in which the power of instagram is explained

well howdy y'all!! i am indeed back from dallas, where i got to hang with this absolutely delicious trio of ladies. from left to right: moonthirty (who just leveled up), miss lulu sews (who does not understand the validity of instagram, bad miss lulu) and dixie diy (who's embarking on a wedding dress!).  they came to see me in my other life, which thrilled me to no end...and also made me nervous, surprisingly! i thought i only got butterflies for ruggy, but throw a few sewists in the audience and whaddayaknow. we enjoyed brinner together after the show (i had pancakes in a blanket) and these goodgood friends made me yearn for my NYC gang like mad.  the camaraderie, the common love, the shared part of this very solitary craft, it's great to be so fortunate to have it in real life as well as virtual.

that brings me to a meetup of another kind going on this week.  the sisters-in-cocktails you see above have all banded together with a common goal: silk annas for our august MSN makes. 

why did we decide to tackle this self-imposed mini challenge?  you may put the blame squarely on the dreamy filtered shoulders of instagram. an instameet, if you will. if you're not on it, (coughmisslulucough) i highly recommend it for all manner of debauchery.  to wit:

the snap that started it all was this shot of by hand london's newest smash hit pattern resting upon this silk print. sonja realized we were pattern twins, and i immediately suggested a battle royale.  naturally. lladybird lauren wanted in on the action, and let's face it, MORE PEOPLE IN THE CAGE MATCH EQUALS MORE FUN.

of course, the fourth wrestler in this throwdown is the silk itself.  my opponent, currently beating me about the head and neck, is the metallic silk chiffon instagrammed above.  yesterday, lauren won brilliantly against her thakoon silk charmeuse... and bear witness to sonja's supreme success today, I DROOL.  my match will round out the three at the end of the week, god, yoda, yahweh and the surprise DIY renovation of our bathroom willing...

yeah, i haven't truly showered since august 19th.