{"id":707,"date":"2012-06-20T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T11:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifiville.com\/?p=707"},"modified":"2012-06-20T12:08:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T11:08:00","slug":"challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scifiville.com\/?p=707","title":{"rendered":"Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, I know I’m posting on a day that isn’t Monday! \ud83d\ude09 I’ve realised that I seem to work better when I challenge myself. In my day job I have deadlines all the time but after last year’s Nanowrimo I realised that challenges and deadlines work well in my crafty life too.<\/p>\n

Back in February on the tenth anniversary of this blog I decided to blog every Monday for a year. So far I’ve met that test but I feel I need another commitment craft wise particularly for sewing.<\/p>\n

So I’m pledging to sew at least one garment every month. That might be anything from a top to a dress. It also doesn’t mean successfully making something. I’ve lost a lot of my sewing confidence over the years and this is the best way to get it back. Case in point, I have the week off to focus on craftiness and I have yet to cut into any fabric.<\/p>\n

I have, however, cut into paper. The paper pattern to make this –<\/p>\n

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Amy Butler’s<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Lotus Tunic<\/a>. I bought the pattern after seeing\u00c2\u00a0Magpie Mimi’s<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0fabulous version<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0in the flesh last year. It was so good I hadn’t realised that she’d made it herself. You’ll recognise the white cherries from the last dress I made – not a success unfortunately. I found the pink cherries in FabricLand this week and although it’s not in one 3 metre length as I’d have wished – it was the end of the roll and they only had a 1m piece and a 1.5m piece – I’m hoping it’ll work. The main body of the dress will be the pink cherries with the white used for the shoulder panels and edge of sleeve caps. I’ll be making a start on it today \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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