Sunday, October 28, 2012

And I Made The Other Three And A Half Yesterday


I used my own tutorial for the boots. Can I say, without meaning to be egotistical, that I am so thankful for my own tutorials? Because I always toss out my paper patterns when I'm done, thinking I'll never make the same thing again (why would I? It's boring), and then the next year -surprise!- I'm making the same thing again. Thank goodness I can download my own patterns and print them out and follow my own (sketchy) instructions to make something I made just last year but already forgot how to.

Now, if you're thinking, "Um, Wonderwoman's left boot looks like it might be a bit taller than her right one." you're spot-on. That overtall boot was the half-a-boot I was struggling with the other day. It doesn't fit as well as the other. This is what comes of following a pattern (even if it's my own) exactly without thinking, or altering for fit. Of course I'd forgotten that my children have grown since last year, when I made the pattern. Why would I remember such things? I'm in denial.

And now, here's the tally for what I have left to make by Wednesday:
  • Two silver bulletproof bracelets
  • One red cape = cut a rectangle out of red liquid gold and declare it a cape.
  • One pair fairy slippers, with criss-cross ballerina ties. 

And guess what? I forgot how to make my own ballet slippers, too. So useless. Not surprising, though. Good thing I can use my other Own Tutorial for those! 

Unrelated: Watched Titanic with the husband. Kate Winslet's outfits = sublime. We gave up halfway through the movie, though. Too depressing to have to watch all those good clothes lost at sea, not to mention Leo. Sniff.     




5 comments:

  1. Woohoo! Great progress! They look awesome!!

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  2. Someday I will make some boots like this! Maybe Anna will benefit from all your sewing wisdom, since I won't have a wee baby.

    Your tutorials are incredible. Love, love, love them. Thank you so much for sharing them so generously!

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  3. Dios mio! Tenia usted que cocinar, lavar, estar con sus bellos libros y ha hecho esas botas?Cariños.

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  4. You gave up on the movie before Rose pried his death-grip off so she could survive! I still can't believe this is the second highest grossing movie of all time (though I feel it is better than the movie at number 1)...

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    1. E: I gave up long before that scene, actually. Once the water started filling the ship, we knew it was time to scat. No perseverence, I know, not to mention faithless ;(

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