Duvet #1

Before I get into my projects, I'm going to rant a little about the iPad and Apple in general. You know, if you're going to tout about how you're so innovative with your projects, can you not make annoying shit happen? I was writing my entry a few minutes ago and wanted to make the font bigger. So, I do that stupid "thumb and pointer finger spread out" motion. Then the page goes blank. The fuck? Okay, regardless, I should've saved my draft. And being the Apple novice user that I am, I probably did that "magnify the page with your fingers" motion incorrectly. Hey, I just did the same thing I usually do on my iPhone.

Ohhhh!!!!! Don't get me started on the iPhone. Can you make simple apps like Notes work properly? I had a buttload of notes-important notes, mind you- that I had saved on there and as I was scrolling through them, they all disappeared. No, I did not accidentally erase them because the stupid red delete button didn't even she up. This was definitely not user error because it's, disappointingly, a common problem. but I'm more than disappointed, I'm outraged!!!

I thought I said "eff you" to Apple after my iPod died. But, damn, a free iPhone was too tempting to pass up. And an iPad? Sure!

 The iPad irks me even more because what is the point of it?????? It's not as functional as a laptop. If anything, it's just more trouble than its worth. Every time I use it, I just keep screaming at it and wishing I had my laptop. My boyfriend wanted to reformat it for me and ran into a whole mess of problems. So i'm ustuck with this useless thing. Come to think of it, my boyfriend's like the iPad, intriguing and seemingly useful, but really just something I scream at every so often because he can't do anything properly. Just kidding. You are useful, Phong, very useful!

Projects, projects. Rght.

I've been chugging away at the projects from the Freckled Nest site, an online sewing tutorial that I paid for and mentioned in my previous posts. I think I'm supposed to complete the projects in order because of skill level and each project probably builds on the another? Well. I'm bad ass.

I've been working on a duvet, which is, I'm guessing, probably 6-7 projects in. But all the previous projects were whack and didn't seem very fun. Cloth napkins? Really? Plus,they required materials I didn't have or couldn't find at my local Michael's, Target,or Wal-mart.

One side is from one of my flat sheets, the beige-y color, and the other side are from fabrics I pieced together. These two fabrics are what made me really excited about making the duvet. I just bought the fabrics on a whim at Wal-mart. But the green and teal geometric patterns looked so good with my flat sheet that it inspired me to make the duvet.

From left to right: teal geometric pattern from Wal-mart, beige-y Martha Stewart flat sheet (from Macy's), and green "linen" fabric from Wal-mart

 Freckled Nest also shows you two easy ways to make ruffles.

I had plenty of leftover beige-y fabric to make oodles and oodles of ruffles so I think I'm going to place them like so: .

One corner 

Other corner

What the entire one side would look like. I dunno. Something looks off or weird. I like the ruffles in the middle or the corner designs, but together...mmmm, I don't know. 

But I don't have much of the leftovers of the colored fabrics. Therefore, I have no idea what type of ruffle and how big they should be. So terrified that I haven't even cut the fabric yet. My target completion date is this Sunday. Wish me luck!