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  32. <title>She&#8217;s everything. He&#8217;s just a monkey.</title>
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  39. <description><![CDATA[You didn’t think I forgot about the Oscars, did you? With one week to go, I’m happy to announce the fifteenth (semi-)annual Web-Goddess Oscar Contest has officially launched! 🎉 Time to put on Dua Lipa so you can dance the night away with Barbie and Ken… This year you get two monkeys, each of which […]]]></description>
  40. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You didn&#8217;t think I forgot about the Oscars, did you? With one week to go, I&#8217;m happy to announce the fifteenth (semi-)annual <strong>Web-Goddess Oscar Contest</strong> has officially launched! <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f389.png" alt="🎉" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  41. <p>Time to put on Dua Lipa so you can dance the night away with Barbie and Ken&#8230;</p>
  42.  
  43. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25434/barbie_pink'><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="225" height="300" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_pink-225x300.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Barbie in pink gingham" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_pink-225x300.png 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_pink-768x1024.png 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_pink-1152x1536.png 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_pink-1536x2048.png 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_pink-800x1067.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" data-attachment-id="25448" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25434/barbie_pink" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_pink.png" data-orig-size="3024,4032" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Barbie in pink gingham" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_pink-225x300.png" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_pink-768x1024.png" /></a>
  44. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25434/barbie_roller'><img decoding="async" width="225" height="300" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_roller-225x300.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Roller Barbie" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_roller-225x300.png 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_roller-768x1024.png 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_roller-1152x1536.png 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_roller-1536x2048.png 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_roller-800x1067.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" data-attachment-id="25449" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25434/barbie_roller" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_roller.png" data-orig-size="3024,4032" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Roller Barbie" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_roller-225x300.png" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/barbie_roller-768x1024.png" /></a>
  45. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25434/ken_roller'><img decoding="async" width="225" height="300" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_roller-225x300.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Roller Ken" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_roller-225x300.png 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_roller-768x1024.png 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_roller-1152x1536.png 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_roller-1536x2048.png 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_roller-800x1067.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" data-attachment-id="25450" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25434/ken_roller" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_roller.png" data-orig-size="3024,4032" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Roller Ken" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_roller-225x300.png" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_roller-768x1024.png" /></a>
  46. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25434/ken_mojo'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="225" height="300" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojo-225x300.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Mojo Dojo Ken" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojo-225x300.png 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojo-768x1024.png 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojo-1152x1536.png 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojo-1536x2048.png 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojo-800x1067.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" data-attachment-id="25451" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25434/ken_mojo" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojo.png" data-orig-size="3024,4032" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Mojo Dojo Ken" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojo-225x300.png" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojo-768x1024.png" /></a>
  47.  
  48. <p>This year you get two monkeys, each of which have two outfits. Barbie has her iconic pink gingham outfit from the start of the movie, as well as her Venice Beach rollerblading kit. Ken has his rollerblading kit too, as well as his Mojo Dojo outfit complete with custom fanny pack and fringed vest. And if you&#8217;re going to do a patriarchy, <strong>of course</strong> you need a fur.</p>
  49. <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25453" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25434/ken_mojofur" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojofur.png" data-orig-size="3024,4032" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Mojo Dojo Ken with fur" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojofur-225x300.png" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojofur-768x1024.png" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-25453" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojofur-768x1024.png" alt="Mojo Dojo Ken with fur" width="672" height="896" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojofur-768x1024.png 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojofur-225x300.png 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojofur-1152x1536.png 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojofur-1536x2048.png 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ken_mojofur-800x1067.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px" /></p>
  50. <h2>Entries are now closed! Check back soon to see who won&#8230;</h2>
  51. <p><strong>More monkey construction info:</strong> The monkeys each have blue button eyes and (lots of) yarn hair. For the rollerblading outfits, why yes, that is the <em>exact</em> psychedelic neon print from <a href="https://people.com/movies/margot-robbie-ryan-gosling-rollerblade-barbie-movie/">their movie outfits</a>, thank you for noticing! I found it on <a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/14771699-barbie-movie-80s-rollerskating-by-ravebabecosplay">Spoonflower</a> and had a fat quarter printed, which was more than enough. For the neon pink and yellow fabric, I bought some cheap high-vis shirts at Kmart and cut them up. Ken&#8217;s vest is made of fake leather from an old handbag, and his mohair coat is a Kmart cushion that I disassembled.</p>
  52. <h4><strong>Web-Goddess Oscar Contest Sock Monkey History</strong></h4>
  53. <p>Twenty-one years ago (<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f631.png" alt="😱" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />), I thought it would be fun to run a contest and give away a sock monkey. I then kept that up for 10 years running, and you can see the history of my creations below. These days I only do it when the inspiration strikes…</p>
  54. <p>2022 &#8211; <a href="/archive/23308">Spider-Monkeys</a><br />
  55. 2021 – <a href="/archive/22175">Schitt’s Creek Sock Monkeys</a><br />
  56. 2019 – <a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/19848">Freddie Monkcury</a><br />
  57. 2013 – <a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/11089">The Avenger Monkeys</a><br />
  58. 2012 – <a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/10313">The Monkey with the Dragon Tattoo</a><br />
  59. 2011 – <a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/9632">Black Swan and White Swan ballerina monkeys</a><br />
  60. 2010 – <a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/8970">Sparkly Emo Vampire Sockmonkey playset</a><br />
  61. 2009 – <a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/8079">Batman and Joker monkeys</a><br />
  62. 2008 – <a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/7201">Striking Writer Monkey</a><br />
  63. 2007 – <a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/6419">Trio of Dream Monkeys</a><br />
  64. 2006 – <a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/5458">Gay Sock Monkey Cowboys</a><br />
  65. 2005 – <a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/4626">Soctopus</a><br />
  66. 2004 – <a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/3753">Plain sock monkey</a><br />
  67. 2003 – <a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/2641">Oscar the Sock Monkey</a></p>
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  71. <title>Chambray Shorts</title>
  72. <link>https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25426</link>
  73. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kris]]></dc:creator>
  74. <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 07:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
  75. <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
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  78. <description><![CDATA[I had such fun making Rodd’s Trigg Shorts for New Year’s Eve that I decided to make another pair. I’ve had this chambray in my stash for a few years, thinking it might make a nice pair of shorts. And guess what? It does! I asked the Snook if I needed to make any size […]]]></description>
  79. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25429" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25426/img_9053" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9053.jpg" data-orig-size="2511,2511" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1704755423&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Trigg Shorts" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9053-300x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9053-1024x1024.jpg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9053-300x300.jpg" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-25429" width="300" height="300" alt="Trigg Shorts" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9053-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9053-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9053-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9053-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9053-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9053-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9053-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />I had such fun making Rodd&#8217;s <a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25373">Trigg Shorts for New Year&#8217;s Eve</a> that I decided to make another pair. I&#8217;ve had this chambray in my stash for a few years, thinking it might make a nice pair of shorts. And guess what? It does!</p>
  80. <p>I asked the Snook if I needed to make any size adjustments, and the only thing he asked for was a slightly bigger waistband when fully stretched out (like when he&#8217;s pulling them on). Consequently I made the same size as before &#8211; size D &#8211; but this time I extended the waistband piece by about an inch. (So I added around 2&#8243; in total.) I still cut my elastic the same length, which meant that I just needed to stretch it a bit more when sewing. As you can see, you can&#8217;t really tell at all but it makes it a little stretchier. The only other change I made was to use machine-sewn buttonholes for the waist tie, rather than metal eyelets.</p>
  81. <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25428" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25426/img_9060" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9060-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1704881538&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Trigg Shorts" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9060-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9060-1024x768.jpg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9060-1024x768.jpg" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-25428" width="672" height="504" alt="Trigg Shorts" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9060-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9060-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9060-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9060-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9060-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9060-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px" /></p>
  82. <p>I decided to get a little whimsical with the pocket bags and used some red polka dot from my stash. Cute, huh?</p>
  83. <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25430" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25426/img_9061" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9061-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1704881546&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Pockets" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9061-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9061-1024x768.jpg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9061-scaled.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25430" alt="Pockets" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9061-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9061-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9061-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9061-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9061-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9061-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9061-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></p>
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  87. <title>GlowStitch LEDs</title>
  88. <link>https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25424</link>
  89. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kris]]></dc:creator>
  90. <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 05:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
  91. <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
  92. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.web-goddess.org/?p=25424</guid>
  93.  
  94. <description><![CDATA[I’ve had some fun combining LEDs with textiles before, most notably with my Canva Three Commas Cushion and my light-up CampJS beanie. Both of them required laborious hand-sewing though, so I was very excited to see Steph’s newest project – GlowStitch LEDs. These use conductive tape rather than thread, and can therefore be machine sewn. […]]]></description>
  95. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="15424" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/15420/blinkyhat" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/blinkyhat.gif" data-orig-size="320,320" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="CampJS Beanie" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/blinkyhat-300x300.gif" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/blinkyhat.gif" class="alignright size-full wp-image-15424" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/blinkyhat.gif" alt="" width="320" height="320" />I’ve had some fun combining LEDs with textiles before, most notably with my <a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/14516">Canva Three Commas Cushion</a> and my light-up <a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/15420">CampJS beanie</a>. Both of them required laborious hand-sewing though, so I was very excited to see <a href="https://www.makerqueen.com.au/">Steph</a>’s newest project &#8211; <a href="https://www.makerqueen.com.au/glowstitch">GlowStitch LEDs</a>. These use conductive tape rather than thread, and can therefore be machine sewn. AMAZING! I’ve backed the <a href="https://www.crowdsupply.com/makerqueenau/glowstitch-leds">crowdfunding campaign</a>, and I can’t wait to get them and have a play. I especially liked <a href="https://hackaday.io/project/186907-glowstitch-led-strips/log/225037-what-i-learnt-while-designing-glowstitch-leds">Steph’s project log</a> where she talks about all the decisions along the way, the mistakes she made, and the lessons she’s learned. Very cool…</p>
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  99. <title>A Quilt for Baby Taos</title>
  100. <link>https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25403</link>
  101. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kris]]></dc:creator>
  102. <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 04:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
  103. <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
  104. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.web-goddess.org/?p=25403</guid>
  105.  
