I made a shirt for Drake out of an old tank top of mine, and
some ribbing I bought. It was plain, but
it worked. That is, until I tried to put
it on him. I had forgotten, this kid has
the world’s most ginormous head! I got it
on him but some stitching came loose at the back of the neck. He wore it anyway, it was his “favorite”, at
least til Tahnee bought him a new shirt a few days later, now that one’s his
favorite. But that one has a “motorbicycle”
on it, so I get it. It would be my favorite
too.
When I fixed the neckline the next day, I enlarged the opening. I had made the pattern myself so I enlarged
that too. And it seemed so plain…
Note to self: Decide on embellishments BEFORE you make
clothing. They are hard to add once the
garment is finished! But I got this
pocket on, despite the high degree of difficulty. I think it enhances the shirt, and it cost me
nothing. I cut it out of an old pair of
baby pants. This whole shirt cost me
about a quarter. And now that I know what
to look for in ribbing, I can scavenge that from used clothes as well instead
of buying it.
On to other news...
Next week I’ll have a house full of company. Relatives will be sleeping on every
horizontal surface in my living room for a week. I’ve decided to break out that last turkey I
bought at Thanksgiving, that’ll provide a lot of meat with no additional
outlay, and give me more room in my freezer. Addition menu items for the week are bean
burritos made with homemade refried beans, fried rice, Cajun chicken pasta, nachos,
and possibly chicken strips marinated in Italian dressing. All are inexpensive and easy, good for a crowd
and good for the cook.
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