Waist not, want not

Have been on a tear lately, what with altering seams, hems and such to personally tailor ill fitting garb. Chrysanthemum gave me a Burberry plaid skirt and the waist band either made me cry ~or~ I wouldn't button it. Even moving the button over wouldn't cure the problem but the skirt otherwise fit perfectly. Instead of blaming my own body, I deemed it to be a manufacturing misfit as the waistband was simply too small. But you know I loves me some plaid so out comes the seam ripper.

The waist band is gone, I tell ya.

Serged the lining and the skirt together.




Attached grosgrain ribbon from my stash.

Folded the ribbon to the interior of skirt.


Hand sewed the ribbon for hidden stitches.


Top stitched the skirt, following the tartan plaid for less obvious machine sewn lines.


WooHoo!
It's plaid!
It's a skirt with a no-cry waist band!

Easiest scarf ever

Saw a cute gingham scarf tutorial on the I Heart Linen blog and the very next day, Mom called me from Hobby Lobby to ask if I needed anything while she was there. Gingham, please! I wanna make some scarves!
That day was cold and rainy so suppose the gingham happy spring colors didn't grab her. Instead she grabbed 2 yards each of 2 tan and black print fabrics. One check, the other plaid. Love plaid and tartan, don't ya know.
Cut 8 scarves 2 yards in length and about 8 to 10 inches in width. In little time, all scarves were fringed and I had a large ball of thread on my lap. My fringe tips:

• use a straight pin


• stick pin in the middle of fringe edge


• separate 1 or 2 threads


• drag pin away from fabric until threads are free


• repeat repeat repeat


• match fringe length on opposite side

Instead of following the directions and folding over the long edges twice, I simply ran a straight stitch. It kinda disappears when the edges roll over while wearing.

Super fast, super cheap and super easy.
(Just like your ma!)
:-)

Plaid balls

No, not what you think . . . but it IS a cute make-it-yourself ornament idea by media whore Eddie Ross.
LOVING me some plaid!

How lovers of plaid can wile away the hours

For all of you tartan-philes:

Build your own plaid* in PhotoShop!

*Courtesy of Cicado Daydream.

tartan necktie brooch

tartan necktie brooch
Originally uploaded by Skitzo Leezra

Being a lover of plaids and a tartan-phile, this is my favorite necktie brooch.

The official tartan of Louisiana

Yep, you heard me. A few years back, the legislators of Louisiana voted this to be the OFFICIAL Louisiana tartan. Just saw it in my clip art file and figured you wanted to see it. Especially if your name is Mr. Peacock.

My favorite color is plaid

If it was plaid, I had to have it:

• Ralph Lauren Black Watch tartan handbag AND wallet


• Plaid Tretorn sneakers


• Madras shorts in plaid


• Burberry headband


• Scottish plaid kilt


• Tartan rainboots

So this wreath I made of plaid neckties should be no surprise.