Overseas military mail service is a wonderful thing, occasional delays notwithstanding. We get bills (they could keep those), catalogs, and most importantly - packages.
Packages are like Christmas in July. Or April, in this case.
Today, a gorgeous piece of fabric arrived from Marji.
THANK YOU, MARJI!
It is a pink boucle with curlies of white, yellow/brown, and blue. There's enough for a sleeveless sheath and that was my original plan. Alas, this newcomer is quite outspoken and insisted on being paired with the blue denim in my collection (left over from sewing these jeans). That reminded me of the novelty tweed & denim combinations in Burda WOF from March 2005. Like this:
Doesn't it look pretty?
I'm going to let it percolate in my head a bit before making a final decision.
Last week, my order from White Lies Designs arrived. In it, this lovely book:
Lots of great knitting patterns - all feminine and flattering to the curvy body; nothing shapeless here. I'm really looking forward to knitting some of the camisoles and tanks. Stay tuned for updates. (Notice I didn't say hold your breath; I am a
One bad thing happened last weekend: the shot-of-steam button on my Rowenta Professional died. I can push the button but no steam comes out. Not cool. The rest of the iron works fine, it steams without a problem on the various steam settings; it's just that I prefer to have it set on dry and control the steam with the button.
Oh well. I have a new fabric and a new knitting book - I think I can get over the iron issue :-)
4 comments:
That looks like a fun book. I'm going to be in the market for more knitted items that can be worn in hot weather. I should check it out.
And, You're welcome. I just know that whatever you do with it, it'll be wonderful.
I will commiserate with you on the iron issue. I actually think irons are more problematic than computer printers now. I buy mid-line ones, neither top quality nor low-end, and hold my breath that they'll hold up for a year.
Alexandra .- boucle fabric is beautiful, I always liked this model BWOF combined with jeans. I look forward to seeing his project shortly. Ah! the iron, essential to our life with the sewing. best wishes. Paco
I like the idea of the denim and boucle together...and those are great pics in the BWOF to use as inspiration and/or actual garments! I am sure that the piece is amazing 'cause Marji has awesome taste!
About your iron - can you get another on the base? Or do you have to do mail order?
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