I am not quite sure what it is with me lately. I have been having a creative dry spell for the past few months. I mean, I have the urge to sew something, but I just can't seem to get all my sewing goodies out and dive right in. You know what I mean? As you can see above, I have a great little workstation to work at (which my wonderful husband built just for me :) ), I just can't seem to get all my thoughts together or something... I haven't been doing "nothing", though. I finally got around to playing around with Microsoft Movie Maker--the program where you can make your own home movies or slide shows to music. I only found out late last year that I had it on my computer all along. My older brother told me about it, and he's gotten quite creative with the whole thing--all the transitions and special effects, etc. I must say, it's quite fun to play with, and sort of addictive once you get your initial movie project going. The end result is a sweet, touching compilation of cherished photos to some great music. I encourage everyone to check it out to see if they have it already installed on their computer.
Here's a few patterns that I have been really wanting to get started on. The left one is a pattern that can be a shirt or a dress (love that), and has all types of options as far as sleeve detail, neckline, etc. It will be made sometime in the near future for my daughter. The other two will be tops for me. At some point. They both can be made out of lightweight cotton fabrics, which I tend to love, and will hopefully be a nice addition to my somewhat boring "wardrobe"--if you can call it that.
This would be the top I would like to make for my daughter first. It reminds me of the kind of stuff that I grew up wearing as a girl in the 70s. Holly Hobbie-esque?
It might be kind of hard to see from this photo, but I also love the dress option in the middle. It is so cute, and would look adorable on Bailey. She is tall for her age--she's 8 almost 9--and she's got the long legs to pull this one off. I actually like the fabric shown on that one. I usually can't stand the fabrics shown on pattern envelopes...
Now, this one would be made for me. I am drawn to options E and F for the most part. They look stylish AND comfortable, which for me, is a really good thing. I hate being uncomfortable in what I am wearing. I am all about being comfortable. Looking cute while being comfortable is a really nice bonus!
Hope to update you soon on my progress.
Take care.
Melanie
Your work area is absolutely gorgeous!!...and so organized! I'm very impressed.
Posted by: Julie | July 23, 2009 at 01:04 PM