.


Second, I did a little knitting. I finished my scarf and hat. Here’s a snapshot of the hat on a stuffed animal. I finished the infinity scarf that goes with it. It’s at work though; since I had to use it on one of my cold days.







Finally is some sewing. There is the coat that I’m still working on. I found an alpaca wool that I am using. I had exactly enough fabric for it (no room for error). So I laid out the pattern pieces, and took pictures of the layout before pinning and cutting it.



















I’m in the process of completing the sleeves. I’m doing a totally hand tailored coat.

In between finishing the phases of the coat, I worked on this skirt and top from Burda 4/2011 issue. I’m into the long skirts. I ended up adding about 7 inches to the length of the skirt. The top I added an inch just as extra precaution.
 
 
 
 
 








In the sewing arena, I’ve also started teaching one of my friends 7 year old daughter to sew. We just started lessons right before Christmas. So far she’s done a “doll” pillow, and a pillow case for her “road-trip” pillow. Now we are on to our first real project, a lap-size quilt. She is a diabetic, and wears a pump to monitor her insulin. She said she wanted to learn to sew so that she can eventually make clothes that are easy to wear with her pump.

OH yea, and for entertainment my son bought me the Wii Zumba 2 game. Its something for when I get bored with everything else – SMILE.   So off to Zumba, I go. . . .