  106. <description><![CDATA[My dear friends Josh and Jamie welcomed their new baby son Taos this year, and I decided that I wanted to make him a little quilt. I’ve had this Moda Fabrics “Mixed Bag” Brushed Cotton charm pack in my stash for a long time, and I realised it would be perfect for a little one. […]]]></description>
  107. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/img_9010-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25408" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25403/img_9010-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9010-1-scaled-e1704168139213.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Moda Vera MIxed Bag Charm Pack" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9010-1-scaled-e1704168139213-300x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9010-1-scaled-e1704168139213-1024x1024.jpg" class="alignright wp-image-25408 size-medium" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9010-1-scaled-e1704168139213-300x300.jpg" alt="Moda Vera MIxed Bag Charm Pack" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9010-1-scaled-e1704168139213-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9010-1-scaled-e1704168139213-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9010-1-scaled-e1704168139213-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9010-1-scaled-e1704168139213-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9010-1-scaled-e1704168139213-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9010-1-scaled-e1704168139213-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_9010-1-scaled-e1704168139213.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>My dear friends Josh and Jamie welcomed their new baby son Taos this year, and I decided that I wanted to make him a little quilt. I’ve had this <a href="https://modafabrics.com/">Moda Fabrics</a> “Mixed Bag” Brushed Cotton charm pack in my stash for a long time, and I realised it would be perfect for a little one. (A charm pack is a set of precut 5”x5” fabric squares, all from the same fabric line so they coordinate.) I started googling to get inspiration and spotted this <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/243940079/building-blocks-quilt-pattern-charm-pack">Building Blocks pattern</a>. I realised that I didn’t even need the pattern; I could just design my own using the same idea.</p>
  108. <p>I settled on a design of 4 columns of 10 blocks each against a white background. I played with a few different layouts on my dining room table and got Rodd to give his opinion. I decided to go with the one on the left here, which was organised vertically by colour.</p>
  109.  
  110. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/img_6665'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="225" height="300" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6665-225x300.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Possible quilt layout - organised by colour" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6665-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6665-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6665-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6665-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6665-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6665-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" data-attachment-id="25404" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/img_6665" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6665-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1688232745&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Possible quilt layout &#8211; organised by colour" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6665-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6665-768x1024.jpg" /></a>
  111. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/img_6663'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="225" height="300" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6663-225x300.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Rejected quilt layout" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6663-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6663-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6663-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6663-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6663-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6663-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" data-attachment-id="25405" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/img_6663" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6663-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1688231830&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Rejected quilt layout" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6663-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6663-768x1024.jpg" /></a>
  112.  
  113. <p>Piecing the quilt top was very quick! I used a plain white cotton for the background, which contrasted nicely with the brushed texture of the blocks. I sewed it together in horizontal rows, making sure each alternating row was offset by using a half block at the beginning or end.</p>
  114. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/d71324a2-c2f8-4327-8c19-06401b94ada5-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25406" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25403/d71324a2-c2f8-4327-8c19-06401b94ada5-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/d71324a2-c2f8-4327-8c19-06401b94ada5-1-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1688236592&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Sewing the quilt top" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/d71324a2-c2f8-4327-8c19-06401b94ada5-1-300x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/d71324a2-c2f8-4327-8c19-06401b94ada5-1-1024x1024.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25406 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/d71324a2-c2f8-4327-8c19-06401b94ada5-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Sewing the quilt top" width="2560" height="2560" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/d71324a2-c2f8-4327-8c19-06401b94ada5-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/d71324a2-c2f8-4327-8c19-06401b94ada5-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/d71324a2-c2f8-4327-8c19-06401b94ada5-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/d71324a2-c2f8-4327-8c19-06401b94ada5-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/d71324a2-c2f8-4327-8c19-06401b94ada5-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/d71324a2-c2f8-4327-8c19-06401b94ada5-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/d71324a2-c2f8-4327-8c19-06401b94ada5-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/d71324a2-c2f8-4327-8c19-06401b94ada5-1-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  115. <p>Once I had all the rows done, I simply joined them all together. Charm packs certainly made the process go faster. I had the whole thing put together in less than a day!</p>
  116. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/img_6669"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25410" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25403/img_6669" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6669-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1688298090&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Finished quilt top" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6669-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6669-1024x768.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25410 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6669-scaled.jpg" alt="Finished quilt top" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6669-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6669-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6669-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6669-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6669-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6669-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6669-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  117. <p>The back side of the quilt was more challenging. I thought it would be fun to use another fabric from the line, but it’s so old that I could find very little of it available online. I finally found one of the zigzag prints at the <a href="https://theremnantwarehouse.com/mixed-bag-prints-m32864-13.html">Remnant Warehouse</a>; it’s not brushed but it’s fine. I still had 2 squares left over from the charm pack so I decided to break it up. I inserted a row of white along with the two squares and a plain one with some embroidery. This meant I got to do some playing around with the fancy computerised features of my machine…</p>
  118. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/img_6758"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25415" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25403/img_6758" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6758-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1689516493&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Embroidery practice" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6758-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6758-768x1024.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25415" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6758-scaled.jpg" alt="Embroidery practice" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6758-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6758-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6758-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6758-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6758-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6758-800x1067.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></p>
  119. <p>It was a lot of fun, even if the final version still came out a little crooked. I figure that gives it charm. <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  120. <p>For the quilting, I sandwiched the front and back with a thin cotton wadding. (It’s too warm in Sydney for anything else.) I decided on long vertical lines but I deliberately made them a bit wonky and wandering. I thought that tied in nicely to the “wobbly blocks” theme I had going on. Then I used more of the backing fabric for the binding around the edge. I had fun doing the final slip-stitching by hand up at the Snook homestead in front of the fire.</p>
  121. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/img_6817-2"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25409" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25403/img_6817-2" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6817-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1690046428&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Sewing quilt binding" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6817-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6817-1024x768.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25409" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6817-scaled.jpg" alt="Sewing quilt binding" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6817-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6817-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6817-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6817-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6817-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6817-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6817-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  122. <p>Here’s the final quilt front:</p>
  123. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/img_6818-2"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25411" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25403/img_6818-2" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6818-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1690056106&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Quilt front" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6818-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6818-768x1024.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25411" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6818-scaled.jpg" alt="Quilt front" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6818-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6818-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6818-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6818-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6818-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6818-800x1067.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></p>
  124. <p>And the back (I put a little “handmade” label on as well):</p>
  125. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/img_6819-2"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25412" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25403/img_6819-2" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6819-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1690056135&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Quilt back" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6819-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6819-768x1024.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25412" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6819-scaled.jpg" alt="Quilt back" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6819-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6819-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6819-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6819-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6819-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_6819-800x1067.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></p>
  126. <p>We met up with Josh and Taos in November and I got to give them the quilt. I told Josh my Mom’s standard Quilt Gift Rule: it comes with lifetime repairs, but only if you actually use it! Josh later sent me a photo showing baby Taos having a play on his new blanket. <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/2764.png" alt="❤" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
  127. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/ca0326fb-8f65-4ad4-9cc4-9f8fd2d7baa9-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25417" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25403/ca0326fb-8f65-4ad4-9cc4-9f8fd2d7baa9-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ca0326fb-8f65-4ad4-9cc4-9f8fd2d7baa9-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1182,1576" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Baby Taos" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ca0326fb-8f65-4ad4-9cc4-9f8fd2d7baa9-1-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ca0326fb-8f65-4ad4-9cc4-9f8fd2d7baa9-1-768x1024.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25417" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ca0326fb-8f65-4ad4-9cc4-9f8fd2d7baa9-1.jpg" alt="Baby Taos" width="1182" height="1576" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ca0326fb-8f65-4ad4-9cc4-9f8fd2d7baa9-1.jpg 1182w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ca0326fb-8f65-4ad4-9cc4-9f8fd2d7baa9-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ca0326fb-8f65-4ad4-9cc4-9f8fd2d7baa9-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ca0326fb-8f65-4ad4-9cc4-9f8fd2d7baa9-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ca0326fb-8f65-4ad4-9cc4-9f8fd2d7baa9-1-800x1067.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1182px) 100vw, 1182px" /></a></p>
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  131. <title>Video gaming</title>
  132. <link>https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25386</link>
  133. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kris]]></dc:creator>
  134. <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 02:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
  135. <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
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  138. <description><![CDATA[A few months back, I won a Nintendo Switch in a contest at work. I haven’t owned a video game console in a long time, so it’s been fun messing around with it. I signed up for a yearlong Switch Online membership so I could play some of the NES games from my childhood, but […]]]></description>
  139. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A few months back, I won a Nintendo Switch in a contest at work. I haven’t owned a video game console in a long time, so it’s been fun messing around with it. I signed up for a yearlong Switch Online membership so I could play some of the NES games from my childhood, but before long I got sucked into <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/14/18224853/tetris-99-battle-royale-nintendo-switch-review">Tetris 99</a>. This is an online “battle royale” version of Tetris where you play against 98 other people and try to be the last person standing. So far my best performance is 2nd place, and I’m still hoping to win one someday. (It’s <em>hard</em>. You have to both play Tetris but also strategically target your opponents to dump garbage blocks on them at the same time.)</p>
  140. <p>I was surprised by how expensive games are these days. The top tier ones are well over $80 each! I didn’t want to jump into one of those without being sure I’d actually play. Then last month I started reading lists of the <a href="https://www.polygon.com/23648669/best-video-games-2023">best video games of the year</a> in search of one to try out. I kept seeing <a href="https://mintrocketgames.com/en/DaveTheDiver">Dave the Diver</a> mentioned, and it seemed like a fun idea &#8211; harpooning fish and running a sushi restaurant. I downloaded the demo and quickly fell in love. When I spotted it on sale, I jumped on it.</p>
  141. <p>THIS GAME RULES. When I wasn’t sewing over my Christmas holiday, I was probably playing Dave the Diver. At first I felt a bit overwhelmed between fishing and running the restaurant, but the game does a good job of slowly introducing you to different features and tasks. There were only a few times I had to resort to looking things up (e.g. the advantages and disadvantages of using the “Auto-supply ingredients” option when creating your nightly sushi menu). The cutscenes are hilarious, and more than once I laughed watching Bancho put together his latest masterpiece or Duff upgrade my underwater rifle. I couldn’t believe the wide variety of mini-games and gameplay mechanisms, from petting manatees to solving underwater puzzles with laser beams and mirrors to competitive seahorse racing to cooking food for a televised chef battle to a fever dream anime popstar rhythm game. You can even decorate the restaurant! I remember the terror at facing down each of the bosses (especially the Great White Shark and the Giant Gadon), and my annoyance at that goddamn narwhal that kept spearing me. (Let’s just say that once I levelled up my skills, narwhal sushi featured on the restaurant menu <em>heavily</em>.)</p>
  142. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/img_8951"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25388" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/img_8951" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8951-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1703501059&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01010101010101&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Narwhal" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8951-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8951-1024x768.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25388" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8951-scaled.jpg" alt="Narwhal" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8951-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8951-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8951-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8951-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8951-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8951-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8951-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  143. <p>I finished the main story of the game on Christmas Day. It has a surprisingly touching end scene, and I actually felt a little sad that it was over. Thankfully you can keep playing to complete your fish collection, and it took me another couple of days to track down the last few. (That bonito was a real pain!) Now I’m working on getting three-star versions of everything, which means catching them in a net rather than harpooning them. I also received a surprise new task &#8211; there’s apparently one more secret boss I can take on during the next stormy night. So I’m not done with Dave yet! <strong>I really, really recommend this game,</strong> and it was well worth the price in terms of the hours of fun it delivers. My only complaint is that I had a couple game crashes along the way, most frustratingly after I’d completed some difficult task that I then had to redo. It only happened a couple times though, and the auto save mostly worked. (I’ve seen the developers pushing updates, so hopefully they’re addressing this.)</p>
