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Snow day sew day

 We were supposed to get rain and melt over the weekend.  We didn't, we got more snow with a splash of freezing rain.  Plans to go to the grocery store were replaced by a day spent in my office.


I've been putting off some of the more tailored projects on my wish list since I find them intimidating.  I decided to bite the bullet and go for it with my first pencil skirt.  Completely non-stretchy so not the most forgiving project.  I've been practicing on easier projects with the hope that having the basics will give me a fighting chance.  I traced my pattern on tissue paper so the original was safe and then adjusted it to take 2 inches off the length.  Other than that I left it alone.  My dimensions for skirts are pretty normal, just short. And asymmetrical but it's small enough that most people don't notice one hip being higher than the other.  It's nowhere near the chaos of me doing a top with a size 6 shoulder, a size 12 DD bust, and a size 10ish waist.  And a swayback adjustment.

I shouldn't exist in nature, apparently.

I have this pretty wool blend left over from another project so I don't mind using it for my very first pencil skirt and knowing that I may have to cut out new pieces if the hip curve is all wrong.  It's a very wearable muslin basically.  I have enough of the fabric that I want to make a matching coat once the pencil skirt is done.  I will feel very posh.

My new serger arrived but I haven't taken it out of the box since I have two papers to write this week.  It's the last week of my MBA program and the procrastination is strong.  I cleaned the kitchen rather than work on my reading last night.  I can't get that serger out until my final project is completed.  It's going to be hard walking past this project day after day and not touching it but it's only one week between me and that degree.  I can do it.

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