On Sunday, October 20th, 2002 Chuck and I went to a park in Indiana. We strolled down a hiking trail as the leaves were falling. Chuck was unusually quiet as I chattered on. Normally, I am content to hike quietly but not on that day. I come from a family of talkers. The quiet disturbs us greatly. I knew it as well as Chuck knew that at some point on that hike he was going to pull out a big fat ring box and ask me to marry him.
After our hike, we were happy to share our news with everyone and never with a thought that in this country some people do not share that same right as we do. This is what has me so mad today that I am steaming. Why is that our country has limitations on who can marry whom? Why should the government decide who I can fall in love with and marry? Don't even bother to bring up religion here. Our government should not base any laws on any religion. Our country was created by people who wanted freedom. It makes me sick to my stomach to think that anyone can govern my right to marry.
Wandering off now to stew and plant more veggies until this nauseating feeling subsides. Maybe one day this country will grant that all people regardless of sexual orientation can enjoy marriage. They too should be able to have health care for their spouses, visit them in the hospital as next of kin and make difficult decisions if need be and stand up before all of their friends and declare their love for one another legally and without fear. Maybe if the U.S would step forward and say that enough is enough.then all of the hate would begin to fade. Equal rights for everyone!!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Manly Shirt Remake
I have two favorite tank tops and they are getting old. Sadly showing their age by fading from a nice dark black to that nasty faded blackish brown with a hint of purple. Not pretty. I have looked high and low for replacements for them but have failed on every shopping trip. I have to admit I am slightly picky on the tank top front so it makes perfect sense that I continue to look. Lemme sum up: I like a tank that is fitted but not too fitted, wider straps to hide ye old bra straps and a slight give so as to not accent the chest so much that I frighten small children. Oh and not too thin or have one of those stupid built in bra shelf. I hate that.
I recently saw a crafty blog that repurposed a mans dress shirt into a dress. Props go out to whoever that was. I am too tall for that kind of action though. I would look like Tom Cruise in Risky Business. So I kept that bit of creative inspiration in my little head until I thought of a great project. Chuck has several polo knit shirts that he wears to work but the collars give out long before the rest of the shirt. The shirt is the perfect size to repurpose into a tank top! Score!
I started by laying the polo shirt out neatly with the tank top right no top of the sacrificial shirt. Line up the side seams on both the shirt and tank. I wanted to keep the bottom hem that was already on the shirt to keep it as simple as possible.
I measured out a 1/4" seam all around and cut the new neck line and side seams. Remember to retain the bottom seam or heck, create your own hem. You can see part of my rough outline from my magical disappearing ink pen if you look closely.
I then sewed up the raw edges on the neck and side seams.
Flip what remains of your manly shirt over and use the back side for your straps. I cut out 2 12x3 pieces. You can do whatever width or length you want.
Fold the 3" fabric down into a 1" strap. I liked the thicker strap. You could do halfsies if you wanted. Sheesh ignore my man hands in this picture please. Iron your folded strap to make it a bit easier to sew. I sewed two seams down each side of the strap to make sure it kept its form.
Position your straps on your shirt and tack it on. Then try on your new tank top and see if the straps are where they should be. I skipped this step and went straight for the sewing machine. Bad idea. I had to rip the seams and readjust my straps.
This was my first try and I learned alot from it. Sewing knits has always been a fear of mine but I did just fine. The new tank is not perfect but it will be a great tank to do yard work.
I recently saw a crafty blog that repurposed a mans dress shirt into a dress. Props go out to whoever that was. I am too tall for that kind of action though. I would look like Tom Cruise in Risky Business. So I kept that bit of creative inspiration in my little head until I thought of a great project. Chuck has several polo knit shirts that he wears to work but the collars give out long before the rest of the shirt. The shirt is the perfect size to repurpose into a tank top! Score!
I started by laying the polo shirt out neatly with the tank top right no top of the sacrificial shirt. Line up the side seams on both the shirt and tank. I wanted to keep the bottom hem that was already on the shirt to keep it as simple as possible.
I measured out a 1/4" seam all around and cut the new neck line and side seams. Remember to retain the bottom seam or heck, create your own hem. You can see part of my rough outline from my magical disappearing ink pen if you look closely.I then sewed up the raw edges on the neck and side seams.
Flip what remains of your manly shirt over and use the back side for your straps. I cut out 2 12x3 pieces. You can do whatever width or length you want. Fold the 3" fabric down into a 1" strap. I liked the thicker strap. You could do halfsies if you wanted. Sheesh ignore my man hands in this picture please. Iron your folded strap to make it a bit easier to sew. I sewed two seams down each side of the strap to make sure it kept its form.
Position your straps on your shirt and tack it on. Then try on your new tank top and see if the straps are where they should be. I skipped this step and went straight for the sewing machine. Bad idea. I had to rip the seams and readjust my straps. This was my first try and I learned alot from it. Sewing knits has always been a fear of mine but I did just fine. The new tank is not perfect but it will be a great tank to do yard work.
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