Sew Dance

Amy. She tried. But Derek was helping her out a lot. Anyone else would get picked on for being in hold the whole time. Due to her disability it had a bit of a jilted feel at times. And it was repetitive. Too high for me. James. He did move his hips. But there was a bit too much stationary section. He also had too many steps in the samba rolls. Too high. Danica. It felt careful, but part of that was the rib. Very simple for this point in the competition and not much actual salsa. I'll give them the scores but they were generous. Nene. The music didn't match. She still had the same problems as always. Careful and soft. Too high. Charlie. Really strange song choice. He seemed a bit hoppy at times. He should've been more grounded. He also seemed to high during his turns. I would've given 8s. Not a 10. Candace. I like her dress. The song and choreography was a little weird. Too much stopping. I'll give her the scores but a little high for me. Mer...

It's the end of April already? Time flies. Well let's see, I finished Celestial Dragon. And a nightgown for next winter.   I worked on In the Garden, Insanity, and a dress I don't have a picture of. I did have to spend something this month. I ran out of purple beads for the dragon. I bought 3, only needed 1, but I know I have at least two other TW's in my stash that require them.

I decided to work on Insanity this week because I had missed several Sundays when trying to finish up the dragon. As of this picture I'm 13 rows from the end of page 3. Only about 150 more to go... Now, go back to In the Garden or go to the next random number? I also am attempting to get back into Camp NaNoWriMo. I've written 1500 words today and will attempt another 1000 before I go to bed to make up for the 12 days I didn't write.

Nene. There was shaking. But no hips in the basics. Her grunge didn't move. By oozing up her knees like that she didn't rotate her hips to get the hip motion. There was very little actual salsa. Over praised and over scored. Candace. Maybe it was the song but it looked robotic. There was no hips during the actual cha cha parts. Cha cha is sharp but there's also some fluidity. Locksteps sucked. Over praised and over scored, again. James. He looked like he was leaning forward a bit in hold. Other times his feet looked sloppy. Part of it may be the sneakers rather than actual shoes. Don't know if it was 9s. Danica. The song is barely a cha cha. Maybe that's why Val didn't put that much in. Her knees could have been straighter during some transitions, mainly spins. That being said, what she did do was pretty good. I'll the the the 9s just because of where they pace so far Meryl. I liked it. I was having trouble seeing her feet because it was so ...

Hard week, not with a good outcome, decreased my stitching time. I got nothing done on Friday. That's not really the reason my weekly post is late. I finished page 5 very late on Sunday so I delayed it to now. At the beginning of the week, I did finish a nightgown. I made it from flannel so it'll be good for winter. Actually I cut the material back when it was still freezing. Also started a summer dress. I just haven't gotten back to it yet.

I loved the opening. So fun. Drew. He seemed cautious. During the part with genie, you could see he was not doing things as much as Cheryl. He needed to put his shoulders back when in hold. I guess I'll give them the scores. Charlie. Cute routine. Felt a bit more Broadway rather than jazz but oh well. I'll agree with the scores. Danica. Not to much body contact except for when they were spinning. She was a little to straight up. But it was cute. I don't know if it was 10s. Amy. Unfortunately there wasn't very much Waltz. A lot of standing in place. But I knew ballroom would be hard for her. I think she was scored high for what she did. Cody. Cute routine, but he had no samba technique. No hips, flat footed. He didn't look like he was dancing samba and was standing around a bit too much. I like her outfit. Too high. Nene. She enjoyed the jazzy parts but she walked through the parts in hold. I don't know if she purposefully didn't stra...

Since my dragon is now finished, it's time to go back to my random numbers which pulled out "In the Garden". I'd say I'm about 1/3 of the way done with page 4. I also got back into my sewing, I worked on a nightgown today and it used self bias binding on the neck, which I've determined it the way to go with the shirt that I've put on hold. Thankfully, I have a fair amount of fabric left to make this. But I've been bad. Essentially my parents told me to go shopping because I was getting some money back on my taxes. Although the last few times I've wandered through Joann's not much in way of fabric caught my eye, but it did this time. I picked up some essentials, bobbins for one thing, but a lot of fabric for projects this time, not so much 'ooh, pretty must have!' My stash addition includes these two pieces. A bonded lace and a twill. The lace is becoming a dress because i saw something similar in a catalogue, and the t...

Candace w/ Tony. It was cute. Her frame could have been better. I realize it was rock and they could get away with wild a bit more. I'll agree with the scores. James w/ Cheryl. I liked it but felt he was landing either flat foot or top toeing around. His lower body looked awkward, either because of the previous observation or causing. He could have closed his feet more too. Can I have her dress? Don't know if it was 9s given his position. Drew w/ Whitney. Entertaining as always but felt small and stiff. No hips except the thrusting. Not his best dance. He does better with ballroom. Over scored. Danica w/ Maks. The kicks and flicks were very good. It was a fun number. Cute ending. The high heeled sneakers looked odd. I'll agree with the scores. Charlie w/ Peta. It seemed to be a lot of spinning, and Charlie going low to switch sides. There wasn't much I could point out was syllabus. No hip action. Don't think it was 9s. Amy w/ Mark. A basic salsa...

It's done! In under three months. I had to take two days off this week because I ran out of purple beads. Here's a close up for the detail on the head. A few notes for those deciding to stitch this design. While the pattern told me what I needed to stitch this, it failed to mention quantities. You will need two skeins for the following #'s. 420, 422, 677, 738, 792, 794. You will need minimal amounts of the following #'s. 991, 3346, 3765. You will also need 3 packages of Mill Hill 40252. On a different note, my cat decided to sleep on my clean robe.