Tuesday Project Roundup: Thrifty AND Prepared, Just Like The 1940s

After all the knitting lately, I finally used my sewing machine again last week. I cleaned out the closet when I got my craft shelf and found some extra pillowcases, so I tried out the embroidery stitches on the Bernina:Something new to decorate with for free!

And I pulled out an unfinished project from a couple of years ago--this pencil skirt:(It's finished but too dark today for a modeled shot, so here's the pattern. Early 50s, I think?)

I had originally thought I would sew this to wear to the second job of Christmas 2007 but ran out of time, and by the second job of Christmas 2008 I had made more than enough dresses to wear. But while thinking of the job search these past two weeks, I realized that a plain black straight skirt would be all kinds of useful, so I finished it up.

It's my interview skirt. I don't have any interviews yet, but--in keeping with the 1940s theme here--I did it before and I can do it again.

If I Could Make This Link Sparkly, I Would

So my oldest and most helpful friend--who very conveniently studied graphic design while I was learning music theory--sat me down last week and got my portfolio cleaned up and got my portfolio site redesigned and up again.

Check it out: portfolio.karenkaminski.com

I even got a mention on her company's site, which she also designed! I am so going to have a job soon. (Hey, "Yes, We Can" worked for Obama, didn't it?)