1. Halloween costumes
Y'all, these are in progress. Husband's vest is FINISHED. My bolero is FINISHED. I am feverishly working on the bustle and then last-minute cravate for husband. We are hosting a delightful haunted dinner party this Halloween, themed after Edgar Allan Poe's poem, The Raven. We're talking raven-themed cocktails, a decorated house, the whole shebang. Naturally, we will be in Victorian garb. Here are the two patterns I'm using.
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| M7003 |
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2. Long sleeve knit tops
With so many amazing knit patterns popping up everywhere and my reception of a serger from a complete stranger, I have to hop on the knit bandwagon. I have several projects in mind for winter. Here's a Vogue pattern I'd like to try.
3. Butterick 5814, a pattern by Gertie
I have a soft spot for beautifully constructed dresses. As for this lovely, she's underlined and features boning for the bodice. Husband and I will go to PASIC, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in November, and I figure there will be some nice concert and dinner that will call for this dress. I love my fabric: it's that midnight navy that almost looks black but it's blue. :)
4. DRESS PANTS
I have the hardest time finding pants. My slight pear shape makes me too shapely for a "straight" fit but not shapely enough for "curvy" fit, so I get stuck in the middle either buying the curvier (always promising myself that I'll adjust them) or just never buying new pants. I am now in a trouble spot, as winter is nearing and the weight loss (YAY!) means my pants don't fit. I'm going to put my sewing obsession to good use this season.
5. Presents
I abhor buying Christmas presents. I'm making nearly all of them this year, and two of them are real warhorses, and will take MANY hours of planning and sewing. I can't tell you what they are or they wouldn't be proper presents. You'll just have to wait.
Late fall in WV feels like winter. Last year we had about a week straight of negative temperatures! Brr. Even when there isn't some kind of polar storm, it usually snows just enough to make driving on our 2-lane mountain road scary, so we end up stuck in the house quite a bit. Naturally, this just means that the winter sewing bucket list will be absurd. I like my rural town: all I do is sew and practice. And eat. And drink beverages. ;)
Here's a teaser for that awesome Halloween dinner party we're having at the end of the week... Oh yeah, first snow of the year is supposed to be Halloween night... joy.
