counting seams

do you lie awake sometimes, maybe in the middle of the night, maybe early in the morning (for an actress at least), thinking about the half made garment lurking in the other room, its faults growing to monster-under-the-bed sized proportions?  i do that sometimes.  

it's far more enjoyable when i lie awake thinking about new monsters to create.  

sleep is good too.

this morning i sipped coffee and took a weary, wary glance at my dressform.  the creature was not as hideous as my 3AM brain depicted, thankfully.  though i may have lost one of the sleeves somewhere....

oh hey HI i'm competing in project sewn.  EEEEEEEEEK.  that's the real point of this post.  but lack of sleep is preventing me from connecting the dots from stress dreaming to stress sewing.  though i'm sure you can make the leap from A to B for me, non??  THE LIST OF LADIES IS ASTOUNDING.  

i see less Zs in my future.

but really i'm so hugely excited.  which makes little sense.  i compete for a living, and as sewing is the panacea to that, i should run like hell from this sort of scenario.  but when Elizabeth & liZ contacted me, my first instinct was hell yes.  project sewn has been a source of inspiration these past seasons, and more than that, i felt the "competitors" formed friendships.  made each other better.  this was no waiting room filled with actresses giving shade and false praise.  this was a gaggle of gals exclaiming over seams and perfect fabrics and tough techniques...

even if i'm out in round one, this had already been fun, planning and sketching... and the themes for the season are being announced tomorrow, so we can all sew along.  i hope you'll join me.  let's shake our asses together, yo!