Walking it off

This week, the weather has been rather nice so I've been walking half way home. Well, maybe not half way, more like a third. But then I do live quite far out!

It's a nice way to discover bits of London that I don't generally see as I'm usually travelling underground and it's also a good way to walk off frustrations. And as an added bonus I'm at least getting a tiny bit of exercise (cause I've of course didn't keep up the gym sessions...).

From todays walk: Lloyd's of London and the Leadenhall Building; 10 Trinity Square

Internet treasures

Before I buy any more patterns, I will search the internet first!
So little time, and so many more things to sew:

Skirt
Skirt 2
Skirt 3
Skirt 4
Infinity scarf  (have I posted this before? I can't remember...)

Let the stars guide you

"You make decisions only after gathering facts and thinking things over. 

Yet even your logical nature could be influenced by the current Full Moon, to the extent that you allow your feelings to overrule your head. 

While unsettling, letting go in this way is wonderful for you."

I like the sound of that! (And I only ever choose to believe in my horoscope when I like the sound of it...)

Simplicity

John Lewis is currently having a 50% of sale on Simplicity sewing patterns - on until early October. I spent a good half hour going through the catalogue and took forever to decide which ones to buy. At home I then also noticed that the website where I previously bought patterns from, also sells them at the same price...

Anyway, here's what I took home. My first jacket pattern! Which I primarily bought for the top pattern as I have some fabric still from Hong Kong which I want to make into a top but didn't have a suitable pattern for. Until now.

Apologies for another terrible photo... At least you can see the pattern numbers! :-)

Hanging out in Mayfair

I do feel like a b*tch when criticizing the free food at a networking event. A hypocritical b*tch, too, as it really annoys me when our delegates criticize the free food they are getting at our events.... Nevertheless (yes, it's not stopping me...), when you are hosting an event for event managers at a 5* hotel in Mayfair, London, attendees will come with certain expectations. And I've certainly had better canapes in the past. The churros for dessert were delicious though!

And another nice evening, catching up with C, even if I didn't win any of the prizes (for a change).  Six nights in Cape Town would have been pretty cool! Obviously, just having been there, I'm not going to be greedy either.

Pride

I hadn't heard about this film (nor the story it is based on) but I'm always up for free cinema tickets, so when the email from Showfilmfirst came in, I was delighted that tickets for a special Sunday preview at my local cinema in Stratford were still available.

As always, I won't try to summarize the film - but I highly recommend it! It's based on true events during the miners' strike in the UK in 1984 and the support they received from the lesbian and gay community. It's shocking and sad and amazing and really touched me.

Very, very painful - but it's done!

I'm not sure where it all went wrong, but it went wrong quite a bit. I removed the zipper completely, and sewed in another one (this time a pink one!). But somehow the left and right side didn't match up anymore. As the dress consists of bodice and skirt that is of course a problem. It also makes the seam look wonky. I couldn't work out what I had done wrong and I also wasn't prepared to undo any more stitches than I already had to. So, screw it.... I will just wear it with a belt and nobody will be able to see! Or rather, I just don't care if people do see.

I also really, really, really want an overlocker! The fabric is fraying badly and I wonder how long until it will fall apart in the wash. Last but not least, I also managed to prick myself on numerous occasions with the bloody pins... And it also still doesn't fit quite right on the top but for now I simply cannot be asked to do anything about that. 

not sure where I got the massive bruise on my leg from
possibly from walking into my bedframe...
and yes, another crappy photo taken on my bed