Well, yesterday was probably one of the best day's I've had in a long time. Met up with a couple sewists here in Manitoba, and it was great chatting about sewing with them. We took full sets of measurements in the morning (which is fantastic because now I know how much I need to alter garments, especially for pants and across the shoulders - difficult measurements to take yourself), then went to lunch at Mondo's, this really fantastic stir fry place where you pick all your sauce and ingredients (from about 10 bajillion options) and they fry it all up for you. Delicious! Then we went shopping in the afternoon, hitting up three fabric stores I didn't even know what in Winnipeg!
The other PR ladies were really awesome and filthy filthy enablers. I'm never going to Fabricland again, except for the odd Simplicity pattern (they're the only ones who stock it in the city). Also, I may be going to a sewing retreat with them in March, somewhere down in Minnesota. It's over my birthday, so I think that'd be a great b-day present to myself, eh?
Walked away with a winter coat. Some assembly required, of course! I bought 4 m of a burgundy wool and 2 m of flannel-backed satin for the lining. Oh, and some good quality sew-in interfacing for the collar and front panels. I'm super excited to get started on this, although now I'm starting to doubt the pattern I have. Maybe I'll go poke around to see what other options are out there before I start cutting.
Anyways, awesome day. Today I'm just going to putter around the apartment, maybe tidy up a bit (it's sort of a disaster right now), and maybe go over to the Park Theatre Cafe for a cuppa and a book. Been wanting to go there for a while now. :)
The other PR ladies were really awesome and filthy filthy enablers. I'm never going to Fabricland again, except for the odd Simplicity pattern (they're the only ones who stock it in the city). Also, I may be going to a sewing retreat with them in March, somewhere down in Minnesota. It's over my birthday, so I think that'd be a great b-day present to myself, eh?
Walked away with a winter coat. Some assembly required, of course! I bought 4 m of a burgundy wool and 2 m of flannel-backed satin for the lining. Oh, and some good quality sew-in interfacing for the collar and front panels. I'm super excited to get started on this, although now I'm starting to doubt the pattern I have. Maybe I'll go poke around to see what other options are out there before I start cutting.
Anyways, awesome day. Today I'm just going to putter around the apartment, maybe tidy up a bit (it's sort of a disaster right now), and maybe go over to the Park Theatre Cafe for a cuppa and a book. Been wanting to go there for a while now. :)