Author Archives: Fulltimeoptimist

This weekend I cleaned up the mess of glitter/sequins in the dining room/sewing table. I don’t call it a room because it blends in with the living room. It’s a little hard to even separate the two. Especially when you have fabric that is loaded with glitter. After I cut out four pieces of myContinue reading “Holidays in the age of COVID…”

Today I woke up with the goal of fitting pattern pieces onto fabric. First, a little history. Last weekend, I purchased some fabric that was similar to the fabric I didn’t have enough of. I purchased it sight unseen — well, I’d seen a picture of it, but the picture really didn’t do it justice.Continue reading “Small victory…”

Don’t panic! I’m not talking about the dress. Everything is fine. Except… It was a fool’s errand. I tried to lay out the pattern onto the 3.5 yards of fabric. And no. It didn’t fit. I needed another yard, but since it won’t fit onto the piece I have, I need another separate piece totalingContinue reading “I did it and it didn’t fit…”

I decided to write again because today is one of those days where things seem to be going my way. Maybe, just maybe, that will translate to good writing. Well, maybe… Anyway, last week I bemoaned my bad luck in trying to find fabric and three different fabric stores. On Monday, I hit Number 4.Continue reading “Success? Well, maybe…”

I know I have been slow in writing. Life has dealt me many different challenges the past few weeks so I have been neglecting writing on my blog. But maybe I will become more motivated. First, a little bit about what is going on. I am an English/Writing teacher and teach a Culinary Skills classContinue reading “And so it goes…”

I realized I hadn’t been writing as I should. I took a break. A break in pretty much everything. First, I went back to school. I teach at Chemawa Indian School and we were due back for training on August 26. We had a plan to teach online and were formalizing those plans by returningContinue reading “A Break in the Action…”

I installed a zipper yesterday. I was proud of myself. Considering I didn’t have a zipper foot (equipment) and didn’t really know what to expect, I was proud that the zipper ended up looking halfway decent. I believe, and I know I am biased when it comes to this process, that it really isn’t goingContinue reading “Progressing”

I had planned to work on my dress today, but alas, I did not. So the dress sits underneath the tablecloth where it has been for almost a week. I made sure to cover it up because my cat, Cheddar Bob, has a habit of bothering things that do not belong to him. I figuredContinue reading “Best Laid Plans”

I decided to write a blog because I like to write. Also, I like to help people. And, I like to write. So, thought I could be helpful and give people the opportunity to share their ideas with me as far as wedding planning and wedding gowns go. As I said before, many years ago,Continue reading “And Here We Go”

I sewed today — actual seams? Or were they darts. Sheesh! I don’t know. The directions were confusing. I marked with a white pencil the places I needed to sew. I was feeling pretty good, especially after I’d cut up my fabric and figured if I screwed it up, it was toast. You know, ifContinue reading “Day 1 or 2”