Tails of a numbat

Fat ones, short ones, long ones, skinny ones...only the perfect kind of tail will do!

Hmmph, I've tried four different tails for the poor numbat, but non of them are working. The first was way too fat and fluffy. The second was a bit short and lost too much fluff to be practical. The third wasn't as fluffy and didn't spontaneously molt of it's own accord, but just wasn't numbat like. The fourth was the right shape, but when I added some fluff it looked like the poor numbat had been dragged backwards through a bush and lost half it's tail fluff.

So at this stage he is a numbat with a very chubby body, four legs and a head, but still needs his stripes on his back and a TAIL.

Ha Ha, I have an excuse to go roam the fabric and craft stores on a mission to find a would-be-tail.

Hopefully on Monday I'll be able to introduce you to The Numbat.

Have a great week-end

The first skirt challenge

My first skirt is finished!

Not quite as twirly as I'd wanted it, or quite as simple as what I'd intended when I started out, but a fair result..

It's navy coloured corduroy and has a small embroidered flower thingamedoodle on the one side.

 It has a side zip with a hook and eye fastener...which I didn't quite position correctly, but now I have a better idea for next time. For practical purposes I added in two little loops for hanging it up.

I found a great video series and used that skirt as a base and then made a few changes. The videos explain everything and if you are new to sewing it is well worth taking a look: How to make a flared skirt
The way that Candi shows you how to put in a zip is particularly noteworthy.

I used 9 panels and each panel was a little wider at the top, and I added in a few "pleats" which were actually more like darts and probably why the skirt is a bit poofy, but it does sit quite comfortably and I'm  happy with the way it turned out.

One of the comments I got when it was finished was "now your next challenge is to actually wear it"...oh dear, I'm not a very good skirt wearer, so I'll have to make an effort to put it on every now and then :)

A special day

Today is a special day for us as we are celebrating our 8th wedding anniversary :) and all I've been able to think about is that we are going to see Riverdance tonight. I even googled pictures of the Riverdance outfits to see what their skirts look like to maybe add a few more changes to the ideas I have for one of the skirts I am making...oh dear I'm like kid I'm so excited.

On that note I'm going to love and leave, as I have to put off being a kid for a little while as dinner is in the oven and I need to go get ready for this evening.

Cheers