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Jul. 8th, 2024 09:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
m_of_disguiseThe 4-day weekend was super busy, but I did indeed meet my sewing goal of getting the first tier done! Hooray!
Things learned - I like the 2:1 ratio of the ruffles-to-tier, but 2:1 was waaaay too much for the tier-to-skirt. The ruffles ended up folding over on themselves and looking really bushy and terrible, and since the ruffles are kind of the showcase of each tier, that was a major problem. I ended up chopping off 1.5 panels of finished tier, and ended up with a ratio just under 1:1.5, which still looks nice and full but doesn't interfere with itself.
2:1 on the left, 1:1.5 on the right. You can see how bunchy and stacked the ruffles got with the 2:1.
But, this is great news, since it means I'll be using even less of my plaid than I anticipated, and I won't have nearly as much ruffle to make for the other tiers!
As for non-sewing stuff, I made a big pot of chicken stew, which lasted us a couple of days and freed up more sewing time. On Saturday, M went to Six Flags with a group of his gaming friends, and since I didn't have to take him into account for lunch, I made myself some baked fish and bratkartoffeln (German fried potatoes with onions.) To stretch the soup, I made some cheddar bay biscuits to go with it, and that extended the soup until Sunday's lunch. Sunday dinner was a frozen lasagna, because I have absolutely no vegetables left in the house with which to make anything.
Intended to do a grocery pickup today, but WTH, prices on produce have gone up AGAIN. A 5-pound bag of potatoes used to be under $4, and how it's $7! For potatoes! I checked the bulk stores, and Sam's has an 8-pound bag for the same price, so I guess I'm going to Sam's for my produce from now on. Yeesh.
Threw a beef roast into the crock pot this morning to make things easy on myself. Since I was working up until bedtime on Sunday, I'm going to give myself tonight off before I dive back in to making ruffles again. Tier 2 will be faster since I can use the bit I chopped off the first one, so I'm hoping to see Tier 2 finished in two weeks instead of three.
Things learned - I like the 2:1 ratio of the ruffles-to-tier, but 2:1 was waaaay too much for the tier-to-skirt. The ruffles ended up folding over on themselves and looking really bushy and terrible, and since the ruffles are kind of the showcase of each tier, that was a major problem. I ended up chopping off 1.5 panels of finished tier, and ended up with a ratio just under 1:1.5, which still looks nice and full but doesn't interfere with itself.
2:1 on the left, 1:1.5 on the right. You can see how bunchy and stacked the ruffles got with the 2:1.
But, this is great news, since it means I'll be using even less of my plaid than I anticipated, and I won't have nearly as much ruffle to make for the other tiers!
As for non-sewing stuff, I made a big pot of chicken stew, which lasted us a couple of days and freed up more sewing time. On Saturday, M went to Six Flags with a group of his gaming friends, and since I didn't have to take him into account for lunch, I made myself some baked fish and bratkartoffeln (German fried potatoes with onions.) To stretch the soup, I made some cheddar bay biscuits to go with it, and that extended the soup until Sunday's lunch. Sunday dinner was a frozen lasagna, because I have absolutely no vegetables left in the house with which to make anything.
Intended to do a grocery pickup today, but WTH, prices on produce have gone up AGAIN. A 5-pound bag of potatoes used to be under $4, and how it's $7! For potatoes! I checked the bulk stores, and Sam's has an 8-pound bag for the same price, so I guess I'm going to Sam's for my produce from now on. Yeesh.
Threw a beef roast into the crock pot this morning to make things easy on myself. Since I was working up until bedtime on Sunday, I'm going to give myself tonight off before I dive back in to making ruffles again. Tier 2 will be faster since I can use the bit I chopped off the first one, so I'm hoping to see Tier 2 finished in two weeks instead of three.