Cooler than You: Stupid Things I Say and Do

Since another tee shirt review, by any sewing blogger, is--well--an easy way out I'll warn you now.  Stripe matching and a spy movie set are really the reason for this posting.  The tee shirt is really just the train car du jour.   A Sloppy Josephine , slightly shrunken, in red and grey stripes, made perfect for a day of throw your clothes on and be done with it.  Cause sometimes you gotta remember that not everything has to be a tailored shirt, a pencil skirt, or a dress requiring heels.   Sometimes a tee and a pair of jeans past their prime are better served with a side of reading, reviewing, and in my case writing and grading.  Always.  Especially as I sprawl in a dying chair, feet on the desk, drinking (oh, who am I kidding . . . guzzling) iced coffee, and tapping away at a keyboard.   Seriously, though, I thought it was time I wore something besides running pants or tatty yoga pants with a Briar or Renfrew white working from ho...

Aside from the numerous other things I have going on in my life, and all of the writing I do professionally and for shits and giggles, I sew.  A lot.  As any of you know that read this blog. . . duh.  Well anywho, a slew of people have been messaging asking me how in the hell I can keep up the pace, make so much, and well . . . be on target for what I want to wear.  So, here's my secret: a list.  A detailed list. I should note my sister sent me the leather notebook for my Birthday.  I think it came in handy, as a list and repository for my sewing and other disasters.   Of course, I use it for detailed notes on patterns that I later blather to you about.   The swatch is on the back of that page . . . unlike below where there was enough room to put in on the front of the page.  Sometimes I stitch the swatches into the book.  Just depends on what hour of the day I finish something and how lazy I am.   See, a...