SO much has happened! Where to begin?

Well, OK. So, first, I broke my collarbone. I fell off of a horse during a riding lesson, which is bad enough--but on top of all that, his name was Spanky. Seriously, universe?

The wrath of Spanky.

Then I got to get surgery. I flew home to Atlanta and everything, which was rad because I got to take off school and work, but not rad because I then became entrenched in homework-land. I'm still there, because I have got this fabulous internship at Partners + Napier as an account planning intern, and when I come home, I am TIRED!

SO, very little sewing for now. BUT, i have learned to crochet in the meantime. I've made a skirt from Mary Jane Hall's Crochet That Fits, and wear it all the time. I love it. Crochet was easy for me to do with my arm in a sling, so now I'm obsessed. I am working on a bag currently, and after that...who knows? I'm thinking some pink, fluffy bunny slippers....as if I need those in the summer. :/

So, that's most of the news for now. Let's catch up again soon...I'll show you my latest hook projects, and maybe this crazy jumper dress thing I sort of am making up as I go along. LOL.

Let's talk about my fear of skirts.

I recently purchased this really great Joel Dewberry fabric from an Etsy seller in two colors...the lime green and the dark pink.

Now, I was in love with this fabric, but honestly had no idea what to do with it. I really wanted to make something utterly cool, but it doesn't seem like this fabric would be all that great all over your body--as in, a full length dress. After a little bit of snooping, I found this skirt over at Bird and Bread:

(img courtesy Bird and Bread)

Isn't it sooooo cute? She did an amazing job sewing it, and I only wish I could replicate the effort. Unfortunately, I have this little problem. Ok, a big problem.

(I look really bad in pencil skirts.)

Even I get how defeatist this is, but it's totally true. I just can't find any styles that accommodate my curvy hips with my small waist. I'm not built like a stick...I can't help that. But, I can totally take a cue from the fabulous blogger above and sew my own, well-fitted skirt.

I looked for a long time. Vogue had a lot of high-waisted options that I really liked, but I finally settled on this pattern from the "project runway" line. It's kind of a tulip skirt sort of shape that I think will go really well.

The link to the pattern review is here.

The one that the reviewer made up looked a little poofy in the hips...but hopefully this will work for me. I've never worn the style, personally. Here goes nothing!

What I did this weekend...

Was make some Marie Antoinette-inspired pumps with my mom. A regular 80's pump and some trim, earrings, and glue, and you've got a new shoe! Enjoy the preview. Check them all out in my shop tomorrow.