Thank you, J Crew, thank you, Flood

If I have something to do...like say, clean up after a major flood in my basement....

All of sudden, like out of the blue, I get a hankering for creating.

Call it odd.

I don't know.

If I HAVE to deal with something, I usually don't.

Right away.

So when our basement flooded last week, and I sank into a wet soppy ball of saturated mess...I did what I had to do.

EC did the majority of the clean up with our friend, Jeff.

32 gallons of water sucked out of the studio carpeting ALONE.

I came up stairs and began sewing.

I'm really good like that.

I like to get things done.

Sewing was on my list.

The flood was NOT.

So, I took some vintage fabric I had and started making pleated ruffles.  I didn't know what they were going to be attached to..I just made them and threw them on a heap.

Then, the flood happened.

So, I grabbed this wool J Crew sweater that I bought at the local thrift.

Cut it all curvy-like down the center.

Added some ruffles from the heap.

Made the sleeves bishop-esque and turned it into this!

It is actually still cold enough here in New York to wear this sweater...

maybe I'll grab a book and go to the park!

b i g   s m i l e s 

~K