Well, Darn

Saturday I was having such a good day doing a bunch of different things {like eating ice cream, twice} that I totally forgot to sew.
Bummer.
First I thought “Well, I’m not even two weeks in yet. I can just start over.” Then I thought “Meh. I really did just forget. Am I going to start over if I forget on day 364? I need to stop being such a perfectionist.” Then I thought “but the experiment is every day for 365 days, not 365 days except when I’m distracted or don’t feel like it or <insert excuse here>.” Then I thought “do my {potential} readers care how precise I am? Does it make the experiment less interesting and meaningful if I don’t stick to my arbitrary and self-imposed rules?”
These are the sorts of things that keep me up at night worrying. Now you know the depth of my neurosis. {And if you think I’m just being attempting to be funny I would like to point out that I’m working on this post at 3:03 am.}
I also had Viggo jam up on me twice since the last time I posted which was very frustrating. The first occasion was so bad the onesie I was trying to hem into a t-shit ripped {and may not be salvageable}. The ManDork had to remove the needle from the machine just to remove the fabric. I have no idea what went wrong. I’m just hoping it doesn’t happen again when I pluck up enough courage to work on all the onesies I’m converting {we’ve casually begun potty training and unsnapping MiniDork’s shirts so she can sit on the potty is sort of a pain}.
But it’s not all bad. I finished the second set of bean bags which will be sent to certain kiddos to whom I am related as part of their Christmas present. MiniDork is still endlessly entertained by hers so I think they’ll be well-received.
The I-Spy Swap is full and the Flickr pool of fabrics is growing in awesomeness. They’re are a few selections I just don’t like and may not end up using but overall the fabrics are full of awesome and win.
I bought some new towels on sale that are thinner and covered in blue butterflies {MiniDork looooooves butterflies…and bees too thanks to copious amounts of Pooh-watching but there were no bee towels}. As soon as I get more twill tape and get everything pre-washed I will again attempt to make her a bath robe. And if she hates it I’ll concede bathrobe defeat and move on to the hundreds of other projects I have bookmarked.
I’m not exaggerating. I have hundreds of saved links to various sewing projects I want to tackle {and even more links to other non-sewing crafts}. I figure if I stop visiting One Pretty Thing and all the other craft blogs I like {and therefore cease to collect more links} I might finish all the projects on my oooooh-that’s-so-cute-I-have-got-to-make-that! list by 2025. What can I say? Some people collect porcelain figurines of creepy-looking children with oversized eyes, I collect ridiculous numbers of to-do items.

An Introduction

The first post on a new blog is always so exciting. But this post seems even more so. I suppose it's because I'm feeling so electrified by my "heliocentric sewing" project. I've had my new-to-me machine, Viggo, for a mere four days and already I've completed two projects {though, one was a FAIL and needs to be done again} and I am about halfway done with another project {a Christmas gift}.

By the way, Viggo is a bad. ass. Seriously. He's a sturdy sonuvagun. I have a theory that the heavier the sewing machine the more reliable it is. Well, Viggo is definitely not a lightweight. I heart him so much, and we've only known each other such a short time. But what we have is magical, special, destined to last.

Anyhow, here's some semi-important information for you:

*This blog is still very much under construction. But as I've already started my 365 days I didn't want to postpone getting started on the writing aspect. So hang in there while I work on design, organization, social media links, getting a button, and whatnot. {But please, in the meantime, there's no reason not to start following this blog.}
*I like swear words. And I will use them on occasion.
*I'm a novice. So if you're new to sewing you'll probably be particularly interested in watching my progress over a year's time. And if you're a seasoned pro I'm sure you'll enjoy giving me your sage advice {or laughing at me - that's fine too}.

Anywho. I guess that's all for now.

Oh, PS, in case you don't already know me...my name is Holly. I also blog on Domestic Dork. <--I fixed the link!