while my sewing machine gathers dust
I want to be a crafty blogger -
I do.
And, in my head, I am one.
But, in reality, well, I'm afraid artfully arranging the crappe on my mantle does not a crafty blogger make.
I continue to delude myself though.
In the beginning of December I knitted a big giant rectangle. From some of that lovely hand spun wool from South America (I think).
I didn't know what it was going to be - and it is, in fact, a big giant rectangle. But it does a good job of keeping my shoulders warm.
I did make the wrapping paper I wanted to make. I carefully wrapped everything with white butcher paper and then glued on funky photos from discarded library books (we gave everyone books).
So.
Relatively crafty.
And now I find myself longing for a couple of long tunic-y dresses, which I know I could sew, probably even without a pattern.
But I decided to take a look at the McCalls site,
and I thought I'd share what came up after a search for 'tunic,' because I'm nice that way.
I don't understand how this qualifies as a tunic.

Star Trek costume, perhaps.
It's even better from the back -

I call this one the Skip To My Lou Tunic -


I'm just not sure there is ever a reason to make pants.
I'm wracking my brain here, trying to imagine a scenario in which the sewing of pants is required.
And speaking of...

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. PLEASE TELL ME THAT NO ONE IS SEWING THEIR OWN SCRUBS.
(I'm swooning over the pattern for the HATS though.)

This last one ends my foray into the world of sewing.
I do.
And, in my head, I am one.
But, in reality, well, I'm afraid artfully arranging the crappe on my mantle does not a crafty blogger make.
I continue to delude myself though.
In the beginning of December I knitted a big giant rectangle. From some of that lovely hand spun wool from South America (I think).
I didn't know what it was going to be - and it is, in fact, a big giant rectangle. But it does a good job of keeping my shoulders warm.
I did make the wrapping paper I wanted to make. I carefully wrapped everything with white butcher paper and then glued on funky photos from discarded library books (we gave everyone books).
So.
Relatively crafty.
And now I find myself longing for a couple of long tunic-y dresses, which I know I could sew, probably even without a pattern.
But I decided to take a look at the McCalls site,
and I thought I'd share what came up after a search for 'tunic,' because I'm nice that way.
I don't understand how this qualifies as a tunic.

Star Trek costume, perhaps.
It's even better from the back -

I call this one the Skip To My Lou Tunic -


I'm just not sure there is ever a reason to make pants.
I'm wracking my brain here, trying to imagine a scenario in which the sewing of pants is required.
And speaking of...

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. PLEASE TELL ME THAT NO ONE IS SEWING THEIR OWN SCRUBS.
(I'm swooning over the pattern for the HATS though.)

This last one ends my foray into the world of sewing.
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I mean, if you don't have to catch and shave your own geese or anything like that...
-J.
mom2
SL
As to scrubs, my daughter made her own until the time when she is wearing street clothes to nurse now.
I'm sure it is a perfectly lovely rectangle.
I just don't have the time..or the drive.
I think I'm more of hobby crafter.. A gift crafter.
..an "I should be cleaning the house but really don't want to" Crafter.
Thanks.
If you'd like the details on the exact pattern, they're yours... I'm "working" at the office at the moment.
such nice things -
and HOW about an email address Cary?
caryperk39@aol.com
Sighing SO loudly.
How do you come up with all these funloving posts???? And find these photos???
However.
I can barely knit and I've only dabbled in card making. And that pretty much sums up my craft related career.
My kids wear matching pj's on christmas morning...to think i could pick a fabric and make my own? oy...i wish i could sew. My luck, I'd spend hours on them and my son would wise up to the matchy matchy and put an end to it.
When I get my camera back (it's cruising the Panama Canal as I type), I'll post the two I've done and the fabric awaiting the third....
(Can you stand the suspense???)