Use your illusion baby

Progress of some sort.

I've made a dent on my Hopeful



This pattern is designed for a petite woman with a shorter torso I don't think my torso is abnormally long, but it is normal. So I've measured my favorite shirt and I'm mirroring the measurements for the waist decreases. I'm doing them over four inches instead of just two. Ditto for the eventual increases. I've also lengthened the shirt just a smidge. I've had moderate success messing with patterns in the past, but lately I feel like I've lost my design mojo (hence the hiding from the corset), so we'll just see how this all works out.

I've also made progress unpacking my bedroom. See



Looks better doesn't it? Of course you can't see this pile on my bed.



I'm learning that it's all about the illusion. It doesn't matter what's off frame. It's all about the illusion.