Not a wasted day at all!

[susandennis]

I made a dress. Well, a swimsuit cover up to wear to the gym in the mornings. I have a box under my sewing table that holds Scraps Of Size. I learned a while back that keeping all scraps if the road to ruin. So now, I only keep pieces of fabric if they are at least 4 times the span of my hand.

Today, I pulled out those scraps and made a patchwork dress out of them. It's all knits - think t-shirt fabric. My only requirements are the it must be comfortable. It must cover me. It must be washable and it has to have pockets. Big ass pockets. Otherwise, I don't care. I wasn't going for style.

So I pulled out pieces one by one and sewed them together making the fabric and the dress as I went along. Punting all the way. I'm kind of tickled with the whackadoodle result. It was great fun to make as there was literally no way I could do it wrong.

Front



Back




And... I used up most all my scraps! Double score.

The Mariner game was on in the background. The announcer I am growing to hate more and more with every game was yapping away constantly as the Mariners were wracking up what I'd love to saw was one of their most spectacular losses. But at 13-3, it barely makes the list of spectacular losses this year. They are in the 9th inning now but I turned the sound off. I can't bear to listen to that jerkwad any more.

I think I'll watch last week's Project Runway.

Comments

[carriea31.livejournal.com]

What a fun sewing project! 

[brigitte lichtenberger-fenz (from livejournal.com)]

It's beautiful!

[seekerval.livejournal.com]

Cool fun! Your sewing projects are amazing concoctions of fabric, Susan. I especially like the lavender neck/collar/shoulder top piece. Nicely done!

[zippybeta.livejournal.com]

I love your dress of many colors!

[dadi.livejournal.com]

This is so lovely! Do you use elastic yarn to sew the pieces together, in order to keep everything elastic?

[susandennis]

I have tried elastic thread (yarn) but never liked it one bit. It's expensive and it breaks, for me, way easier than regular cheap. I use regular cheap thread with what I call a waggle stitch. It's a zig zag that is long and narrow so really more of a jog. Also I use the serger a lot. Again with cheap thread :)

[lenine2.livejournal.com]

Pretty, and congratulations on using up scraps! It's very satisfying.

My grandpa was a big Cubs fan. He'd watch the games on TV with the sound off and the radio on, because he loathed Jack Brickhouse.

[susandennis]

I feel your grandpa for sure. The problem is that nowdays, the radio is a full 60 seconds behind the TV (antiquated licensing rules) making it a bit difficult. However, this guy is so horrible, I am forced to do that anyway!