Hey Everyone,

Yeah I know it's been awhile but I don't think anyone noticed...LOL. Anyway I am working on a couple of summer dresses....yes I know I am real slow. But I am determined, and one of them is actually 90% done. Yay!!!
I am now re-working the second pattern I made some of the pieces way too big. So I have to do allot of re-adjustments.
There is so much going on right now I am amazed that I did get some of my sewing done. Funny thing about life when it rains it pours and I am just getting some kind of light through the clouds. So much drama, it's ridiculous....but life goes on and I be damned too let shitty situations get me down.
Anyway once I get a new camera I will start posting pics...as of right now I will have to rely on my computer cam.
But I will be posting soon and more often if things calm down on my side of the fence. Thanks to all who still read my post...your patience has been a real blessing.

HAPPILY HALLOWEENING!!!!!!!

I know it's kind of early but hey...it's the season... This is one of the first completed projects for this year...although it looks like I won't finish the rest in time I still look forward too getting them done.

Too much, too tired and just "blah"

It has been a long while since I last post here, it's not that I lost interest...but life has a tendency to get in the way. So far I had to make alot of adjustments in my life since my sister is moving into the house so we had to renovate downstairs, which meant allot of moving around for me and my family. She is expecting and she needs all the help, since it will be her first. In the meantime she is driving everyone crazy with her tantrums, crying binges, and other issues pregnant women face while hormones are shifting and changes in your body....not to mention a little human being who seems to dictate your every movement..quiet frustrating...but I look forward too seeing the little one..even though we are going through the muck right now...especially my sister.
Then there is the issue with being patient...I forgot sewing is not just a slapping fabric together and TADA!!!!...but I have to tell you it can be a total bugger...when you have something in mind and it seems to be taking forever to make it happen...I am still working on my third summer dress!!!...Who am I kidding I only finished one ( kind of) and struggling with the other...although I have changed instructors(YAY!).... I still feel stuck and stagnant....
Then there is school...yes I was foolish to go back...I guess I didn't learn the first time!..LOL...get it! NO!
Yup, I am back to school and so far I HATE IT!!! Thank God I am an adult to think of going through this mudane crap again made me realize why I hated school so damn much, the teachers never seem to understand that we don't get this sh*t...that's why we are here to learn...but the f*ck#ers assume we actually have an inkling as to what the hell they are saying....then there is the test...every other moment I am having an anxiety attack because I am not sure if I actually know what I am studying...all they are words that form a sentence and yet I can't translate a f*ck^ng thing...OH YEAH IT"S IN ENGLISH...just not the kind that I speak. WTF!!!!
Who writes these books and why haven't anyone kicked there asses yet!
The biggest issue of them all is Halloween! It's basically around the corner... and I have nothing to show for it....WELL, that's a lie I have been working on making props for that Special Day...but that is also a tedious task that is taking a while....but no fears I am more than determine to finish it and I will...maybe by October 31, 2010.
Anyway I guess I have been spoiled and just expect things to happen...just because I SAY SO!!! Instant Gratification is the best thing in the world...I don't care what anybody says!!!! NOW! NOW! NOW!...Sorry I am having a moment...
Anyway that's it for right now,
A.S.
P.S. I apologize for the lack of posting.

So what I have been up too.....

June has been not only an exhausting month, but extremely hectic. One thing I hate is being overwhelmed with things....not too mention being in school....but all of these things are done and over with...thank god....I do not want to be in a wedding anytime soon...it's way too stressful.

These are pictures from the bridal shower, it was an attempt to do a "Breakfast at Tiffany's" theme but it was done very last minute...but if the situation was too arise and someone want's to have a theme like this done I will have the supplies to help them....For the most part the bridal shower was decent...people got nto the spirit and wore black dresses and pearls...which was great.

This was me...I hate this pic but it was the only one I had on the camera.....

This is my childhood friend who helped me throughout the process....she was great...

Then there was the wedding here is my sister with her new husband...

This is me with a grimace on my face...you can tell it was an event dealing with my sister...

And this is a parting shot of the bride before she left the house.... well that's it for now....hopefully my next post will be about sewing...whenever I get to that.....

Peace

A.S.

I got my FIRST AWARD!!!!!

I am so excited I got my ver first YAY!!!! Ann from, Sew-Ann's Stitchery is an absolutely generous individual and obviously attentive, becuase I was just waiting for the day to say this .....THEY LIKE ME THEY REALLY LIKE ME!!!! Anyway here are the rules...

The intention of this award is to pass it on to 5 or more blogs you have recently started following. You should then comment on their post to let them know they are awarded and then link to their blogs from yours.

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So here it is ....I am so happy...thankyou !!!!!! Now I have to go and spread the love..

Two weddings,school and a whole bunch of crap!!!!

Sorry for the delay I have been real busy!!!! I just got through my cousins wedding and now I am prepping for my sisters and to top it all of ...I am re-taking a course in English I need to get a better grade...in order to pick up my GPA average... to register for an restricted course...so this month will be a very busy one.

But just incase anyone was curious on how I looked that day I posted a pic on most of them I looked pretty pissed ...that was me attempting too smile...oh well you can't have it all.

Resizing...M5842?

Well, well, well, you see the lady on the package right...smiling, casually posing in her beautiful dress...just enjoying herself as she gracefully prances around in her summer dress....WELL GUESS WHAT!!!!...She is not smiling at all...she is mocking me in her menacing laughter...You can call me crazy but I know she is....for the past two days I have been fighting this pattern...re-sizing it so it will fit my chest...you know I have spent half of my childhood praying for these "fun bags" (no offence they were the first thing to come to mind) but now they are the major reasons why I have so much issues with fitting....(I still love them though)...

While shopping at Wal-Mart I decided to look into the fabric dept. for some inspiration ....I immediately thought of this combo when I saw pattern M5842...I knew I found a match and I had to get it...looking at the pattern size I knew I had to do some adjusting...NOTHING NEW HERE!....since adjustment is all I do anyway I was READY!!!!! ( I GUESS I WILL NEVER LEARN HUH?)

Well when I cut out the pattern I knew Immediately I was going to have to increase it in size...so I took out my books and read one of the ways to resolve this problem....I measured myself then the pattern .....I re-drew the pattern on paper and split the patter in four along the apex and made it four inches wider...Good I thought problem resolved guess what NO!!!!...I only managed to change the shape of the front bodice since I only concentrated on changing the bust area alone. I didn't do the under arms, so I had a crooked looking front which wasn't appealing...

So I decided too make another copy but this time I will distribute the measurements evenly...in translation it only means I make it bigger....NNNNOOOOOO!!!!!!!! that didn't work either...it just distorted the whole front and threw everything out of whack....so finally

I went back to the first copy and slice the under arm open...this time adding a few inches to the arm hole....so far it fits allot better the only problem now is the shoulder seam....right now it's still too short but I will add two inches to it and sees what happens...if anything I will redraw another one and see how it comes out.....

Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas, on how too adjust a pattern more efficiently? Because I am not sure if I am actually doing this right?

Thanks in advance...

A.S.