Sewing that doesn't fit into one post or another: some WIPS

 I could just skip blogging June entirely. 

Work has been nuts. I am making myself sit at my computer to write this (all I do all day long is sit at a computer. Oy) 

I have been sewing. Mending.

This mini backpack has needed a handle forever. Wrapped a length of webbing around upholstery welting for a handle, opened up that back horizontal webbing and poked it in place, and stitched it back up. More sewing with plyers while watching Svengoolie.

Still needs a tidy up. Also one of the long straps is missing an end and about ten inches of strap. 

Yoinks.

I had to take the presser foot off to get it under the needle.

Finishing the Felix lobster dress I started last summer; because I CAN.

I changed the neck facing 

(made a coordinating print on Spoonflower and hated it after it was all sewn on)  

and auditioning sleeves.  And yes, I recut the skirt to stop it from poofing out so much.

I dunno. Going to safety pin it and try it on.

and a mask for seeing this

through July 3rd

https://www.seattlerep.org/plays/202122-season/bruce/

the last remnant from the Shark lap quilt
https://erniekdesigns.blogspot.com/2017/05/shark-quilt.html

The Cuties don't fit because cake. 

I need to add some fabric in the side seams.

Mmmmmmm poppin'

 I may have to lose the sleeves to do this. I have more of these dresses, but some might be made of fabric I can't photograph and put on the blog, ya know.

There was cake. And work and family anxiety. And cake.

And I have about ten blogs about projects that aren't quite ready to go.

More will be said about some of these things, but I just can't sit here anymore and type right now.

More pocket - inadequte lady pocket adjustment

This coat has stupid lady pockets 

the pocket I have my fingers in is TOO DAMN SMALL

I think it would have fit the tiny iPod. Too short for a pen. Maybe a chapstick?

So I unpicked the seam along the zipper (blue line in drawing) to open the lining up and pull the pocket out (purple line in drawing) to add more fabric (red line) to it, without taking apart the zipper entrance and facing on the pocket. So I can put in my tiny iPhone. Or a pen.

So none of these photos really illustrate this . Sorry. You pull the lining guts out and it's all a big fabric salad

Here's our front

The seam ripper is pointing at the seam I undid to pull the pocket out to add to the far edge.

So here is most of it pulled to the outside, through the zipper seam

The grey is the original pocket. The blue is the addition. It's attached to a big flap of fabric with a little red fabric connector bit to the lining, so the pocket stays put when you pull something out of it. I disconnected that and reconnected it when the surgery was done.

BIG FABRIC SALAD

and then I sewed the seam by the zipper back up

The after photos...

It will fit a Stacia Burrington divination card  which is standing in for my phone, but I can't take a picture of the phone in the pocket without the phone cause it's the only camera I have now.

The pocket is actually an inch or so longer than this card.

Bonus photo of stitching elastic for more pajama bottoms. More soft sheets, more soft pajams!

I am working on actual clothing, but work is getting nuts and the mending pile is easier to deal with than a new thing from scratch.