This may or may not be the reason Doug and I are waking up feeling like we slept in the pretzel pose.
Yesterday I was feeling yucky from some antibiotics I have been taking so I decided a little project might help my spirits. Doug has this shirt that he has never worn. It’s very pretty (maybe that’s why he hasn’t worn it). I decided it would make a great skirt, and so I started by cutting off the sleeves…
and cutting off the top, being careful to save the cute pockets…
Cut a tiny bit of an a-line in the sides and stitched it all up. I added a waistband that I made from the sleeves. The plan was to slap some elastic in here.
Very cute!
A little of the yoke still shows on the back too.
And then I tried it on. Um…no. It was super tight even though I made it as big as possible. Like button puckering tight. Hooker tight. So today I took it all apart, and I am going to get some pretty turquoise material to make some extra panels for a little added width.
Momma cardinal is still patiently waiting for her eggs to hatch. It’s very windy here today which meant that I could get some good pictures of her when the bush swayed.
I finally, after only 9 months, finished the carpet at the top of the steps.
It will, in fact, take me 26 years to sand all of the paint off the treads on the stairs. But I know that I will be happy with stain rather than paint. 26 years from now.
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