My birthday was celebrated with my favorite people in Japan at Warung Phuan, my favorite Thai restaurant in Nagoya. It's run by the nicest couple and the place is so small and cozy that I always feel like I'm hanging out in a comfortable living room somewhere rather than at a restaurant. But what's with the scary picture above, you ask? It's a bottle of snake-infused liquor I was strongly discouraged from allowed to taste. It tasted...really horrible. But the lizard liquor and the ants were okay!
(Note to anyone living in the Nagoya area and considering this restaurant: these are not usual menu items. The rest of their food is totally normal and really tasty-- especially the som tam!)
And as a birthday gift to myself, I made another skirt from Sew What Skirts, this time a drawstring seersucker number with an appliquéd anchor. Actually, it was less of a gift to myself and more a necessary way to cut down on the amount of fabric I'll have to mail back when I move. Although I haven't yet perfected my ideal skirt pattern and buttonholes and I don't seem to agree, I'm still pretty happy with how it turned out.
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Comments (9)
any tips for drafting your own pattern? i have this book and have been meaning to start on it as well.
Posted by gleek | July 3, 2007 12:47 AM
The snake stuff looks horrible, but you get points for being willing to taste it. I don't think I would want to.
Great skirt!
Posted by Bunny | July 3, 2007 1:27 AM
The skirt looks great! Perfect for summer.
The snake drink looks gross! Perfect for grossing out. ack. Kudos to you for trying it *shiver*.
Posted by amigurumigirl | July 3, 2007 1:40 AM
i love yr skirt! i've got that book, too and the drawstring and the wrap are my favorite... maybe because i am neither gifted nor patient when it comes to sewing.
glad you had a great birthday, complete with snake infused liquor!! i may paint myself the nerd... but such an odd spirit sounds ripped from the pages of a harry potter novel!
Posted by jenn | July 3, 2007 11:09 AM
seersucker and polka dots - so cute! great job!
Posted by kat | July 3, 2007 11:13 AM
Ooh aside from the snake drink, that sounds like a great restaurant! I lived in Nagoya not long ago for a year (as a student, not a teacher), so I wish I had found that place.
Fabulous skirt, by the way. I'm happy to hear you're taking advantage of Osu shopping!
Posted by Anna Hrachovec | July 3, 2007 11:49 AM
Thanks for all the skirt love!
The toughest part of skirt pattern drafting for me has been getting the A-line angle right. I'd suggest using a skirt you like to decide how much wider than the waist the hem should be.
Posted by Anjali | July 4, 2007 12:24 PM
Your skirt makes me regret that I have no clothing currently with an anchor on it! It's a great motif! I applaud your courage to try out the snake liquor. I remember seeing something similar in Okinawa--a "habu" steeped in sake.
Posted by Fred | July 6, 2007 3:45 AM
Classically fabulous!
Posted by Lori Magno | July 9, 2007 9:58 AM