Tape It

Sometimes, I get excited by the simplest of things.  Like tape, for example.  When I'm altering patterns, or doing a bit of designing, I use a lot of tape.  And you know what tape does to pattern tissue or tracing paper when you try to remove it.  Rip. Tear.  I recently heard Sandra Betzina, in her pant fitting Craftsy class, mention removable tape.  I found some at Staples.  It has a light adhesive, like a sticky note.  Wonderful stuff for a temporary bond.  I tested it on pattern paper, and it will peel off without making a mess.  Good stuff.

On these cold Michigan winter nights, I enjoy curling up in my chair and do some type of handwork.  Watching Downton.  Or Scandal.  This is my current project--a black/white/gray ripple afghan.  Mostly because I had a lot of black/white/gray yarn and am trying to empty some of my yarn stash.  The nice thing about this is--it's covering my legs while I work on it.  When it's done, it's going in my car.  In these cold climates, one never knows when a blanket will be needed.  Just in case.

When I venture out into the frigid, snowy, frozen tundra, I buy patterns.  Like these.

I'm still working on pants.  There has been a lot of foul language in my sewing room while I attempt to fit them.  I have a pretty good muslin, but had a mental block when trying to transfer a couple of the alterations to the flat pattern.  It really shouldn't have been so difficult, but I couldn't get my head around it.  When I finally wised up, I made the changes and am ready to cut a pant. At last!  I will have those pants ready for the Designer challenge this month.  Do you hear me, Katherine?