The new air conditioner is great – which is good, the repair we
attempted to the other one didn’t work – but it does pull quite a lot of power.
We’ve tripped the breaker twice. I’ve contacted the broken window unit’s
manufacturer, and we’re in the queue for a warranty repair, so here’s hoping.
Otherwise today, I crossed several smaller items off the
meaning-to-do list. The Arena’s surface is nice and clean, all wiped down,
finally. While that was going on, I came across a small Ariel doll/puppet I got
from the thrift – been meaning to stitch up a seam in her tail, then the dolls
would have their own Little Mermaid doll. Five minutes of hand-sewing later,
that was done. Got the printed out patterns on the Arena organized, with the
ones I wanna try left in the pattern catcher, the others filed safely away. I
know, they’re just printouts, and I can always print a fresh one, but…
After a while, I realized I was stalling, and dug through the
patterns again, looking for something to try. Decided to take a simple
sleeveless bodice for an AG-size and
fit it to the DP&M girls *and*
make it reversible. What can I say, I love a challenge. Besides, the Arena is
directly across from the new air conditioner… lingering was not gonna be a
problem !
Making it reversible took longer than just lining it, or making
two of them. Plus, I’d never really done many reversible clothes before, and
this time, I had no directions at all. It was also really hard to pull it right
side out via the shoulders ! Yeah, I think I know where I messed that up ! But
it came out great, even though I had to take it in on the fly.
Very pleased with it.
So pleased that I made matching shorts to go with it ! Well, not
completely matching, I didn’t have enough of the white-on-white fabric I used
for the reverse of the shirt. But this white worked well, and I have lots of it
! I think it used to be a sheet. I used the McCalls Crissy pants pattern from
before, since the printout had gotten torn at the bottom edge. After I finished
those – the cuffs were a major challenge, of course I wanted those after I’d cut the pants to the short
length I wanted without cuffs – I sort of noodled around with her hair. She
looks adorable with twin ponytails, but a bit younger than I wanted. I ended up
with the top bun, which looks fun, sophisticated, and cool. I hardly ever get
hairstyles right !
Finished altering the pattern, since I’d had to take in quite a
bit at the side seams and in the back, and hope to stitch it up again soon, as
either a longer, lined tank top, or a simple hemmed version. But I will say,
lining or making it reversible sure gives a cleaner finish. Think how much
better it’d look if I actually ironed it !
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