  144. <p>After I finished Dave, my friend Amy recommended <a href="https://www.unpackinggame.com/">Unpacking</a>. This is another game I’d seen recommended in recent years. It’s a very simple concept, barely even a game at all really: you have a series of rooms where you unpacking moving boxes and put things away. That’s it. But as you go, you start to learn things about the main character. You see the things she carries from house to house, and you learn about her hobbies and her passions. I don’t want to spoil anything because this is really a game that needs to be experienced to have the proper effect, but there was one point &#8211; where she was moving in with her boyfriend &#8211; where I had a realisation that really pissed me off on her behalf. And then when I saw where she was moving to next… I think I actually said “OH NO” out loud in my living room. It’s a lovely game, especially for people who maybe don’t think of themselves as gamers. I’ve never experienced anything like it. It’s quite short &#8211; you can finish it in just a couple hours &#8211; and it’s very satisfying in the end. I was also really pleased to learn that the game was made by an <a href="https://screenqueensland.com.au/sq-news/latest-news/queensland-game-unpacking-wins-game-of-the-year/">Australian studio</a>! Definitely worth checking out.</p>
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  148. <title>Yacht rockin’ New Year’s Eve</title>
  149. <link>https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25373</link>
  150. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kris]]></dc:creator>
  151. <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 01:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
  152. <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
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  155. <description><![CDATA[Happy 2024! We spent the evening at the Marrickville Bowlo with our friends Jody, Alayne, and Meredith watching Smooth Sailing ring in the new year with yacht rock classics of the 70s and 80s… Of course, I had to make us special outfits for the occasion. I’ve been wanting to make Rodd a matching short […]]]></description>
  156. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy 2024! We spent the evening at the Marrickville Bowlo with our friends Jody, Alayne, and Meredith watching <a href="https://www.smoothsailingyachtrock.party/">Smooth Sailing</a> ring in the new year with yacht rock classics of the 70s and 80s…</p>
  157. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25373/img_8992" rel="attachment wp-att-25382"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25382" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25373/img_8992" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8992-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1704066861&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.038461538461538&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Smooth Sailing band" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8992-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8992-1024x768.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25382" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8992-scaled.jpg" alt="Smooth Sailing band" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8992-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8992-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8992-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8992-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8992-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8992-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8992-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  158. <p>Of course, I had to make us special outfits for the occasion. I’ve been wanting to make Rodd a matching short set for some time (inspired by <a href="https://www.elle.com/culture/a46827/taika-waititi-pineapple-shorts-comic-con/">Taika Waititi’s pineapples</a>), and I happened to have the perfect fabric in my stash (courtesy of my mother): <a href="https://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/seersucker_coast_prints/">Robert Kaufman’s Seersucker Coastal Print</a> with tiny pink flamingoes. For the shirt, I used my tried and tested <a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/negroni">Seamwork Negroni</a> pattern, just straightening the side seams and grading out a size at the waistline for some extra roominess. For the shorts, I used the <a href="https://elbetextiles.com.au/products/trigg-shorts-digital-sewing-pattern">Trigg Shorts</a> pattern and modified them to have a full lining (because the seersucker was a bit see-through). I used some plain white cotton to sew a version without any pockets, and then inserted that into the seersucker before joining on the waistband. Worked great!</p>
  159. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/img_8947"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25376" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25373/img_8947" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8947-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1703441734&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Captain Snook" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8947-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8947-768x1024.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25376" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8947-scaled.jpg" alt="Rodd in his flaming short set" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8947-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8947-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8947-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8947-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8947-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8947-800x1067.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></p>
  160. <p>For my outfit, I decided to go literal with the <a href="https://charmpatterns.com/mariner-top-pattern/">Charm Mariner Top</a>. This was my first time sewing princess seams, so I wisely opted to make a muslin first with an old bedsheet. I’m glad I did, because the fit was Not Great. Turns out that Charm <a href="https://charmpatterns.com/introducing-the-new-size-range-for-charm-patterns-and-patreon/">revised their sizing</a> a few years back, and they have two separate ranges now: the old one from 2-20, and the new one from 18-34. I happen to fall in the overlap. My first muslin was using the new range, so I decided to try the old one for comparison. That second one was better, but still needed some tweaks. I ended up removing half an inch at the top of each shoulder, and half an inch in width at the underarm as well. Not gonna lie &#8211; it was a fiddly pattern and I felt clueless as I tried to figure out how to improve it. Happily, the end result more than justified all my efforts:</p>
  161. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/img_8972"><img decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25378" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25373/img_8972" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8972.jpg" data-orig-size="" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="[]" data-image-title="Sailor Suit Kris" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8972.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8972.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25378" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8972.jpg" alt="Sailor Suit Kris" /></a></p>
  162. <p>The fabric for the top is a navy cotton piqué I got at the <a href="https://thefabricstoreonline.com/">Fabric Store</a>, and I LOVE it. It’s woven but had a lovely thickness and drape to it. For the collar, I used white cotton lawn (sandwiched with some interfacing). You’re meant to use ribbon for the decoration, but I realised I had some navy bias binding that would work perfectly. I simply folded it in half and then edge stitched two rows around the edge. Here’s a photo halfway through, when I realised it was going to look <em>awesome…</em></p>
  163. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/img_8969"><img decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25377" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25373/img_8969" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8969.jpg" data-orig-size="" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="[]" data-image-title="Decorating the collar" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8969.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8969.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25377" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_8969.jpg" alt="Decorating the collar" /></a></p>
  164. <p>The red knot tie is a piece of actual silk that we found in the remnant box for $10. It was quite sheer so I used a double layer of it. Once I knotted it, I sewed a safety pin onto the back so I could pin it to the shirt. That way I can take it off for laundering. I paired the top with a pair of navy shorts from Uniqlo.</p>
  165. <p>Aren’t we cute?!</p>
  166. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/93544b0b-a3d3-495a-abbc-cb372ca38091-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25380" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25373/93544b0b-a3d3-495a-abbc-cb372ca38091-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/93544b0b-a3d3-495a-abbc-cb372ca38091-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2159,2159" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1704052951&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="93544b0b-a3d3-495a-abbc-cb372ca38091-1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/93544b0b-a3d3-495a-abbc-cb372ca38091-1-300x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/93544b0b-a3d3-495a-abbc-cb372ca38091-1-1024x1024.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25380" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/93544b0b-a3d3-495a-abbc-cb372ca38091-1.jpg" alt="Selfie of me and Rodd" width="2159" height="2159" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/93544b0b-a3d3-495a-abbc-cb372ca38091-1.jpg 2159w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/93544b0b-a3d3-495a-abbc-cb372ca38091-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/93544b0b-a3d3-495a-abbc-cb372ca38091-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/93544b0b-a3d3-495a-abbc-cb372ca38091-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/93544b0b-a3d3-495a-abbc-cb372ca38091-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/93544b0b-a3d3-495a-abbc-cb372ca38091-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/93544b0b-a3d3-495a-abbc-cb372ca38091-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/93544b0b-a3d3-495a-abbc-cb372ca38091-1-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2159px) 100vw, 2159px" /></a></p>
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  170. <title>The AWS Dress v2.0 (with matching shoes!)</title>
  171. <link>https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308</link>
  172. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kris]]></dc:creator>
  173. <pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2023 02:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
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  175. <category><![CDATA[dresses]]></category>
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  177. <category><![CDATA[sewing]]></category>
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  179. <category><![CDATA[shoes]]></category>
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  182. <description><![CDATA[If you’ve met me at a tech event in the past 5 years, there’s a good chance that I was wearing my AWS dress. This was something I made in 2018 to celebrate and thank everyone that donated to Frocktober that year. The fabric was designed by me and printed by Spoonflower (4yds of Cotton […]]]></description>
  183. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;ve met me at a tech event in the past 5 years, there&#8217;s a good chance that I was wearing my AWS dress.</p>
  184. <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone" src="/images/instagram2/BrTo1C-BsHf.jpg" alt="AWS dress" width="1080" height="1264" /></p>
  185. <p>This was something I made in 2018 to celebrate and thank everyone that donated to <a href="https://www.frocktober.org.au/">Frocktober</a> that year. The fabric was designed by me and printed by <a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/">Spoonflower</a> (4yds of Cotton Poplin Ultra), and the dress itself was a <a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/rue">Colette Rue</a>. I made my own piping for the waist panels. The fit on the Rue is/was notoriously weird though, and I struggled to get a version that fit me and would sit where I wanted it to. In the end, the bust is rather baggy and the shoulders are so wide I have to use fashion tape to stick them to my bra straps. (And I have wide shoulders!) I also wasn&#8217;t thrilled with the fabric, which wrinkles easily and looks a bit like bedsheets. But everybody seemed to get a big kick out of it, so I continued to break it out for AWS events over the subsequent years. I even got a selfie in it with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CoMGiTvpFS_/">Amazon CTO Dr. Werner Vogels</a>!</p>
  186. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_4947-2" rel="attachment wp-att-25310"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25310" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_4947-2" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_4947.png" data-orig-size="2316,3088" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="AWS Dress t-shirt" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_4947-225x300.png" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_4947-768x1024.png" class="wp-image-25310 size-medium alignright" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_4947-225x300.png" alt="AWS Dress t-shirt" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_4947-225x300.png 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_4947-768x1024.png 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_4947-1152x1536.png 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_4947-1536x2048.png 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_4947-800x1067.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a>This past February, I went to Singapore to co-present a big keynote for one of our AWS Innovate events. To my surprise and delight, my colleague Ethan handed me a special t-shirt to wear. How cute is that? It&#8217;s got a little illustration of me in the dress! I later asked him for the original image file, and I had some <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CqXMiQtJWh8/">stickers</a> made up to hand out at events. This thing was really taking on a life of its own.</p>
  187. <p>That said &#8211; I was tired of the white, and I felt like it was past time for a new version. So I created a new design using 28 <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/">AWS service</a> icons, arranged in a brick formation along with the AWS logo. I picked icons for my favourite services as well as ones that I thought just looked cool, and with a goal of getting a nice range of colours. Then I sent it off to <a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/">Spoonflower</a> to get printed onto 5 meters of their <a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/en/organic-cotton-sateen">Organic Cotton Sateen</a> fabric. It&#8217;s a heavier weight with almost a shine to it, thanks to the thicker weave. (Note: I found though that it&#8217;s very easy to create a visible snag when pinning, so I tried to only pin through the white bits where it&#8217;s less noticeable. Using better pins would probably help too, I think.)</p>
  188. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_6922"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25314" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_6922" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6922-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1690928445&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="AWS fabric and dress" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6922-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6922-768x1024.jpg" class="alignright wp-image-25314 size-medium" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6922-225x300.jpg" alt="AWS fabric and dress" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6922-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6922-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6922-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6922-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6922-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6922-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a>Once I had the fabric, it was time to choose a design. I had deliberately purchased enough to make a full skirt if I wanted, and I thought for a while about doing some sort of retro style shirt dress. (I&#8217;ve had my eye on <a href="https://simplicity.com/mccalls/m6696">McCalls 6696</a> for a long time now.) But once I had all the pattern pieces printed out*, I realised that it was a bad choice. Any style that involved lots of seaming or shaping would either distort the printed icons, or result in me spending hours trying to line things up perfectly. I needed a simpler design that would show off the print to maximum effect. After a lot of research, I landed on the <a href="https://www.seamwork.com/catalog/benning">Seamwork Benning</a>. It&#8217;s a loose and comfortable fit, with a simple shape (mostly rectangles) and not too many seams. No need for a zipper, and YAY RUFFLES!</p>
  189. <p><em>*If you don&#8217;t sew or haven&#8217;t bought a pattern in decades, you might not realise that you can now buy patterns as PDFs! I&#8217;m a big fan, though it does mean you have to spend the first hour gluing all the pages together&#8230;</em></p>
  190. <p>I wisely decided to create a prototype first to make sure I had the size correct, and that I understood all the steps. I used some random tropical light cotton fabric I had in my stash. I didn&#8217;t have quite enough meterage for the full version so I shortened the bottom ruffle. It was a quick project&#8230; but the shape ended up pretty sack-like on me. It looked better with a belt for waist definition, but the style isn&#8217;t actually meant to be belted. This showed me that I definitely needed to go down a size in the real version!</p>
  191. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_6970-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25316" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_6970-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6970-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1079,1079" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Benning Prototype dress" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6970-1-300x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6970-1-1024x1024.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25316 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6970-1.jpg" alt="Benning Prototype dress" width="1079" height="1079" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6970-1.jpg 1079w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6970-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6970-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6970-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6970-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_6970-1-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1079px) 100vw, 1079px" /></a></p>
  192. <p>So finally it was time to start the real version. I spent a lot of time laying out the pattern pieces. I needed to make sure the icons weren&#8217;t upside-down, and I carefully adjusted the placement so that the two horizontal seams (at the waist and the second ruffle) would fall between rows of icons and thus not cut any in half. I also ensured that the repeat would be properly maintained the whole way down the dress. I actually overthought this a bit, as I also tried to make sure the horizontal pattern would be correct&#8230; before realising that the gathers for the ruffles would mess that up regardless.</p>
  193. <p>Once I had the fabric cut out, it was time to assemble the bodice. There is a side bust dart to provide a little shaping. This dress is not fully lined, but instead has a simple facing around the neckline. This is like a partial lining, a bit of fabric that is sewn around the neck opening and then flipped to the inside. This gives you a nice finish around the neck and helps the garment to lie flat. I used some white cotton from my stash, along with some iron-on interfacing to give it a little extra weight. As you can see in the photo, I used my overlocker machine to finish the bottom edge of the facing.</p>
