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I was entirely side tracked by the Met Gala yesterday. The theme was Superfine: Black Tailoring Style and the suits were ON FIRE YO. So many people understood the assignment and crushed it (particular favourites were Janelle Monae, Zendaya, Teyana Taylor, Jeremy O. Harris, Lupita, and SO SO SO SO MANY MORE whose names I don't know!) My phone is currently FILLED with incredible fashion. I am LIVING for it.

But I did get another pattern taped together, and pulled out the remainder of the green striped fabric that I made the second Seatoun skirt out of. I have 39" (98cm) of 60" fabric left, with one edge cut out. Laying the Loretta shorts on top, I can get the shorts out of it if I cut the pocket bag from one piece of scrap (that would not be pattern matched to the shorts) or from a different fabric. I would be able to make a good go at matching the stripes on the back and pocket areas. I was not about to attempt this as Calcifer was supervising and I didn't need her help, so I went on to tape together the Ginger pants pattern.

I am also not sure if I cut out the waistband for the skirt yet. It's a key feature of the original ad, so I will not cut out until I'm sure I have that accounted for. I also kind of don't want to spend time matching stripes, and had considered using the fabric for a sewing machine cover, so a brief interlude is A-OK at this time.

A part of me thinks I'm just going on and on and on forever about all these patterns, but I just need to accept that I'm in my Gertie era. She has a big catalogue for me to peruse, and I have a lot of fabric to use up. I'm trying to find a balance of personal style and comfort and all that. I like the frou-frou nature of being a little dressed up while not going so OTT that there's a whole hour-long routine in getting there. Choices choices.

It took me all day yesterday to write that I forgot some stuff (naturally). M told me that J has moved far far south to do a 6-month position, while still paying his share of their expenses. She has a feeling that they will not be renewing their lease at the end of October, so she's already looking at some other places nearby where she can be a true solo resident. This is not going to be something that's going to be decided for at least a couple of months, and I told her that if it's something she wants to consider, my lease is up at the end of August so we could potentially share again. But to also consider that the cats are coming with me, and she is horridly allergic. Future us problems!

I've been having more water issues from the suites above me and I suspect the landlords won't do much about it since they've told me they are going to tear the building down eventually. Nothing to be super concerned about yet, but I have a feeling that my time there is limited. So I'm low-key thinking about where to go next. The next place MUST have laundry in-suite, no more of this sharing and particularly not "leaving the building in the middle of winter bc the laundry isn't even in the same building".

I have made no progress on my plan to potentially move on.

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I went back through my entries and I think I have NOT cut the waistband for the striped skirt, so I will do that first. That will likely remove the possibility of cutting out shorts from it since it was a TIGHT layout to start with. But should be A-OK to do a sewing machine cover! I was thinking I could also put something on it with the Cricut, since I have not touched it since October lol. I don't know what but. Something.

Round 2 of playoff hockey tonight, so I will put the game on the "radio" and attempt to do some stuff around the house. I made dinner last night which gave me leftovers for tomorrow, which is great. Tonight's dinner will probably be a sandwich. Def need to do some dishes and then we'll see whatever else.

Oh, one thing I did on Sunday was put buttonholes on two pairs of bottoms. I just used the machine's built in function which is much less pretty than the mechanical vintage one. I don't know why but buttonhole stitches always end up pulling the bobbin thread to the top side, yet when I tested out the plain zig-zag stitch, it's perfectly balanced. Noticed because my test buttonhole was with very mis-matched thread, but it does this with the vintage one too. It also had trouble moving the fabric at such a small stitch length, which I will chalk up to the thickness of the fabrics. Currently the Janome is the only machine I have that can do the attachment as I wasn't able to put the plate cover on any of the then-functional vintage machines, I just got super lazy about switching the feet around. They are interior buttons, no one will see them but me.

45 mins of work left. I am so so so SO bored, hence second post of the day! I just want -- I don't even know. I'll go home and not want to do anything there either. Partly bc I have many things to choose from and they're all about the same level of effort/investment but somehow they are all the wrong choices too. IDEK. Here's hoping to get over that hurdle.