Garb-a-Day Project: Push for Pennsic!
We now have exactly three weeks before we hope to depart for Pennsic. And between the three of us, we each have maybe 1-2 outfits appropriate for camping.
Whoooop! Whoooop! Whoooop! (those would be emergency sirens!)
It’s time to crackdown and make our garb! So I’m setting a goal for myself — one piece of garb a day for the next three weeks. I’ve even made myself a little schedule…
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Nothing! Full day of mundane stuff. | No sewing — took a break and made benches | |||||
| No sewing — took break and stained benches | Plum/Black Overdress (OR a Kirtle instead … still deciding) | Tunic? Smock? Understuff? | ||||
| Cloaks (maybe), hems | Whatever else I didn’t finish | DEPART FOR PENNSIC! |
There we go…. if I meet my goal each day, I will have enough garb for the three of us for Pennsic! I think this is doable — I’ve done each of these things in one day before, and I certainly didn’t spend all day doing them (which is good, as I’ve got my day job to do, too!) If I am good, I will move a little ahead in my schedule and buy myself some extra time so I’m not sewing sleeves the night before we leave.
I must turn this stash into wearable garb!
Can I actually do it? Well, as I’m big on goals and rewards, here’s my plan. Each day I complete my goal, I’ll cross it out on the chart above and post about it on Facebook and/or here on my blog, to keep myself honest. And if I complete my goal, my reward is some truly awesome thing from a Pennsic merchant — not sure what I’d get yet, as I need to see what they are selling, but I’ll know when I see it.
I just placed a big order for linen from fabrics-store.com (theyir new doggie bags came out today — good discounts!)
So, here we go … today’s goal: a smock for me made of tissue linen (it’s already prewashed and ready for cutting).