  194. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7007"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25318" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7007" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7007-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1691961316&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Sewing the collar facing" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7007-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7007-1024x768.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25318 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7007-scaled.jpg" alt="Sewing the collar facing" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7007-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7007-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7007-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7007-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7007-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7007-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7007-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  195. <p>One of the advantages of this design is that the sleeves are &#8220;cut-on,&#8221; meaning they&#8217;re part of the bodice so you don&#8217;t have to sew them on separately. So once you&#8217;ve sewing the shoulders together and attached the facing, you can go ahead and hem the sleeves and finish the side seams. I decided to be fancy and use <a href="https://www.seamwork.com/articles/sewing-french-seams">French seams</a>, just to challenge myself and to give a nicer finish. This way all the raw edges are fully encased on the inside of the garment.</p>
  196. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7008"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25320" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7008" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7008-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1691967853&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="French side seams" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7008-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7008-768x1024.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25320 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7008-scaled.jpg" alt="French side seams" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7008-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7008-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7008-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7008-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7008-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7008-800x1067.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></p>
  197. <p>And with that, the bodice is done! You can see that the facing wants to flip out a bit, despite my understitching. I think this is something I just need to practice more.</p>
  198. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7009"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25322" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7009" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7009-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1691967949&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Completed bodice" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7009-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7009-1024x768.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25322 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7009-scaled.jpg" alt="Completed bodice" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7009-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7009-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7009-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7009-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7009-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7009-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7009-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  199. <p>The next step was to assemble the skirt. The middle section has the pockets (of course it has pockets!), so I again French seamed those and inserted into the side seams. For each ruffle, you run a few rows of basting stitches and then pull those tails to create the gathers. I was really paranoid about my gathers being even, so I used a LOT of pins.</p>
  200. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7012"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25324" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7012" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7012-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1692139450&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="img_7012" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7012-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7012-1024x768.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25324 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7012-scaled.jpg" alt="Sewing the ruffle" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7012-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7012-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7012-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7012-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7012-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7012-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7012-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  201. <p>Yeah, these seams took a long time to sew. I made a little video.</p>
  202. <p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Sewing the AWS dress v2 ruffle" width="672" height="378" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lomk4XPyYPY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
  203. <p>Once the first ruffle seam was finished, I used the overlocker to finish the raw edges. Then I had to do another even longer one for the bottom ruffle!</p>
  204. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7020"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25327" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7020" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7020-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1692217958&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Pinning the bottom ruffle" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7020-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7020-768x1024.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25327 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7020-scaled.jpg" alt="Pinning the bottom ruffle" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7020-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7020-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7020-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7020-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7020-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7020-800x1067.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></p>
  205. <p>Then all that was left was a quick hem, and it was ready to try on. The moment of truth&#8230;</p>
  206. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7068"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25328" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7068" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7068-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1692541387&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="AWS dress v2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7068-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7068-768x1024.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25328 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7068-scaled.jpg" alt="AWS dress v2" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7068-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7068-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7068-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7068-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7068-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7068-800x1067.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></p>
  207. <p>Hm. I was pleased with my sewing and finishing skills, but not so much with the fit. Even going down a size, it was still giving less &#8220;breezy summer dress&#8221; and more &#8220;giant Victorian nightgown.&#8221; I decided to shorten the bottom ruffle by chopping off the bottom row of icons. I also performed some very delicate surgery on the waist seam. I carefully unpicked just the center portion of the front waistband and created two small matching vertical darts, each of which took in 1/2&#8243;. Then I redistributed the ruffles and resewed the seam. That meant I took out an additional 1&#8243; at the front, which is subtle but really helps it look less like a tent. Much better!</p>
  208. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7212"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25331" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7212" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7212-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1693940132&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Improvement" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7212-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7212-768x1024.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25331 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7212-scaled.jpg" alt="Improvement" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7212-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7212-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7212-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7212-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7212-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7212-800x1067.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></p>
  209. <p>After finishing the dress, I still had a fair bit of the fabric left&#8230; and I decided that I needed to craft some accessories. That&#8217;s when I discovered <a href="https://www.sneakerkit.eu/">SneakerKit</a>. This company will sell you everything you need to make your own pair of shoes! While most folks use them to make leather shoes, I could see on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sneakerkit/">Instagram</a> that many people were also creating <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci74qB2KJvU/?img_index=1">fabric shoes</a>. I ordered my kit from <a href="https://makersleathersupplyaustralia.com.au/collections/sneakerkits-all-sizes">Maker&#8217;s Leather Supply</a> in Australia, along with a packet of the <a href="https://makersleathersupplyaustralia.com.au/collections/sneakerkit-accessories/products/eyelet-sets">metal eyelets</a>.</p>
  210. <p>The first step is to prepare your pattern. I downloaded the <a href="https://www.sneakerkit.eu/c-3526931/patterns/">Classic 3 in 1</a> and chose the high-top. Then I had to cut out my pieces.</p>
  211. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8665-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25332" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8665-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8665-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2065,1177" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701448967&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Cutting out pattern" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8665-1-300x171.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8665-1-1024x584.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25332 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8665-1.jpg" alt="Cutting out pattern" width="2065" height="1177" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8665-1.jpg 2065w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8665-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8665-1-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8665-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8665-1-1536x875.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8665-1-2048x1167.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8665-1-800x456.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2065px) 100vw, 2065px" /></a></p>
  212. <p>The SneakerKit site has really good <a href="https://www.sneakerkit.eu/c-3530180/instructions/">instructions</a>, but they&#8217;re intended for working with leather. To use fabric, I had to do some research and figure things out myself. Most of the blogs I&#8217;d read about making fabric shoes suggested using some very thick interfacing to help stiffen the sides. So my next step was to trace my pieces onto my thick iron-on interfacing. I used a bit of masking tape to join the two side pieces together at the heel. You have to remember to flip each pattern piece over to create the mirror-image piece for the other foot. (I marked mine with L and R to keep track.)</p>
  213. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8666-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25334" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8666-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8666-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2068,1179" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701449244&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Tracing the pieces" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8666-1-300x171.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8666-1-1024x584.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25334 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8666-1.jpg" alt="Tracing the pieces" width="2068" height="1179" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8666-1.jpg 2068w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8666-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8666-1-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8666-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8666-1-1536x876.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8666-1-2048x1168.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8666-1-800x456.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2068px) 100vw, 2068px" /></a></p>
  214. <p>Next I cut out the interfacing pieces.</p>
  215. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8667-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25335" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8667-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8667-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2057,1179" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701449292&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Cutting out interfacing" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8667-1-300x172.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8667-1-1024x587.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25335 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8667-1.jpg" alt="Cutting out interfacing" width="2057" height="1179" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8667-1.jpg 2057w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8667-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8667-1-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8667-1-768x440.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8667-1-1536x880.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8667-1-2048x1174.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8667-1-800x459.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2057px) 100vw, 2057px" /></a></p>
  216. <p>I decided that the insides of my shoes would just be white fabric. So I took the interfacing the ironed it to white cotton, and then cut out around the interfacing. Note: I left 1/4&#8243; excess along every edge that would be sewn to use as seam allowance. (You can see this better on subsequent photos.)</p>
  217. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8668-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25337" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8668-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8668-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1715,1040" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701449355&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Cutting out the pieces" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8668-1-300x182.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8668-1-1024x621.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25337 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8668-1.jpg" alt="Cutting out the pieces" width="1715" height="1040" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8668-1.jpg 1715w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8668-1-300x182.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8668-1-1024x621.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8668-1-768x466.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8668-1-1536x931.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8668-1-800x485.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1715px) 100vw, 1715px" /></a></p>
  218. <p>I then used the interfaced lining pieces to cut out the exterior fabric. For the tongues, I decided to use some of the leftovers from my v1 dress, and I tried to line up the pieces so the AWS logo would be nicely visible on the toebox. Once I had them placed, I cut them out.</p>
  219. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8669-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25339" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8669-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8669-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1179,1096" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Placing the pieces" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8669-1-300x279.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8669-1-1024x952.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25339 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8669-1.jpg" alt="Placing the pieces" width="1179" height="1096" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8669-1.jpg 1179w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8669-1-300x279.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8669-1-1024x952.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8669-1-768x714.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8669-1-800x744.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px" /></a></p>
  220. <p>For the side pieces, I made sure to line the heels up exactly between two icons so I could ensure both shoes looked the same.</p>
  221. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8672-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25340" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8672-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8672-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2050,1179" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701449898&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Cutting the side panels" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8672-1-300x173.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8672-1-1024x589.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25340 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8672-1.jpg" alt="Cutting the side panels" width="2050" height="1179" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8672-1.jpg 2050w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8672-1-300x173.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8672-1-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8672-1-768x442.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8672-1-1536x883.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8672-1-2048x1178.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8672-1-800x460.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2050px) 100vw, 2050px" /></a></p>
  222. <p>Now it&#8217;s time to sew! I sewed each piece together going just around the edge of the interfacing. (All of the bits along the bottom of the shoe are left open so you can turn them inside out afterwards.)</p>
  223. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8674-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25341" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8674-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8674-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2052,1179" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701450429&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Sewing" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8674-1-300x172.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8674-1-1024x588.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25341 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8674-1.jpg" alt="Sewing" width="2052" height="1179" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8674-1.jpg 2052w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8674-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8674-1-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8674-1-768x441.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8674-1-1536x883.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8674-1-2048x1177.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8674-1-800x460.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2052px) 100vw, 2052px" /></a></p>
  224. <p>Then I trimmed down the lining piece seam allowance by half just to make it lie flatter when I turned it inside out.</p>
