Patterns from the newspaper – A nice bit of sewing and publishing history. I like this: “ Note that she wanted to make sure that her readers knew not to wear the playsuit to the grocery store.” Ah, the good old days, when people still cared about appropriate attire. How shocked my grandmother would be to see what people wear to the grocery store now!
Plan 59 – Mid-century illustration. You can buy prints in several sizes at reasonable prices. I might want this one (What?! I like trains.) There’s also a blog.
Calico Stretch – a sewing blog, from New Zealand, I think. I still have the pattern on the right somewhere. One of my all time favorites but it hasn’t fit me in over 20 years. Maybe I should test my pattern altering skills. I haven’t done much of that sort of thing, except for adding a little room in the hip area, which I always have to do with close-fitting tops and dresses.
Sew Busy Lizzy – And another sewing blog from Down Under, this one from Australia. I love to read about people sewing all over the world. That is such a cute fishing vest.
Better Book Titles – Heh. Yeah, I’d read some of those if they really existed.
Fantasy Terrariums – Oooo! Nifty!
Hmmmm…. I’d have to think about that one for a while. I’m sure some of my highly imaginative readers will have some ideas.
September 20th, 2012 - 7:56 am
I already did my entry to the WalMart Game, but I just thought of another one.
DVD of “Fatal Attraction.”
Large cooking pot.
September 20th, 2012 - 8:03 am
Electric knife. Fancy baby dress.
September 21st, 2012 - 11:08 pm
Curiously, I’m reading a book — “How Not to Read: Harnessing the Power of a Literature-Free Life” — by the creator of Better Book Titles.
September 24th, 2012 - 7:15 am
hmmm… that might have been how I found it. I bookmarked it then forgot how I originally got there.