Concurrent Projects: My sewing Room is about to burst!

What in the world?  My sewing has taken control!
Here's what's about to happen:
Seamwork Astoria - in Navy

Seamwork Aberdeen - in variegated sweater knit
Itch to Stitch - Lindy Petal Skirt - in LLBean white knit with a printed Red floral print
Vogue 8817 Deer and Doe Plantain - ecru and black stripe

Vogue 1141 - White Vicose Jersey - and a black one too!
Simplicity 2410 - navy and chartreuse georgette
McCalls 7053  - navy and chartreuse georgette  (Yes, Matchy Match)
Butterick 6053 - seafoam gabardine (This really needs to move up the list - I have to wear it mid July!)



And I need another pair of shorts.....  holy hannah!

I have no voice - so I can't blog? What's been happening in my troll house.

I have a wonderful sewing space in my unfinished basement - a big space with the water heater in one corner, a lonely laundry tub (Iron refilling station!) and the household deep-freeze in another corner.  It has a window (9 feet up) and a geothermic cooling system (concrete floor).  I adopted a rug (that saw a vacuum when it landed and not since) and my dress forms (my wish I was size and my recent Value Village addition of a plus size Diana) wear my ragged sewing sweaters.

I love this space.  I call it my Troll House - mostly because I hunker down and mumble back to people when they dare invade my mommy time (lips pressed together over the latest pin, usually).  My Dad put up the walls for me a year ago, and my DH and DS (the elder) worked hard to put up shelves for me for Christmas.

I have had a WICKED COLD (via the snotty DS (the younger) and his blessed day-care buddies) and in my line of paid occupation (work from home telephone support to accounting software users) that's a curse - though I get a lot of sympathy from my clients as I squeak my way through their accounting nightmares and solve their conundrums - more compassion than I ever got from my live-in-person colleagues when I came to work sick in the past.

I suddenly realized today that I haven't blogged the whole time I have been sick - no voice means no blog?

I have been sewing baby clothes this month - and now it is time for me to move on to clothes for me... it's getting desperate and it IS the time to do it - Me Made may and all.

Plans?  They are laughably fluid - but I have an Alder Skirt up first, and then I am thinking of doing a SeamWork collection.... I am in love with the Sydney.  I need some shorts too - and I am tempted to make another pair of pjs from the Hudson Pant and Bronte Top (I love my set made in January).

okay more to come: but first, tylenol.

Stash Buster #10: Upcycling for the Canadiens - A Repurposful Bronte

OOOOOOOH!  Another Bronte Top! 

Do you like the contrast binding?

This was a precious upcycle stash, and I am dieting, so I decided to make the shirt in the next smaller size - so it's pretty tight - but the jocks like that, right?

Hubby is VERY happy.

I cut the red and blue shirts at the seams (side, shoulder, armscythe) - leaving the hems in place.  I used the sleeves, retaining the cuff and centreing on the two arm top seams (it was a three piece sleeve).  I manipulated the front to centre the logo (which was off centre, hence for upcycling) and for both the front and back I retained the hems.

The original Tshirt label visible at the viewer's right hemline was retained (but is included in the seam allowance a tiny bit).

Meters Used on these projects: 2 (as 2 shirts)

Total Meters Busted 2/15/2015: 17

My favorite Christmas gift (received)

My son and DH helped me install a powerfully supported shelf in my sewing room, with a closet - rod for my patterns.

There was no way I was going to share the before picture.  I couldn't get to an angle from which I could do justice to the nearly a ToughMudder of a course I had to get through.

I am so happy with the result.   It's liberating and inspiring.   Bring on the 2015 stash busting challenge!