  225. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8675-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25342" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8675-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8675-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2058,1179" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701450465&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Trimming seam allowance" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8675-1-300x172.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8675-1-1024x587.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25342 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8675-1.jpg" alt="Trimming seam allowance" width="2058" height="1179" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8675-1.jpg 2058w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8675-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8675-1-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8675-1-768x440.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8675-1-1536x880.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8675-1-2048x1173.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8675-1-800x458.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2058px) 100vw, 2058px" /></a></p>
  226. <p>And then I turned each piece out and gave it a good press to make sure it was flat and all the corners were properly turned out.</p>
  227. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8677-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25344" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8677-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8677-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2064,1179" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701450535&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Turning the pieces out" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8677-1-300x171.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8677-1-1024x585.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25344 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8677-1.jpg" alt="Turning the pieces out" width="2064" height="1179" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8677-1.jpg 2064w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8677-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8677-1-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8677-1-768x439.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8677-1-1536x877.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8677-1-2048x1170.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8677-1-800x457.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2064px) 100vw, 2064px" /></a></p>
  228. <p>I placed the pieces on the rubber soles just to get an idea of what they were going to look like. Hey, this is pretty good!</p>
  229. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7415"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25346" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7415" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7415-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1694964562&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Coming together&#8230;" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7415-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7415-1024x768.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25346 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7415-scaled.jpg" alt="Coming together..." width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7415-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7415-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7415-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7415-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7415-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7415-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7415-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  230. <p>I decided to some topstitching around each piece. This means I sewed a decorative line 1/4&#8243; from the edge around the tongue and each side piece. (Again, I left the bottom edges unfinished.)</p>
  231. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8678-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25347" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8678-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8678-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1179,648" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Topstitching" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8678-1-300x165.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8678-1-1024x563.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25347 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8678-1.jpg" alt="Topstitching" width="1179" height="648" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8678-1.jpg 1179w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8678-1-300x165.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8678-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8678-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8678-1-800x440.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px" /></a></p>
  232. <p>For the side panels, I discovered I had some red ribbon that would work perfectly for the loop at the heel (to help you pull them on). I cut out appropriate length, doubled it over, and sewed it down as I was doing the topstitching. (You can see it in the photo below.) Then I used the overlocker to close off the bottom of each piece. Later I went back and sewed down the edges of the ribbon to make sure it was extra secure.</p>
  233. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8680-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25348" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8680-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8680-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2055,1179" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701451134&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Overlocking" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8680-1-300x172.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8680-1-1024x587.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25348 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8680-1.jpg" alt="Overlocking" width="2055" height="1179" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8680-1.jpg 2055w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8680-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8680-1-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8680-1-768x441.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8680-1-1536x881.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8680-1-2048x1175.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8680-1-800x459.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2055px) 100vw, 2055px" /></a></p>
  234. <p>The pattern has a LOT of little holes marked on the sides that need to be transferred to the fabric pieces. I started by using an awl (a very pointy tool) to poke holes in the paper pieces, using some cardboard to protect my worktop.</p>
  235. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8681-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25350" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8681-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8681-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1820,1113" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701451426&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Poking holes" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8681-1-300x183.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8681-1-1024x626.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25350 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8681-1.jpg" alt="Poking holes" width="1820" height="1113" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8681-1.jpg 1820w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8681-1-300x183.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8681-1-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8681-1-768x470.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8681-1-1536x939.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8681-1-800x489.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1820px) 100vw, 1820px" /></a></p>
  236. <p>Then I placed the paper piece on the fabric panel and used a pen to make the placement of the holes.</p>
  237. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8683-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25351" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8683-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8683-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2052,1179" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701451485&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Marking the holes" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8683-1-300x172.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8683-1-1024x588.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25351 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8683-1.jpg" alt="Marking the holes" width="2052" height="1179" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8683-1.jpg 2052w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8683-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8683-1-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8683-1-768x441.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8683-1-1536x883.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8683-1-2048x1177.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8683-1-800x460.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2052px) 100vw, 2052px" /></a></p>
  238. <p>For the laces, I didn&#8217;t have the recommended tool for cutting the holes and setting the eyelets. Instead I used a regular paper holepunch to make the holes, which thankfully were the right size. It actually worked pretty well! Occasionally it had trouble completely cutting out the hole, but I was able to use the awl and some scissors to fix it up.</p>
  239. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8684-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25354" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8684-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8684-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1770,1058" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701451523&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Punching holes" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8684-1-300x179.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8684-1-1024x612.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25354 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8684-1.jpg" alt="Punching holes" width="1770" height="1058" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8684-1.jpg 1770w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8684-1-300x179.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8684-1-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8684-1-768x459.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8684-1-1536x918.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8684-1-800x478.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1770px) 100vw, 1770px" /></a></p>
  240. <p>To set the eyelets, if you don&#8217;t have the tool you can use a hammer. I&#8217;ve done this in the past and had a couple of the little hammer tools in my craft box. I tried it in the house on a piece of plywood, but I needed something a bit firmer. I ended up doing it outside on the pavement, with a bit of cardboard to keep the fabric from getting dirty. I only mangled one of the eyelets, which necessitated using needle-nosed pliers to peel back the little bits and remove it to try again. So do your best not to screw any of them up!</p>
  241. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8686-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25353" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8686-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8686-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2093,1102" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701451564&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Hammering the eyelets" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8686-1-300x158.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8686-1-1024x539.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25353 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8686-1.jpg" alt="Hammering the eyelets" width="2093" height="1102" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8686-1.jpg 2093w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8686-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8686-1-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8686-1-768x404.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8686-1-1536x809.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8686-1-2048x1078.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8686-1-800x421.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2093px) 100vw, 2093px" /></a></p>
  242. <p>With that, all of the pieces were complete and ready to be sewn onto the soles!</p>
  243. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7425"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25355" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7425" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7425-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1694976500&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Finished pieces" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7425-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7425-1024x768.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25355 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7425-scaled.jpg" alt="Finished pieces" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7425-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7425-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7425-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7425-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7425-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7425-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7425-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  244. <p>The rubber soles have holes marked around the edges, but you need to use a thick, sharp needle to pierce through and open them up. Note: sewing through rubber is really, really tiring on your hands! I had to take frequent breaks.</p>
  245. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8688-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25358" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8688-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8688-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2080,1179" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701452423&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Piercing the soles" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8688-1-300x170.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8688-1-1024x580.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25358 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8688-1.jpg" alt="Piercing the soles" width="2080" height="1179" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8688-1.jpg 2080w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8688-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8688-1-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8688-1-768x435.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8688-1-1536x871.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8688-1-2048x1161.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8688-1-800x453.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2080px) 100vw, 2080px" /></a></p>
  246. <p>Now it&#8217;s time to sew the pieces to the sole. The SneakerKit comes with heavy waxed thread and a long sharp needle to help you out. I had to watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7TtqSFK5Uo">video</a> many times to make sure I was doing it correctly. (There&#8217;s a very specific order you&#8217;re meant to sew the holes in.) As you work your way around, you sew on the tongue as well.</p>
  247. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7428-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25357" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7428-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7428-1-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1440" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1694978400&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Sewing the shoes" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7428-1-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7428-1-1024x576.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25357 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7428-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Sewing the shoes" width="2560" height="1440" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7428-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7428-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7428-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7428-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7428-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7428-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7428-1-800x450.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  248. <p>Again, this is murder on your hands. I found that even with pre-poking the holes, they were hard to find in the rubber and for every stitch I had to dig around to find it.</p>
  249. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8693-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25360" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8693-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8693-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1932,1118" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701453152&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Sewing the sides" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8693-1-300x174.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8693-1-1024x593.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25360 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8693-1.jpg" alt="Sewing the sides" width="1932" height="1118" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8693-1.jpg 1932w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8693-1-300x174.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8693-1-1024x593.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8693-1-768x444.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8693-1-1536x889.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8693-1-800x463.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1932px) 100vw, 1932px" /></a></p>
  250. <p>When you finish the stitching, have to use a lighter to melt the threads on the inside. Then you simply put in the insole, lace them up, and you&#8217;re done! (Well, except there&#8217;s a whole other shoe to assemble. <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f629.png" alt="😩" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />)</p>
  251. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7434"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25362" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7434" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7434-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1694989587&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Finished shoe" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7434-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7434-1024x768.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25362 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7434-scaled.jpg" alt="Finished shoe" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7434-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7434-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7434-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7434-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7434-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7434-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7434-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  252. <p>I managed to find some AWS Training &amp; Certification laces in my swag bag, which went perfectly. I also bought a can of Scotchguard and gave them a good spray to help repel stains. They&#8217;re pretty comfortable, but I&#8217;m not sure yet how long they&#8217;ll last. If I were doing it again, I&#8217;d try to get even stiffer interfacing, as this is still pretty soft. I figure if/when they fall apart, I&#8217;ll pull the tops off and try something else!</p>
  253. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7463"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25364" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_7463" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7463-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1695463188&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="AWS Shoes" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7463-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7463-1024x768.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25364 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7463-scaled.jpg" alt="AWS Shoes" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7463-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7463-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7463-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7463-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7463-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7463-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_7463-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  254. <p>But guess what? I still had some fabric left over, and with less than week left until AWS re:Invent, I decided to make a shirt.</p>
