Okay, so it’s not quite summer yet. It certainly feels like it at 78 degrees yesterday (in April! In the Upper Midwest! A sign of global warming?). Now that summer has arrived, I feel the need to break out the cute skirts and capris and summery-casual shoes. Only one problem: I have no cute tops.
It’s true! All I have is nice-looking basic tees and a button-up or two. No blouses, really. No tunics, empire-waist tanks, no puffy-sleeved blouses.
So the other day, I went to Target and bought this blouse:
Which actually looks nicer in person than on this model; richer colors. However, it looked much nicer on the hanger than it did on me: the sleeves were weird, it was too deep of a vee, and it fell to below my bum instead of at the hips like it should have. I think I liked the pattern more than anything. Also, at nearly $20, I felt that I could probably sew it myself for less. So I returned it. And then I had an epiphany! This summer, my goal is to sew myself some cute, simple tops like above and maybe some sleeveless tunics or strappy babydoll tops or something. WITHOUT patterns! Yep, it will be a good lesson in measuring and mathematics for me, and also mean clothes specifically tailored to my body.
It’s ambitious, I know, but worth a shot.
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May 25, 2007 at 4:07 am
Oh wait. Yes, I have. I’m sorry, but I just don’t have it in me right now to type it all out again. Besides, it was just ramblings anyway. You didn’t want to hear me go on and on about this, right?