Boo!

Happy Halloweinie! I really do like this "holiday" because its just fun. We're not supposed to really be contemplating a deeper meaning, thanking greater beings for our good fortune or our forefathers for making us free. We're just having fun. I ran a couple of errands earlier and got to shop with Superman, Jasmine and a vampire. That's just not something you get to do everyday. At least not in Washington, D.C. (We have other scary creatures that don't need costumes). We can skip dinner and pig out on Kit-Kat's, and that's acceptable. We can even jump out from around corners and scare the crap out of little kids and get away with it. But only for one day. We can pretend to be someone/thing else and just have fun. For instance, a Doberman can be a fairy princess (she ate her wand, it figures). Oh, and I can drink my wine in my plastic skull goblet - red wine of course. So HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

On the sewing front, my velvet tee is likely a real wadder. First seam went all to hell. And you just can't pick out zig-zag stitches from stretch velvet. It just doesn't happen. I may re cut those 2 pieces. It so happens that the newest Threads (came yesterday, I love when that happens) has an article on sewing velvet. Now they talked about silk velvet, crushed velvet, and burnout velvet. No where did they mention cheap stretch velvet from Hancock's (guess they don't get out much, what can I say?), but some of the comments will be of help. So it's in the pending wadder stage.

I drove out to GStreet this morning and found a couple yards off the @2.98 table. Okay, 6 yards, but I don't count your yardage, so you can just let this go, too. This one is a black cotton with just a little stretch. It isn't as shiny as it appears, but I liked how the flash picked up the pattern of the weave. And the other piece I got is destined for some smoking' hot lining someday. It's a very smooth satin, probably poly - I need to test it - of some nice weight. A bit of heft to it, but not too much. I bought all they had of it, a little shy of 3 yards.

Also picked up some fabric glue for a possible rescue of the velvet tee - one of Thread's suggestions. And the October Burda. November may be out there somewhere, but not in Falls Church, Virginia. There are a number of items I'll looking at in this issue. Couple of skirts: 103, 107 and 126. I love jacket 116. And Top 119. I think I'll start with the top 119 with my NYC Spandex House. Jacket 131 is really nice, but pretty hard for my skill level. So is 105. I sat at Baja Fresh and dribbled salsa on it while I ate my lunch.

My Burda pants are done! I'm going to hem them in a minute and wear them to dinner tonight. Maybe even get a picture or two on our way. So, for Halloween, I guess I'm going as a seamstress?? LOL.