  255. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8428-2"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25366" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/img_8428-2" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8428-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1700340254&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="img_8428" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8428-225x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8428-768x1024.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25366 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8428-scaled.jpg" alt="Starting a shirt" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8428-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8428-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8428-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8428-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8428-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8428-800x1067.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></p>
  256. <p>I had to piece a few bits together, but I just managed to eke out a <a href="https://www.tessuti-shop.com/collections/patterns-tops-shirts/products/arkie-shirt-pattern">Tessuti &#8220;Arkie&#8221; shirt</a>. Again, I used white cotton for the facing and for the underside of the collar. No French seams on this one as I was flying to finish it in time!</p>
  257. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/c877ec43-164e-466b-bdb4-6d2fe481409a-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25365" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25308/c877ec43-164e-466b-bdb4-6d2fe481409a-1" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/c877ec43-164e-466b-bdb4-6d2fe481409a-1-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1700418294&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Arkie shirt" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/c877ec43-164e-466b-bdb4-6d2fe481409a-1-300x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/c877ec43-164e-466b-bdb4-6d2fe481409a-1-1024x1024.jpg" class="alignnone wp-image-25365 size-full" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/c877ec43-164e-466b-bdb4-6d2fe481409a-1-scaled.jpg" alt="Arkie shirt" width="2560" height="2560" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/c877ec43-164e-466b-bdb4-6d2fe481409a-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/c877ec43-164e-466b-bdb4-6d2fe481409a-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/c877ec43-164e-466b-bdb4-6d2fe481409a-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/c877ec43-164e-466b-bdb4-6d2fe481409a-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/c877ec43-164e-466b-bdb4-6d2fe481409a-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/c877ec43-164e-466b-bdb4-6d2fe481409a-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/c877ec43-164e-466b-bdb4-6d2fe481409a-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/c877ec43-164e-466b-bdb4-6d2fe481409a-1-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  258. <p>My AWS capsule wardrobe should hopefully be enough for the near future. <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f61c.png" alt="😜" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> Let me know if I&#8217;ve inspired you!</p>
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  262. <title>Singapore,  Melbourne, and the Emergency Room</title>
  263. <link>https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255</link>
  264. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kris]]></dc:creator>
  265. <pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2023 08:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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  269. <description><![CDATA[So many trips to document! After a quiet January settling back in Sydney, in February I headed to Singapore to help deliver the opening and closing keynotes for AWS Innovate AIML edition. I headed into the office to meet with a few colleagues. The view is pretty nice… For the keynotes, we were going to […]]]></description>
  270. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So many trips to document! After a quiet January settling back in Sydney, in February I headed to Singapore to help deliver the opening and closing keynotes for <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/events/aws-innovate/apj/aiml-data/">AWS Innovate AIML edition</a>.</p>
  271. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4915" rel="attachment wp-att-25258"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25258" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4915" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4915-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1676807807&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.028571428571429&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Me in a mask" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4915-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4915-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4915-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25258" alt="Me in a mask" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4915-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4915-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4915-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4915-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4915-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4915-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4915-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  272. <p>I headed into the office to meet with a few colleagues. The view is pretty nice&#8230;</p>
  273. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4919" rel="attachment wp-att-25261"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25261" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4919" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4919-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1676906544&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0047169811320755&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Working from the office" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4919-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4919-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4919-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25261" alt="Working from the office" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4919-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4919-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4919-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4919-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4919-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4919-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4919-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  274. <p>For the keynotes, we were going to stream them live from a greenscreen studio. I headed over early in the morning for hair and makeup, where I found a special surprise waiting: my colleague Ethan had created a special t-shirt with me wearing my <a href="/archive/20006">AWS dress</a>!</p>
  275. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4947" rel="attachment wp-att-25264"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25264" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4947" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4947-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1676981099&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.029411764705882&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Me all made up" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4947-225x300.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4947-768x1024.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4947-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25264" alt="Me all made up" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4947-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4947-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4947-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4947-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4947-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4947-800x1067.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></p>
  276. <p>How cute is that?? We spent a very long day of finalising the content, rehearsing, and pre-recording a dress rehearsal. That night, I headed out to <a href="https://brewerkz.com/">Brewerks</a> in Clarke Quay for dinner. Singapore is such a pretty city.</p>
  277. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4958" rel="attachment wp-att-25257"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25257" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4958" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4958-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677012915&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="IMG_4958" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4958-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4958-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4958-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25257" alt="Singapore" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4958-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4958-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4958-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4958-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4958-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4958-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4958-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  278. <p>I had a very early start the next day for the actual live stream. It went really well. Thanks to Ethan and my awesome co-host Dean for making everything so fun!</p>
  279. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4960" rel="attachment wp-att-25262"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25262" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4960" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4960-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677067356&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.019607843137255&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Dean, Ethan, and me" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4960-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4960-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4960-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25262" alt="Dean, Ethan, and me" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4960-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4960-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4960-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4960-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4960-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4960-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4960-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  280. <p>The weather wasn&#8217;t great in Singapore that week, but I did manage to work by the pool for a few hours.</p>
  281. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4963" rel="attachment wp-att-25263"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25263" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4963" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4963-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677083977&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00089365504915103&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Sitting by the pool" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4963-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4963-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4963-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25263" alt="Sitting by the pool" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4963-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4963-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4963-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4963-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4963-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4963-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4963-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  282. <p>I also attended the <a href="https://www.meetup.com/aws-sg/">AWS Singapore meetup</a> one night, which we held in our offices. Massive turnout, and a really great evening of talks.</p>
  283. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4966" rel="attachment wp-att-25259"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25259" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4966" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4966-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677093419&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="AWS Meetup Singapore" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4966-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4966-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4966-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25259" alt="AWS Meetup Singapore" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4966-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4966-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4966-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4966-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4966-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4966-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4966-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  284. <p>The next day, I met up with the two members of my team based in Singapore &#8211; Cathy and Donnie!</p>
  285. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4180-2" rel="attachment wp-att-25269"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25269" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4180-2" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4180-2-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677158089&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.71&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Cathy, me, and Donnie" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4180-2-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4180-2-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4180-2-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25269" alt="Cathy, me, and Donnie" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4180-2-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4180-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4180-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4180-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4180-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4180-2-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4180-2-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  286. <p>We also hosted a dinner for some of the AWS Community members in Singapore: <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/heroes/">AWS Heroes</a>, <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/community-builders/">AWS Community Builders</a>, and user group leaders.</p>
  287. <p>
  288. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4984'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4984-300x225.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Dinner in Singapore" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4984-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4984-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4984-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4984-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4984-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4984-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="25256" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4984" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4984-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677186087&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Dinner in Singapore" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4984-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4984-1024x768.jpeg" /></a>
  289. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4983'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4983-300x225.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Dinner in Singapore" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4983-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4983-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4983-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4983-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4983-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4983-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="25265" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4983" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4983-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677186082&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Dinner in Singapore" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4983-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4983-1024x768.jpeg" /></a>
  290. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4982'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4982-300x225.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Dinner in Singapore" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4982-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4982-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4982-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4982-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4982-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4982-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="25260" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4982" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4982-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677183490&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Dinner in Singapore" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4982-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4982-1024x768.jpeg" /></a>
  291. On my very last night, I went out for dinner with my good buddy Gabe and his wife Alex. They took me to a local place that was super crowded, insanely tasty, and so cheap. Singaporeans are spoiled for food, I tell ya.</p>
  292. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4988" rel="attachment wp-att-25267"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25267" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_4988" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4988-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677267586&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Gabe and Alex" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4988-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4988-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4988-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25267" alt="Gabe and Alex" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4988-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4988-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4988-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4988-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4988-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4988-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_4988-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  293. <p>It was a quick trip &#8211; just a week &#8211; but it was great getting to catch up with all these folks!</p>
  294. <p>A couple weeks later, the Snook and I both flew to Melbourne where I&#8217;d be delivering the closing talk of <a href="https://anz.serverlessdays.io/">ServerlessDays ANZ</a>.</p>
  295. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5059" rel="attachment wp-att-25268"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25268" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5059" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5059-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678381226&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Me and Rodd on the airplane" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5059-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5059-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5059-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25268" alt="Me and Rodd on the airplane" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5059-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5059-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5059-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5059-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5059-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5059-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5059-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  296. <p>We made it just in time to attend the speakers&#8217; dinner that night, and then had a lovely walk back along the Yarra.</p>
