wishful Wednesday

in which our plucky heroine has a clever idea...

Y'know how I was wondering how on earth I could get the amount of sewing done that is hoped for this month... since sleep was hard to find, there was a lot of laying in bed and cogitating... and no, am not imagining sewing instead of sleeping, that way lies madness and all sorts of stupid operator error, trust me on this one, but rather that the underdress and "nomad" trousers are a lot like pyjamas, and would serve for the "make two garments that are not daywear" category in Make & Mend. (insert small picture of plucky heroine clapping her tiny hands with glee)

In addition, I also realised that I can use the Marcy Tilton pattern that I have been meaning to try out for ages as the base pattern for the pants, thereby using the periwinkle blue rayon as a muslin to see if I like how that pattern fits. This way the lower half of the pants will look suitable nomadic, once I add the embroidered lower leg portion, and the upper part that does not show when worn with the SCA clothing will actually be more comfortable than my original idea of drawstring pants.

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Ever Ongoing list of wishful:

• bicycle kickstand
• Excalibur food dehydrator
• rooms painted
• bicycles tuned up
• pot-rack up in kitchen
• random debris taken to dump
• backyard tamed (mowed and flattened)
• raised beds created (need more garden soil+compost+bed materials)
• insulation in house walls
• massage at least once a month
• diagnosis (and treatment) for unrelenting foot and leg pain
• enough alternative employment that is not housecleaning, but pays at least as much

There are many wishes residing here, but the thought occurs that putting them in writing where they can be visible, rather than rambling round inside the brainbox, is a kind of first step towards actually achieving some of this... with that in mind, the "rooms painted" is something that is actually fairly easy to begin. In my copious free time ha ha. But should there be a free few hours, a good start could happen, before the weather turns too cold. I have the paint, and am strong enough now that the work would not be overwhelming. All I need now is a cut-in brush...