I cut the first muslin from the blue fabric yesterday, and was happy to be doing it even though I had originally thought I would be so much further along this week.
I was feeling so proud of myself, telling myself "see you did work on more than one project in one month" and then I realized that yesterday was September 1st, and it was a new month already. So far I have managed two skirts in two months. I'm going to be daring and say that this month I will make two garments. I actually want to make more than that, but as we have seen, my record in that department has not been particularly good.
In the meantime I have done some more shopping. In fact I did more boot shopping. I wanted a pair of black ankle boots with fairly high heels, higher than the heels in the black boots I wore when modeling Avril, and those are mid-calf anyway, which I manage to convince myself is not at all the same thing.
As usual, I spent a lot of time in pursuit of the perfect boot. The fact that I was shopping online was not a time saver as there were so many more choices, and most of them were not quite what I wanted. Or worse, I would see something I would like, it would not be available in my size, and I would fritter away more time searching for other vendors. Bah!
I kept falling for a lot of fairly sophisticated "city" boots. Does anyone use that terminology anymore: city or country?? Anyway there were boots that I would love if we had a different lifestyle, a lifestyle I once had an may or may not have at some other time in my life. That part is irrelevent, the "will I" or "won't I" question, because the point is that I need boots with a heel that I can wear for my life now with the clothes that I wear now.
Perspective is always good.
I ended up with these boots from Frye. They are the short version of the Harlow Campus Boot and they are just exactly what I wanted even though I didn't know it until I saw them. They also make me smile because my first pair of Frye boots ever was a Campus boot, purchased my freshman year in college. I loved those boots. They were not nearly as sleek as these, but I love the idea that there is a campus boot for every age.
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8 responses to “New Month, New Project, New Boots”
I find that my sewing goes in waves. Life happens and other things distract me from it!
Love the Fryes. They are my favorite brand and I’m still wearing Campus boots after all these years.
I find that my sewing goes in waves. Life happens and other things distract me from it!
Love the Fryes. They are my favorite brand and I’m still wearing Campus boots after all these years.
Sew, schmew, keep buying footwear. I love your shoes! Now I need those, too!
Sew, schmew, keep buying footwear. I love your shoes! Now I need those, too!
I love those boots. I was looking at a similar pair all winter (down here) but didn’t end up buying them … Are they comfortable?
I love those boots. I was looking at a similar pair all winter (down here) but didn’t end up buying them … Are they comfortable?
Gigi, I notice that so much goes in waves, sometimes too
many overlapping waves. I still
love Frye boots too, and the Campus boots are great.
BeeBee, you always make me smile!
Tiffany, they seem supremely comfortable so far. I’ve only worn them around the house as
it is still too warm to wear them out and about. I must be old
because I don’t get how the kids wear boots with their shorts all summer when
it is hot and humid.
Gigi, I notice that so much goes in waves, sometimes too
many overlapping waves. I still
love Frye boots too, and the Campus boots are great.
BeeBee, you always make me smile!
Tiffany, they seem supremely comfortable so far. I’ve only worn them around the house as
it is still too warm to wear them out and about. I must be old
because I don’t get how the kids wear boots with their shorts all summer when
it is hot and humid.