  297. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5065-2" rel="attachment wp-att-25270"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25270" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5065-2" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5065.jpg" data-orig-size="1600,1200" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678403572&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Me and Rodd in Melbourne" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5065-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5065-1024x768.jpg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5065.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25270" alt="Me and Rodd in Melbourne" width="1600" height="1200" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5065.jpg 1600w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5065-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5065-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5065-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5065-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5065-800x600.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></a></p>
  298. <p>The next day was the conference. The venue at Federation Square was gorgeous! My buddies Lars Klint and Pete Hanssens were on the organising committee and kicked things off.</p>
  299. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5070-2" rel="attachment wp-att-25272"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25272" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5070-2" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5070-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678438954&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004739336492891&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Kicking off ServerlessDays ANZ" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5070-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5070-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5070-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25272" alt="Kicking off ServerlessDays ANZ" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5070-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5070-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5070-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5070-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5070-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5070-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5070-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  300. <p>Great crowd!</p>
  301. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5068-2" rel="attachment wp-att-25271"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25271" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5068-2" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5068-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678438879&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Selfie with crowd" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5068-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5068-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5068-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25271" alt="Selfie with crowd" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5068-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5068-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5068-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5068-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5068-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5068-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5068-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  302. <p>Here are some of the amazing other speakers! The talks are all up on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK8O7pdiMg10wcDxKdwyvqWY8ytH3HocU">YouTube</a>.</p>
  303. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5083" rel="attachment wp-att-25273"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25273" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5083" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5083-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678453508&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Speakers" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5083-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5083-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5083-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25273" alt="Speakers" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5083-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5083-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5083-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5083-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5083-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5083-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5083-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  304. <p>My session was the last one of the day&#8230;</p>
  305. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/8290a119-e1aa-41f6-95cf-8dcbd6c08e00" rel="attachment wp-att-25296"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25296" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/8290a119-e1aa-41f6-95cf-8dcbd6c08e00" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/8290A119-E1AA-41F6-95CF-8DCBD6C08E00.jpg" data-orig-size="2316,2316" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678466388&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Mic&#8217;ed up and ready to go!" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/8290A119-E1AA-41F6-95CF-8DCBD6C08E00-300x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/8290A119-E1AA-41F6-95CF-8DCBD6C08E00-1024x1024.jpg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/8290A119-E1AA-41F6-95CF-8DCBD6C08E00.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25296" alt="Mic'ed up and ready to go!" width="2316" height="2316" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/8290A119-E1AA-41F6-95CF-8DCBD6C08E00.jpg 2316w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/8290A119-E1AA-41F6-95CF-8DCBD6C08E00-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/8290A119-E1AA-41F6-95CF-8DCBD6C08E00-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/8290A119-E1AA-41F6-95CF-8DCBD6C08E00-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/8290A119-E1AA-41F6-95CF-8DCBD6C08E00-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/8290A119-E1AA-41F6-95CF-8DCBD6C08E00-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/8290A119-E1AA-41F6-95CF-8DCBD6C08E00-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/8290A119-E1AA-41F6-95CF-8DCBD6C08E00-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2316px) 100vw, 2316px" /></a></p>
  306. <p>Thankfully it went realy well and I was happy that it was so well received! Thanks to my colleagues Paul, Stephen, Gregor, and Derek for all their help with the event.</p>
  307. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/583serverlessdaysanz20232805_original" rel="attachment wp-att-25295"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25295" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/583serverlessdaysanz20232805_original" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/583ServerlessDaysANZ20232805_Original-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678916314&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2022 Man With A Camera Photography | https:\/\/www.manwithacamera.com.au&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Me presenting" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/583ServerlessDaysANZ20232805_Original-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/583ServerlessDaysANZ20232805_Original-1024x683.jpg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/583ServerlessDaysANZ20232805_Original-scaled.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25295" alt="Me presenting" width="2560" height="1707" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/583ServerlessDaysANZ20232805_Original-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/583ServerlessDaysANZ20232805_Original-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/583ServerlessDaysANZ20232805_Original-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/583ServerlessDaysANZ20232805_Original-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/583ServerlessDaysANZ20232805_Original-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/583ServerlessDaysANZ20232805_Original-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/583ServerlessDaysANZ20232805_Original-800x533.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  308. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5101" rel="attachment wp-att-25278"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25278" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5101" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5101.jpg" data-orig-size="2048,1152" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678483905&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Me from the audience" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Me from the audience&lt;/p&gt;
  309. " data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5101-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5101-1024x576.jpg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5101.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25278" alt="Me from the audience" width="2048" height="1152" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5101.jpg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5101-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5101-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5101-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5101-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5101-800x450.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></p>
  310. <p>After the conference, we all headed to a nearby bar for the afterparty&#8230;</p>
  311. <p>
  312. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5098'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5098-300x225.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Me, Rodd, and Erwin" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5098-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5098-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5098-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5098-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5098-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5098-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="25275" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5098" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5098-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678475949&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Me, Rodd, and Erwin" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5098-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5098-1024x768.jpeg" /></a>
  313. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5099'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5099-300x225.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Eric and I" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5099-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5099-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5099-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5099-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5099-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5099-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="25276" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5099" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5099-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678477440&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Eric and I" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5099-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5099-1024x768.jpeg" /></a>
  314. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5097'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5097-300x225.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="AWS Heroes Aiden, Pete, and Pete" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5097-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5097-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5097-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5097-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5097-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5097-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="25274" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5097" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5097-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678475586&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="AWS Heroes Aiden, Pete, and Pete" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5097-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5097-1024x768.jpeg" /></a>
  315. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5100'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="225" height="300" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5100-225x300.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Me and Lars" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5100-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5100-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5100-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5100-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5100-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5100-scaled.jpeg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" data-attachment-id="25277" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5100" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5100-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678478237&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Me and Lars" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5100-225x300.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5100-768x1024.jpeg" /></a>
  316. The next morning we headed out into the city to be tourists. We mooched around the Queen Victoria Markets and enjoyed the sunshine. The hot weather helped us justify stopping off at <a href="https://bricklanebrewing.com/pages/brick-lane-taproom-at-qvm">Brick Lane Shed</a> for a sneaky beer!</p>
  317. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5109" rel="attachment wp-att-25279"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25279" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5109" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5109-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678537797&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0052083333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Me and Rodd" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5109-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5109-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5109-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25279" alt="Me and Rodd" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5109-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5109-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5109-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5109-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5109-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5109-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5109-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  318. <p>We also had a late lunch of some very tasty bagels from <a href="https://www.bowerytowilliamsburg.com.au/">Bowery to Williamsburg</a>.</p>
  319. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5111" rel="attachment wp-att-25280"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25280" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5111" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5111-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678543729&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Snooky with a bagel" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Snooky with a bagel&lt;/p&gt;
  320. " data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5111-225x300.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5111-768x1024.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5111-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25280" alt="Snooky with a bagel" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5111-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5111-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5111-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5111-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5111-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5111-800x1067.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></p>
  321. <p>We had a plan to meet someone at <a href="https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/story-of-the-moving-image-exhibition/">ACMI</a> but had some time to kill, so we decided to check out the &#8220;Story of the Moving Image&#8221; exhibition.</p>
  322. <p>
  323. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5112'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="225" height="300" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5112-225x300.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Rodd playing Dragon&#039;s Lair" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5112-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5112-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5112-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5112-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5112-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5112-scaled.jpeg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" data-attachment-id="25281" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5112" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5112-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678547451&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.027027027027027&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Rodd playing Dragon&#8217;s Lair" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5112-225x300.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5112-768x1024.jpeg" /></a>
  324. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5113'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5113-300x225.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Me with the Pursuit Special" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5113-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5113-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5113-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5113-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5113-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5113-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="25282" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5113" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5113-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678547770&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.055555555555556&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Me with the Pursuit Special" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5113-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5113-1024x768.jpeg" /></a>
  325. Then we headed up to the lab to meet my friend <a href="https://www.jrosenbaum.com.au/">J Rosenbaum</a> and check out their fascinating new artwork <a href="https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/acmi-rmit-audience-lab/march-2023/">Gender Tapestry</a>. We took selfies that were uploaded and featured in some of the creepy generated faces.</p>
  326. <p>
  327. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5116'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5116-300x225.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Creepy AI face" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5116-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5116-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5116-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5116-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5116-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5116-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="25283" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5116" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5116-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678549702&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Creepy AI face" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5116-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5116-1024x768.jpeg" /></a>
  328. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5117'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="225" height="300" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5117-225x300.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Our photos" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5117-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5117-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5117-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5117-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5117-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5117-scaled.jpeg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" data-attachment-id="25284" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5117" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5117-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678549763&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Our photos" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5117-225x300.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5117-768x1024.jpeg" /></a>
