More trim!

I was liking it when it was sort of flat but now that I've done that next step, I really like it.  It's becoming fluffy and almost over the top, which is perfect.  Thanks to Jennifer of HistoricalSewing.com for the instructions on how to do the trim!

New ideas!

First off, I am happily working away on the trim for my hat and the hat does look like a hat now.  I finally attached the crown to the brim yesterday and all that's left to finish the hat itself is to sew down the lining.  Of course, I'm not doing that until it's trimmed properly so I can hide all the trimming stitches.  Today is all about the trimming and I'm very excited about that.

I've also come up with a new idea of what to try putting in my store.  I would like to sell things that I love to make and that don't kill me in the process.  I was hoping hats could be one of those things because I love making hats.  However, I am finding out that my wrists hate making hats.  Both of my wrists were sore after the first day.  So while I love hats and will continue to make them, they won't become regular stock.  However, I love making pajamas.  Nice cozy flannel pajamas.  Unfortunately, while I do have flannel in the stash, I am strangely attached to it and don't want to sell it in any way.  So I think I will wait until the big Thanksgiving sale and then buy flannel and try selling a set or two of pajamas.  And if they don't sell, more pjs for me!

Also, these are awesome!  I want to make one.  And one for every series.

Now, where did I put that?

After finishing my previous project and another one, I have decided to finally start this hat project.  I saw a hat at a convention a couple of years ago and loved it.  Didn't have a use for it and while it was well worth the price tag, it was a very unusual color for me and the price was high enough that I decided not to get it.  While I haven't exactly regretted that decision, that hat has haunted me.  I don't plan on recreating it because I simply don't remember it that well but I hope to make something that is fun.

I went digging through my supplies and found a fantastic shot taffeta and coordinating feathers.  All the pretty stuff gathered, I went looking for the support materials.  I had ordered extra when I was purchasing materials for my Captain America USO girl hat a couple of years ago so I wasn't worried.  Found the buckram without problem but the millinery wire is eluding me.  I remember using it in March but I still had a bunch left over.  If this is the only thing that manages to go missing from the move, I guess I will be happy but right now, I'm annoyed.  I have enough to get started on the brim and by the time I'm done with that and the trimmings, the new stuff should be in.

Also, if you visit my Etsy shop, I am currently running a 20% off special through the end of October if you use the coupon code CHARISMACHECK.

Work in progress!

Yeah, this guy creeps me out a little but I still like it for some reason.  =)

Fabric reorganization ftw!

I think I have finally finished reorganizing my fabric.  After the move last June, I figured out very quickly that my old method just wasn't going to work.  Mostly because I wanted a sewing room again rather than a storage room (the second bedroom was just for storage at the old place with the sewing area set up in the dining room).  Also, I didn't really use my stash very much at the old place.  I knew I had fabric but it was all in bins stacked to the ceiling and it was a bit of a chore to dig it out when I only needed a yard.  It was much easier to just go buy a yard and then I could look at the other fabric.

So when I look into my closet now, I see this -

This doesn't show everything because it's a walk-in closet and I don't have a fisheye lens or anything fancy but it is most of it.  I can now walk into the closet and see all of my fabric and hopefully be inspired to use it rather than being inspired to buy yet more fabric.  I also redid all of my stash sheets so I can still haul my stash with me but I'm less dependent on the sheets now.

One step closer to having my room set up again!

New blog, new project!

I just started a new sweater.  The yarn has been aging for nearly a year while I finished up other projects but it is starting to turn slightly cooler, a new sweater sounds like a perfect project.  I don't typically like to repeat patterns - there are so many good patterns out there, I want to try them all - but this is the exception to the rule.  I made it in a denim blue about two years ago and loved it!  Well, I loved it until I was in a rush to get ready for a trip and tossed it in the washer.  It shrunk so bad that it might fit a five year old.  I really should have known better after the dragonfly hat accidentally got caught up in the wash and shrunk horribly but I really was in a rush.  So, I'll repeat it.