2 things i learned today

1) i watched my teacher stick to her midline core center when her students were all over the place. i could see her tailoring her class to one side or the other, and losing half of us...but she stuck to her plan her self her source, and we all learned together. i should go into that more as a life/teaching lesson, but i'm busy enjoying the fruits of...

2) beans and greens soup! mustard greens + kale + beet greens + leek scallion garlic and carrots. so simple. so delicious.

please pray for my health, mang. I hung out with two semicontagious besties this weekend and the effects are all up in my sinuses....sniff sniff.

see ya soon
xo
bex

LEGGINGS!! (updated)

I LOVE LEGGINGS

i used to hate them. that's how it goes with fashion, isn't it.

i bought nice fabric from Stonemountain, and made the dopest comfiest somewhat lumpy but who cares because THEY'RE SNAKESKIN. inspired by Sallie's leathers and Oona's wild ones, i deployed the same strange pattern for these (ok still unfinished) beauties.

the ease in this pattern is BANANAS. these puppies have 2" seam allowances on the outer leg, and then i took them in another 1/2" on the inside. next time i will save the fabric. that's right, NEXT TIME. LEGGINGS FOREVER!!!

hello, daughter of my kind photographer. 

Here they are after lowering the front waist another inch or two...it's still not super comfortable, so I'm considering swapping out the wide wide waistband Meg McElwee uses in her craftsy class. 

this too loose waistband is strangely uncomfortable. will mysteries never cease!

are they better? they are...but guess what. i think the black is t shirt fabric. KNITS ARE HARD TO BUY! 

(my pose, but not my child.)

If you have a kit of knit samples that can tell me what's what, will you please share? I touched this stuff like crazy in the store and was sure it was good and strong for leggings, but i think it's just a little light and loose for good recovery. SIGHHHHHHH. 

anyway, live and learn. snake on. 

let's make a plan

i signed up for the Sew Weekly, an attempt to sew something every week (realistically every other), but maybe the network is on hiatus? that's probably for the best, i'm swimming in projects right now and should probably focus on wrapping those up.

So here's what is currently on my sewing table, coffee table, and drying rack - so many steps to a finished project, aren't there!

I'm going to try and put them in the order I'd like to see them completed.

1) bf wallet ( i'm copying this http://www.all-ett.com/original-wallet/)
2) bf pajama pants
3) little girl tutu - almost there!
4) tween girl present (http://figgyspatterns.com/patterns/sunki/ ??)
5) i should just make the girls arm warmers.
6) more beaded bracelets!
7) BOOODSEES
8) leggings
a- all black
b- with snakeskin
9) yoga pants
 holy crap this is bananas
10) fix the zipper on my minoru jacket :(
11) ANISE! jacket/tailoring
12) bras!

wow, this was pretty revealing. I have a REALLY LONG to do list, and about 2 days to do it. i will reflect on that as i sew all night tonight. i'm just so EXCITED about the new year, ya know?

are you as insane in your planning??

xoxo