• Shared today on Twitter

    My first major sewing disaster. A very cute pair of shorts…that don’t even remotely fit my thunder thighs. *sigh* http://t.co/HgJqOwEE


    @knitterjp @drkknits Apparently my bottom half is literally three sizes bigger than my top half. 🙁


    @knitterjp @drkknits I’ve been making dresses to fit top half and getting away with it, but obviously need to make some adjustments.


    @zephyrama I only know of yokes on shirts. How would that work on shorts? (This is my 1st pair and I just followed pattern exactly.)


    @zephyrama They’ve got a waist band now; a yoke is just like a wider one? I think I just need a bigger size overall.


    @knitdra If they fit somebody I like, I’ll give them away. 🙂


    Just flipped through all of @SewGertieSew’s book. Head spinning. So much seems beyond me now, but I’m getting there! #shirtdress #dreams


    @zephyrama Do you have a dressmakers form? I think I need one. Proper fitting is getting harder without it.


    @drkknits But… is Arrested Development cheering you up at all? (Hey, hermano!)


    @drkknits Damn I love Lucille. “I don’t understand the question, and I’m not going to acknowledge it.” I should say that more to idiots.


    @randomknits Is that hot pink tulle?? Okay, now I’m having Madonna-in-the-80s dreams!


    @zephyrama I’m going to start watching eBay I think. Or maybe when they go on sale. I saw adjustable ones at Lincrap, I think.


    @drkknits The show? Didn’t see it.


    It took a few hours, but Petey forgave @the_snook for leaving him. http://t.co/iUSjRc3P



  • Shared today on Facebook

    My first unmitigated sewing disaster. I made a very cute pair of shorts… that do not even remotely fit my stupid hips and thighs. 🙁


    It took a few hours, but Petey finally forgave his Papa for leaving him.



  • Shared today on Twitter

    @randomknits I still like it. All the cool kids have ink. (Have I ever shown you mine?)


    Last sleep before @the_snook gets home!!


    Housecleaning, Then Dinner? Silicon Valley Perks Come Home http://t.co/tcT47S5p // Get on this please, Google.


    He’s home! Codependency levels are normalising. 🙂 @ Bourke Street Bakery http://t.co/JDqqLFXX


    Pressies!! Also a bottle of Chanel No. 5. #totesclassy http://t.co/WjTrQYQH


    @RoseRed_Shoes @mrs_sockvictim Yeah, I wanted to be pretty for the pickup! But he was out so fast I didn’t even get to leave the car. 😀


    @randomknits Yep, just in time!



  • Shared today on Facebook

    He’s home! Codependency levels are normalising. 🙂 http://instagr.am/p/RBYSYuRJIs/



  • Shared today on Twitter

    @drkknits I saw that link and expected it to be an actual work-out-if-you-want-kids thing. Instead it’s just effing stupid.


    I really, really need to make myself a HIPSTER DEER DRESS, right? Universe, you need to enable that. http://t.co/uTqSDYS8


    BIRDS on BALLS, people. BALLS! http://t.co/bfJFtq3J (cc @RoseRed_Shoes, @drkknits)


    @randomknits Yeah, I shortened mine quite a bit too!


    @lemon_lime @drkknits My uterus clenches every time Mitt Romney mentions women. Does that count? (cc @imdominating @Justacogitating)


    @drkknits @lemon_lime I don’t mine the peanut butter part so much, given that at my house it’s me who’s smearing it.


    @redambition Sewing is the new zombies/owls/fedoras/bunting. You will be assimilated.


    @randomknits LOVE IT. So impressed with how you used the border print! It’s stunning.


    I’m actually really upset that @_Shuffs_ squished a zookeeper. I’m sure he didn’t mean it. Poor lady zookeeper, and poor Mr Shuffles!


    RT @AusVintageGrrl: @redambition Wait, sewing is now a hipster thing? #FML 😉 // Only if you refer to your garments as “artisanal”.


    @drkknits Oh no.


    @AusVintageGrrl Oh, sweet, thanks! Let me know next time you’re heading over to Broadway and I’ll come meet you. 🙂


    @drkknits Oh no. Oh no. I’m so sorry…


    RT @manaboutnewtown: Interesting read on the topic of cyclists running red lights via http://t.co/DizAdbMC // I smugly obey red lights.


    @RoseRed_Shoes @drkknits Or an ice cold Mars bar, maybe?


    Beers with @eileendcoe! (@ Pumphouse Bar & Restaurant) http://t.co/Lrx4upXI


    @drkknits @redambition Yes, mine beeps to say it’s turning off. It’s fucking annoying when you’re sewing. I got it at Kmart, IIRC.


    RT @brittanieshey: ERMAHGERD! http://t.co/uCWPaROc // Some great last minute Halloween costume ideas there!!


    @handmethepanda what? I thought they were going gangbusters?


    Great night having dinner and hanging out with @eileenDCoE and her Melbs buddies…


    Breakfast with @eileendcoe! (@ Toby’s Estate) [pic]: http://t.co/qiKhqmqC



  • Shared today on Facebook

    Trying to video chat on Skype with family members who don’t have iPhones/iPads turns me into a raving Apple fanatic. WHY DOESN’T IT JUST WORK? HOW DO YOU LIVE LIKE THIS? So frustrating.



  • BIEBER DUCK TAPE

    Justin Bieber Duck Tape – My brain is just exploding from the awesomeness. Who thought of this? Why? It’s so wonderfully random. It’s like surrealist art. I want some.


  • Guide me home shoes

    Guide me home shoes – Wow. You upload your desired GPS coordinates to your shoes, and then little lights on them direct you to that point. That is so neat. (Why does it seem like the universe wants me to learn to make shoes?)


  • Photo post

    Frocktober #13. You gotta love a dress where the collar sticks out past the shoulders. #vintage

    Frocktober #13. You gotta love a dress where the collar sticks out past the shoulders. #vintage


  • The Full Scale Millennium Falcon Project

    The Full Scale Millennium Falcon Project – This is amazing. A fan (with help) is building a full-sized Millennium Falcon.



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