White Rabbit

This past weekend was pretty good for me....though I've discovered some minor issues with current projects I am working on.

Firstly,
Jonesy (the boyfriend) took me to see Sucker Punch. I had a great time, but I do have a few things to say about the movie.

The costumes, hair, makeup, etc....was simply amazing. I personally happen to think that Zack Snyder's movies are just really beautiful to look at, but that's just me. I don't want to give too much away...so I'll say this, the visuals are good, but the plot is sort of "meh". From what I've read, lots of the plot got cut from the movie for the theatrical release, so I'll pass final judgement after the director's release comes out.
Other than that, I don't want to say anymore to spoil it for y'all.

I'm also a fan of the soundtrack thus far, but that's mostly because I love covers.

A while back, a buddy of mine mentioned I should do a hilarious sewing miniseries on youtube completely drunk, for entertainment purposes. I figured I'd give it a go.

So this past weekend I got stinking drunk on Saturday night in order to film "Shit housed Sewing". I filmed 7 minutes of me blathering on about sewing materials, and then went to bed. I got up yesterday and watched what I had filmed. I guess I was in a mood or something because it came off really condescending and not all that funny. It doesn't help that I was sort of approaching it by the seat of my pants. I've decided that I'm going to sit down and make some base notes, and then film based on that...and try not to come off so condescending. I think I am funniest when I am being sincere about it, and this time, that just didn't happen.

I also realized that this en devour is probably going to destroy my liver.

It's like this whole weekend was a swirling vortex of epic failure, because I've been trying to correct the lapels on my cherry dress, and no matter how hard I worked on it.....it just wouldn't come together the way I wanted it to.

And because the cherry dress isn't completed and wearable, it's creating a back up in my projects that I need to get completed....like that damn weekender bag.

My plan as of current is to get the cherry dress to a wearable state, finish the 1950's wrap dress, and get the bag muslin put together. If everything works out, I should have the final bag completed by mid April.

I've also decided that I am going to go all out and make a 1950's style ball gown for formal night at RVBTO. RVBTO is my Viva, for those of you who don't know. It's not a rockabilly event, it's an internet nerd convention in Toronto, Canada.

I'm thinking, it's going to be this pattern....and with the fabric choice I've already made, I am not fucking lining this damn dress....I'll wear a slip. Maybe in red...maybe in blue...maybe in green. We'll just have to see.

Now I just need fuck awesome shoes to go with it.

Serging Feelings

So, It would seem I've reached the point in my sewing that I am ready to start thinking about investing in a Serger.

As of current, I already own a Serger that is collecting dust. It was free from a person on Freecycle. It's a decent model of serger (White brand) and it's probably a late 80's model. The only thing it came with was the serger it self, the foot pedal, and a dingy dust cover.

I ordered the manual for it, and attempted to thread the bastard (after a through cleaning...yuck.) and it worked...for a little while. I know it needs to be serviced, and I need to get some different presser feet for it. At this point, I'm not sure that it's actually in working order.....it sort of stopped working...but that could be because of improper threading, wrong needle used, me being a moron at sergers, etc.

Bottom line: Regardless of working condition, it desperately needs to go to the sewing machine repair shop and get worked on. When Doris had her gears replaced, it cost me about $220.00.....now the serger won't cost that much to get looked at, but it could cause up to that to get it serviced. Sewing Machine repairs are not cheap.

Currently, I am trying to decide what I want to do with the serger I have. Should I take it to the repair shop, invest some money into it (i.e. getting the correct presser feet for it and cutting blade for it), or say fuck it and get a new one all together (new one would run about $200.00)?

I've been sitting on it for so long....I need to do something with it. I also need to make room in my already cramped sewing room for it....which is another problem all together.

I have quite a few options here....and I just wonder what the best route will be.

Busted

This weekend was both a bust and a great victory for me.

First things first....I decided that I was going to start a new dress using this amazing anchor fabric.

Clearly, I wasn't the only person who had this idea.
This fabric is totally sold out, everywhere. I was able to snag one yard of it, which will become a purse or possibly a weekender bag.

So, back to square one on that.

Secondly, I found the most nerdtastic Space Invaders fabric and I plan to buy more of it. I bought a yard of it and made a weekender bag out of it. Pics or possibly a video to follow.

As for great victory, I went to the Galleria over the weekend and bought about $100.00 worth of MAC cosmetics.
I got one palette from the Wonder Woman collection, a lip liner, an eyeshadow, a lip primer, and Ruby Woo lipstick.
I know MAC is known for their eye shadows, but holy shit...their lipstick is amazing. And I love lipstick.

I can't wait to get my hands on Russian Red lipstick and another Wonder Woman Palette as well.

Hooray for traffic stopping red lips!