  329. That night, the Snook &#8211; a notorious hater of musicals &#8211; gave me a lovely birthday present of attending <em><a href="https://andjuliet.com.au/">&amp; Juliet</a></em> with me. (It helped that I told him all the songs were from the catalogue of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Martin">Max Martin</a>, Swedish Pop producer extraordinaire!)</p>
  330. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5119" rel="attachment wp-att-25285"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25285" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5119" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5119-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678562297&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.029411764705882&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="&#038; Juliet" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5119-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5119-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5119-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25285" alt="&#038; Juliet" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5119-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5119-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5119-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5119-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5119-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5119-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5119-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  331. <p>I LOVED IT. It&#8217;s a retelling of Romeo and Juliet with loads of pop song mash-ups, a gay romance, great costumes, fantastic dancing, and Rob &#8220;Millsy&#8221; Mills as Shakespeare. I mean, WAS THIS WRITTEN FOR ME?!</p>
  332. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5121" rel="attachment wp-att-25286"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25286" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5121" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5121-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678562601&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.019230769230769&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="&#038; Juliet" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5121-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5121-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5121-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25286" alt="&#038; Juliet" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5121-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5121-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5121-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5121-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5121-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5121-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5121-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  333. <p>Afterwards, we headed to trendy <a href="https://www.barampere.com/">Bar Ampere</a> for dinner and cocktails.</p>
  334. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5124" rel="attachment wp-att-25287"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25287" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5124" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5124-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678574086&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.071428571428571&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Bar Ampere" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Bar Ampere&lt;/p&gt;
  335. " data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5124-225x300.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5124-768x1024.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5124-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25287" alt="Bar Ampere" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5124-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5124-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5124-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5124-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5124-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5124-800x1067.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></p>
  336. <p>On our last day, we headed down to St. Kilda to enjoy the sunshine and check out the markets.</p>
  337. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5129" rel="attachment wp-att-25288"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25288" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5129" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5129-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678619740&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00063091482649842&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Luna Park" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5129-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5129-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5129-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25288" alt="Luna Park" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5129-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5129-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5129-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5129-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5129-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5129-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5129-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  338. <p>We were delighted to discover the nearby <a href="https://vegout.org.au/">St. Kilda Community Gardens</a>. Lovely place!</p>
  339. <p>
  340. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5134'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5134-300x225.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="St. Kilda Community Garden" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5134-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5134-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5134-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5134-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5134-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5134-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="25291" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5134" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5134-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678620698&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00014200511218404&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="St. Kilda Community Garden" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5134-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5134-1024x768.jpeg" /></a>
  341. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5135'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5135-300x225.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="St. Kilda Community Garden" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5135-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5135-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5135-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5135-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5135-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5135-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="25292" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5135" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5135-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678620727&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00066889632107023&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="St. Kilda Community Garden" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5135-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5135-1024x768.jpeg" /></a>
  342. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5132'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="225" height="300" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5132-225x300.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="St. Kilda Community Garden" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5132-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5132-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5132-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5132-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5132-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5132-scaled.jpeg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" data-attachment-id="25290" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5132" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5132-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678620562&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;8.3001328021248E-5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="St. Kilda Community Garden" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5132-225x300.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5132-768x1024.jpeg" /></a>
  343. <a href='https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5131'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="225" height="300" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5131-225x300.jpeg" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="St. Kilda Community Garden" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5131-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5131-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5131-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5131-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5131-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5131-scaled.jpeg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" data-attachment-id="25289" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5131" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5131-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="1920,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678620296&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0043103448275862&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="St. Kilda Community Garden" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5131-225x300.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5131-768x1024.jpeg" /></a>
  344. We went for a walk along the beach. I always think of the line from the <a href="https://genius.com/Paul-kelly-from-st-kilda-to-kings-cross-lyrics">Paul Kelly song</a> &#8211; &#8220;Where the palm trees have it hard.&#8221;</p>
  345. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5148" rel="attachment wp-att-25294"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25294" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5148" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5148.jpg" data-orig-size="1600,1204" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678640766&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="St. Kilda beach" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5148-300x226.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5148-1024x771.jpg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5148.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25294" alt="St. Kilda beach" width="1600" height="1204" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5148.jpg 1600w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5148-300x226.jpg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5148-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5148-768x578.jpg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5148-1536x1156.jpg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5148-800x602.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></a></p>
  346. <p>We finished our trip with a spot of furniture browsing in Collingwood followed by beers at <a href="https://www.thecraftandco.com.au/">The Craft &amp; Co</a>.</p>
  347. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5142" rel="attachment wp-att-25293"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25293" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5142" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5142-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678635176&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Beers" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5142-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5142-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5142-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25293" alt="Beers" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5142-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5142-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5142-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5142-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5142-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5142-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5142-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  348. <p>And that&#8217;s where it would have ended, a nice ending to the weekend&#8230; except for a little accident on the way back to the hotel. Here&#8217;s how I described it to my sister:</p>
  349. <p style="padding-left: 40px">So Rodd and I were briefly walking back to our hotel in Melbourne so we could head to the airport. Down one of the busiest shopping streets, people everywhere.<br />
  350. I walk over, like, a manhole or something.<br />
  351. And my left foot lands crookedly<br />
  352. And I start stumbling forward<br />
  353. And I can’t get my feet under me<br />
  354. And it’s like slow motion, and I’m like, yep, I’m going down. <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f602.png" alt="😂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><br />
  355. And rather than try to land on my knees or my hands, perhaps sensing that I could risk breaking something that way, instead I face plant.<br />
  356. Literally belly flop on the pavement, taking the brunt of the fall on my boobs.<br />
  357. The Asian couple in front of me were like horrified “ARE YOU OKAY?!?”<br />
  358. And Rodd helped me up and I’m okay<br />
  359. Skinned my elbow a tiny bit<br />
  360. But I suspect my chest is gonna hurt tomorrow.<br />
  361. So that’s me. Still falling on my face, as a grown-ass adult.</p>
  362. <p>Over the course of the next week, my chest started to feel increasingly sore. I didn&#8217;t have any visible bruising, but sleeping on my left side was impossible and it got harder and harder to breathe. Finally I started to get worried that something was really wrong, so we headed to the hospital.</p>
  363. <p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5236" rel="attachment wp-att-25297"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25297" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25255/img_5236" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5236-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1679437540&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.69&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.029411764705882&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="In the hospital" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5236-300x225.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5236-1024x768.jpeg" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5236-scaled.jpeg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25297" alt="In the hospital" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5236-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5236-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5236-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5236-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5236-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5236-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5236-800x600.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a></p>
  364. <p>A few hours and a couple X-rays and an EKG later, they confirmed that I wasn&#8217;t having a heart attack. The doctor couldn&#8217;t rule out a cracked rib, but didn&#8217;t see one on the X-ray. The only thing I could do was wait until it stopped hurting, which took a few more weeks. In retrospect, seems likely that it was a case of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costochondritis">costochondritis</a>, where the cartilage between the ribs gets inflamed. I&#8217;m super grateful to the Australian health care system and the doctors for helping me rule out anything more serious! (Oh, and it didn&#8217;t cost me anything. <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f605.png" alt="😅" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />)</p>
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  368. <title>Minecraft Socks</title>
  369. <link>https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25249</link>
  370. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kris]]></dc:creator>
  371. <pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 04:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
  372. <category><![CDATA[Crafts]]></category>
  373. <category><![CDATA[knitting]]></category>
  374. <category><![CDATA[socks]]></category>
  375. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.web-goddess.org/?p=25249</guid>
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  377. <description><![CDATA[I think these socks win the prize for the longest time from start to finish, and they probably also set a record for the number of times I frogged and restarted! My initial cast-on was way back in April 2021 – back when I was still livestreaming my knitting – and I finally handed them […]]]></description>
  378. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.web-goddess.org/img_5336"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25251" data-permalink="https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/25249/img_5336" data-orig-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_5336.png" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Minecraft Socks" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_5336-300x225.png" data-large-file="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_5336.png" class="alignright wp-image-25251 size-medium" src="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_5336-300x225.png" alt="Minecraft Socks" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_5336-300x225.png 300w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_5336-768x576.png 768w, https://www.web-goddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_5336.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>I think these socks win the prize for the longest time from start to finish, and they probably also set a record for the number of times I frogged and restarted! My initial cast-on was way back in April 2021 &#8211; back when I was still <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csCftgB7MZw&amp;list=PLAObS6o1v0zKwz7Lsg22iVsJGIJgF6vFV&amp;index=8">livestreaming</a> my knitting &#8211; and I finally handed them over to the Snook yesterday.</p>
  379. <p>The yarn is <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/colagirl-collective-drover-self-striping-sock">Drover Self-Striping</a> from Colagirl Collective that I bought from <a href="https://conventandchapelwool.com/">Convent &amp; Chapel</a> many years ago. I can&#8217;t find any record of the colorway name or number, but the lime/grey/black reminded me of Minecraft. My original plan was to do the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/undulating-rib-socks">Undulating Rib</a> socks, but I realised after casting on that it was fighting with the self-striping. So eventually I frogged them and started over. I settled on a simple broken-rib pattern, which gave a sort of pixelation effect and kept me from being too bored. :</p>
  380. <p>Row 1: *K2, P2* repeat to end<br />
  381. Row 2 &amp; 4: Knit<br />
  382. Row 3: *P2, K2* repeat to end</p>
  383. <p>I knitted them toe-up with a circular needle (using the Magic Loop technique). Normally I prefer to knit both at the same time, but the wool was pre-balled and I had no way to access the other end. That meant I had to knit them one-at-a-time, and of course I lost my notes during the long gap after finishing the first one. It was only really an issue on the heel, which I decided to knit using a traditional gusset and heel flap (but in reverse). I suspect that my numbers are slightly different on the two of them, but I was already knitting these as fairly baggy house socks so I figure a few stitches either way doesn&#8217;t really matter.</p>
  384. <p>The Snook was pretty happy to receive these, as the weather has turned decidedly Autumnal and the floors are feeling a bit cool in the mornings!</p>
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  391. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kris]]></dc:creator>
  392. <pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2023 05:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
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  396. <description><![CDATA[I spent a good twenty minutes today playing with the browser demo of Jane Austen’s 8-bit Adventure. It’s awesome! Can’t wait for the full version to drop.]]></description>
  397. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I spent a good twenty minutes today playing with the browser demo of <a href="https://www.8bitjane.com/">Jane Austen&#8217;s 8-bit Adventure</a>. It&#8217;s awesome! Can&#8217;t wait for the full version to drop.</p>
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