Epiphany~

I had an epiphany this weekend and gotta share. It seems the bolder I get the easier it is to be bold. Fears and cares are rolling off of me.

I was sitting at the graduation party for my niece and was talking to two other nieces and my sister-in-law when the topic of my clothes came up. 

Because of the heat (94 degrees) and my fear of wearing my fat arms bare in public it had been quite a chore to find something comfy to wear.

I settled on a RTW top and my Cara's. Cute and comfy for the win!

I was explaining that something as simple as making my clothes and dressing my style has made me happier than I have ever been and my S-I-L said, "I can tell."

All three of them had naked upper arms I mentioned how I feel it is silly of me to have come this far and still be wary of exposing my upper arms. Suddenly, it occurred to me that I sometimes wear wrinkled bed sheets for crying out loud so arms should not be that hard and I said so. We all had a good laugh. I do love hanging out with like minded women.

Today while struggling to find something to wear that would not be sweltering I made the decision to bare my arms. AND I DID. The funny thing is that not even one time did it occur to me that my arms were out in all their glory!

The heat and sweat plus the fact that this sheet was a horrid fabric does the Cara that it is no justice. But....ta-da!

I share this to encourage you. Be bold. Be brave. Be you!

Yours,


 Phyllis aka Queen Sheet

A Flamboyance of Flamingos~

...or...So This Happened This Weekend.


Other than my self-drafted OMST the clothing I have been making has been from Tina Givens patterns. This weekend club members got a 60% on patterns and I could no longer resist.

NOTE:  I have no affiliation with Tina Givens.

I got 4 patterns because I obviously do not already have more patterns than I will ever sew in my "Gotta Make This" queue. Here are the links so you can see if you gotta make these, too. The holiday sale item is actually the Cara whose pants I have wanted for some time.

1.  Tracey I bought this one solely because someone who has a style that I admire bought it. Peer pressure? I think not. I know style when I see it. Thanks, Meg!

2.  Cara. I need these pants in my life.

3.  Bella. Was looking for a dress with sleeves and I love the bottom on this.

4.  Norma Jean. I did not like this pattern until some of the gals at STTGLABS made it and now I am loving it. Thanks, Donna!

                                   

                                 

I make my first draft of any pattern (also called a muslin) from sheets that I get from the thrift store. It is hard to beat the amount of fabric in an old sheet, curtain, or tablecloth for the price. This way I can make the pattern truly mine by adjusting it to fit me perfectly and not waste expensive fabrics.

Because I only buy sheets that I love I will also be wearing my muslins. Initially I was only going to wear them as house clothes but I find that I love how they make me feel so much that I will be wearing them wherever I go.

I have specific plans for some linen curtains and tablecloths and so far have made Plinka in navy using the lettuce edges of the tablecloth as the bottom of the legs. Delightful!

Here is the fun waiting for me currently. The gold and floral are tablecloths are made of what I think is lightweight linen and the stripes are a sheet. In the comments tell me what you would make from this yummy-ness:

Have a glorious day and do something fun!



Yours,

 Phyllis aka Queen Sheet