and its done, finally
I am referring to the supergirl dress. I re-hemmed the dress with a zigzag stitch I’m hoping will hold and pressed it. DH does not like that back lining piece. I kind of screwed up there because I misinterpreted the way I was supposed to cut it. Basically I cut it into 2 pieces instead of 1 solid piece. Unfortunately, it’s really obvious. I’m thinking I’ll iron some interfacing there. I hope that’ll work, but at least I know what to do the next time. There are no new pictures since it doesn’t look any different. I will post pictures once I’ve got a model, with the model’s momma’s permission, of course.
My Sister’s Keeper (Rant)
I read Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper quite a bit ago. The first and last book by Ms. Picoult I will read. This not because Ms. Picoult is a poor writer, no, Keeper is very well written, evocative, and morally ambiguous. She tackles a very difficult real life issue with sensitivity, realism, and heartfelt emotion. There are no bad guys in this story, just a family who is slowly imploding from the oldest daughter’s frequent bouts with illness. Just thinking about this book has me welling up. For that very reason, I cannot read any more of Picoult’s work. It’s too hard and there’s too much emotion. I need there to be a happy ending or if not exactly happy then hopeful. Keeper does not end in any way happy or hopeful. I cried through the entire last chapter or 2.
I will not ruin the ending which is what I intended since I can’t remember the original intent of this rant since its been a few days(ahem weeks) since I started writing this post.
Stilted writing
I am in the middle of writing a story whose plot is fairly simple and whose ending I already have. Unfortunately, it would probably work better as a script than a novel. However, I don’t know how to write a script nor do I have any interest in doing so. The result? A stilted sounding novel with brief descriptions, dialog and very little prose. It is driving me insane and keeping me from actually writing anything. I am talking of course about Shawna Bell. I hate writing it right now. I have all these ideas, and I know I need to do a lot of research which is fine, but ah! Any advice how to turn a story that wants to be script into a novel?
Briar Rose Fabric
I have been seeing searches for “briar rose fabric” and I feel bad that they end up on my blog. So for those people I tracked down some links that match that search a little better:
http://www.ethelbird.com/home.php?cat=532
http://www.robertkaufman.com/quilting/quilts_patterns/sweet_briar_rose/
Hope this helps!
