Our Looooooong Weekend...

Well, it looks like the 3-day Labor Day weekend has turned into SO much more.

Thanks to Gustav, we'll be home through Wednesday. Wednesday!!! So much for my sewing mojo.

But, on a huge note of relief, the family and friends have all checked in and are all safely away from the Gulf. It's only the 4 days of residual rains to worry with now.

One more thing (well 2)...

1. GO AWAY GUSTAV. (or at least make up your mind so that we can all plan our lives accordingly!!!!!)


2. GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!! (in 40 minutes.)

More on the mini-wardrobe

So, we all know men hate to shop. I've decided it's because they hate to try-on. And, I've discovered over the past few weeks that they hate to be measured or fitted. So, I had to come up with someway to actually make these clothes fit my dear hubby. Here's my solution:

That's right. I pulled out one of his RTW T shirts and matched the pattern pieces to it. (I used one of his undershirts because they are more form-fitting than, say, his Jimmy Buffett T-shirt.

This started with Kwik Sew 3570 . The finished garment measurements were waaaaay out of wack with the body measurements and DH was at work. So, I laid the pattern piece on the shirt and compared. What did I find. The finished measurements were wrong. I was able to retrace the pieces before I ever cut my fleece. Whew!

On the raglan tee (the PJ pattern that I modified into a very cool T), I also used this method. I confirmed the size and was able to use the RTW shirt to shorten the sleeve.