May 4, 2008

i have spent the majority of my awake time today focused on making a doorstop. both the front door and the bathroom prefer stasis, returning to their closed positions when i most want them propped open. one of nate's shoes has been working as a counterweight - an imperfect solution on many levels. after much talk and much less action, i hunkered down to read and work with the project in the lotta jansdotter book on loan from katy. however, most of the measurements are in a pattern in a sealed pocket at the front of the book. instead of tearing apart someone else's book, i spent the early afternoon creating my own pattern based on the pictures and general directions. i've been at this for hours, figuring out what size i wanted, seam allowances, drawing and measuring, cutting, ironing, folding, pinning, and finally sewing. the results are good and it turned out to be a good way to spend the day. as soon as nate gets back from a few errands i will have dried beans for the filling. then i can hand-sew the opening and put it to work. pictures to follow upon completion.

5 comments:

katygirl said...

Oh noes! That pattern pocket has totally been opened before! And even if it hadn't, you completely have my permission to open and use any and all. Although your doorstop is probably even better than a from-pattern one would be, because it is 100% pure Sarah.

sarah jo said...

i am a fool! well, i had a really good time planning it all out, so it's not terrible. next time, i'll rip right in - thanks, girl.

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Veronica said...

but why did the author of said book feel the need to seal the pattern in a pocket, rather than, say, printing it on a page of the book?
i'm confused.
is it a top-secret spy doorstop?

sarah jo said...

most of the other patterns involve cutting rectangles of x length and y width, and this one had some funky shaping and probably some slightly more complicated fractions. at least, that's my guess based on the pattern i created. maybe her pattern does have secret compartments, or information regarding elvis' whereabouts.