The last three shirts of the summer. I actually finished these several weeks ago, but I’ve been so busy with other. In the interest of completeness, here they finally are! Visually, these aren’t too exciting. Especially because they look very wrinkly in these photos. But they’re probably the three best-fitting shirts I’ve made yet—and that’s the goal! Two of these shirts are made from Kaffe Fasett’s shot cotton, one in periwinkle and one in crimson. The other is a slightly heavier cotton-print polka dot—my first polka dot shirt. All three are from Sew to Speak.
All three of these shirts are practical, good things to have in my wardrobe, and I’m looking forward to wearing them a lot this fall. I’ve already made good use of the bright red one by wearing it as part of a cowboy costume for Vacation Bible School! It has the most exaggerated spearpoint collar I’ve ever made. But I’m becoming quite comfortable in spearpoint collars so it’s not a big deal!
I finished these shirts in early july. Since then, I’ve been tailoring a coat completely by hand. Though it is very rewarding, it’s been taking a lot of time. I’m almost finished with it, and will have it done in time to go back to school on monday. Photos to come shortly.
Thanks to everyone who’s been following along with my sewing adventures this summer! Here’s to making even more things in the future.
The Definitive Meryl Streep Matrix
I disagree with some of these placements, but in general: there should be more things like this.
Here are some stills from the movie Edge of Fury, a 1958 thriller starring Michael Higgins (no, I hadn’t heard of him either). Apparently this movie was hard-to-find for a long time, though it’s now available on Netflix Instant. If the world were fair, this would be a cult classic.
The protagonist is hilarious and creepy; the film’s setting is beautiful and its ending is delightfully grotesque. You owe it to yourself to watch this great movie. I don’t say that very often.
Last week at vacation Bible school, I played a country singer-turned-Christian hip hop musician. I wore a felt cowboy hat, except for the last day when I wore a flat-bill. All forms of artistry find their truest expression in Christ—thankfully, this includes cheesy, cringeworthy acting.
Also pictured: Lynley, the straight man, who showed me the hip hop ropes and taught me about God’s greatness, and Dempsey, my DJ, as a kind of Slash/Gene Simmons amalgam.
As a kid, I used to dislike the sound of uilleann pipes, but lately I’ve been really into them. Today I’m rocking out to Séamus Ennis.