About that to-do list

[hrj]

The nice thing about personal to-do lists is that one is not in the least obligated to accomplish them. I slept in to the decadent hour of 8am then went off for an extended semi-recreational shopping trip. Picked up some new DVDs, some shoes of the same style that I've previous bought about 6 pair (I have a solidly "guy" attitude towards shoes -- when you find something that works, keep buying it until they stop making it, then grumble a lot), a new teacup in my china pattern, thread and buttons for the fix-it work on the 1910s outfit, more than I intended in the way of organizational gadgets at The Container Store (that place is dangerous!), and some assorted mini-gourmet food items at Cost Plus to restock the car-camping-kitchen. Enjoyed a leisurely dinner of lamb rib-roast with sauted onions, mushrooms, and artichoke hearts, with mini cheesy biscuits on the side. Then did all the machine sewing for the fix-it items (tucks on the skirt, new tucked placket for the blouse front) and carefully removed the clamp-on snaps that I'd put on as a quick-and-dirty substitute for making button holes. Fortunately, the little prongs that fasten the halves of the snaps together had only pushed the threads aside and after being removed you couldn't even tell they'd been there. It was a vast waste of the snaps (which can't be re-attached to something else once the prongs have been bent) but they were way too heavy for the batiste, and besides which I'd put them wrong way round on the cuffs. So now I'll actually make buttonholes and add buttons, as well as adding hooks-and-eyes on the skirt waistband (rather than depending on safety pins). There: now you know all my dirty secrets about my one-night sewing project.

The only remaining must-do is my writing for the night, and so to bed.

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[hrj.livejournal.com]

Stonemountain -- although I think I bought the whole rest of the bolt when I saw it. But I think I got it a year ago (my recollection is that I bought it when I was buying yardage for my youngest brother as a Christmas present) so it's all moot anyway.

I picked up some white linen batiste from Pastische at October Crown. (Again, I think I bought the whole length they had.) Is there some specific project you need it for? I normally buy for stash, so I may be willing to re-sell subsets of it. I think I have about 4 yards of the blue left, and my database says I have a little over 10 yards of the white (although it also says I described it as "lawn" rather than "batiste", so it may be a smidge heavier than batiste).