I know it sounds strange, but I have been going through the strangest block I have ever experienced. I think it is related to a few different issues. The first being a huge and difficult change in my job. In addition I can't remember who it was, but I recently read about a blogger who said that putting her projects in a blog for others to see created a pressure that made it difficult to sew the way she used to. I find that to be a strange phenomenon. One of my first posts was a real wadder. On top of that, I began to notice that I am really unhappy with the weight I've gained. Add a change in my job that resulted in double the work and increased time. Sewing began to make me anxious until I couldn't even think about it except to vicariously live through the blogs of others.
Now that you have provided me with a free therapy session, I am happy to say that Karen at
Did You Make That? has helped me to create my first piece of apparel for me since the block began in September -- Pyjamas. Silly as it sounds, I was in tears when I finished cutting them out. I caught up with the challenge yesterday and will follow her instructions for today as soon as I am done with this post.
Appropriately, I was making this new pair of jammies while wearing a pair that I could improve upon.
What a terrible picture!I had to have Dan take it for me, but he is a very inexperienced photographer having never taken it upon himself to take a picture unless forced to. The legs are seamed and will soon be attached. The next pictures are just as bad.
Thank You Karen!
I am so pleased to read your post. You are often in my thoughts, every time I see your name in my blog list. Your pyjamas are coming together beautifully.
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Thank you Marilyn! You are very sweet. I am so glad to have found you and the other sewists through blogging.
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