getting over myself

Have you ever had those moments when you realize you need to get over yourself about something? I’m been having such moments lately about my costuming.

And before you read ahead and think – "oh she means me!", this is not directed at anyone, only myself. Don’t mind me; I go through this mental exercise every few years, going back to the basics about why I bother with this hobby. It’s been good, and while I didn’t intend to have a "costuming hiatus" after Costume College, I’m glad it worked out this way. I’ve had a chance to absorb and reflect on things I learned about myself this summer that I didn’t even realize I’d learned.


( Resolved... )

the joys of finished seams

I started work on my pannier yesterday.

I was going to work on new 18th century stays first but yesterday, while going through the stash, I discovered that I had over 12 yards of hoop boning (a lot more than I thought was there!). Then I found a sturdy white cotton, some twill tape and hoop connectors also in the stash and decided to just go for it since I had all the supplies I needed.

Per koshka_the_cat's example I'm using the Simplicity pattern. So far so good. The real point of this post though is to express the sentiment:

I HATE flat-felled seams!

It's not that they are hard or anything it's just the whole sewing seams twice thing. It's annoying and I get bogged down, bored and un-motivated quickly. French seams are the same. *sigh* I know I'll be happy I did it in the end though.

Okay enough whining, back to it!

enter the queen

*evil grin*

So you want to see what I'm making pannier for?

I'll give you one guess:

You ready? - Queen of the Night


*rubs hands in glee*