I decided to make another slip. The one I had made last month only needed minor tweaking to be ‘just right.’ Lucky for me, whenever a pattern calls for bias tape, I make it myself. It’s just that I make entirely too much. What can I say? It’s just plain fun! But it certainly is handy for things like hat bands and slip straps. It gives a little pizazz to otherwise everyday items.
Now. Which one do I use?
I’ve mended nighties. I’ve taken in skirts and pants. I’ve added pockets where there were none. I don’t know about you, but I have got to have phone pockets.
Now that that is over, it’s time for real sewing. Since one nightie was tossed, I need another. After digging through my stash, I came up with some insipid pink that I have no idea from where it came. It is cotton, two yards long and 68 inches wide. It’ll do. Maybe I’ll put some embroidery on it. And, yeah, it’ll have pockets.
I bought some fabric panels that were on sale. I didn’t know what I was going to do with them, but, they were on sale. Then came shedding season. I could tell which cat liked which chair by looking at the color of fur on it. I had two of three different panels so I made quickie chair mats.
I like this one so much that I put it on my kitchen island. This panel also had six squares along the top, so I made mug mats. They didn’t take anytime to make. Sometimes I need a no-brainer.
Now, back to applique.
It happens. You buy a new dress. It fits well, but a slip would help. It has to be the right slip. And what you have doesn’t work. You hit a few stores, but have no luck. What is so hard about buying a slip? It had to be cotton with no lace. Who in their right mind wears nylon or polyester in the summer? You look on-line. That didn’t work. OK. How about a pattern for said slip? There seems to be one, just one, that will work. Do you want to wait a week? You already have the fabric. Wait! Didn’t that new dress pattern mention a slip? Eureka! Other than the girls being too big, it was just what was needed. Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy!
I wasn’t certain after the snow on the first day. It’s been chilly since then. It’s supposed to be warm tomorrow, but with thunderstorms. What good is that? I need to be warm. I’m tired of being cold.
Our geese seem to know it’s Spring. They’ve been getting their nest ready on our little isle. She laid her eggs a few days ago. I like to watch her plucking her down for the nest. I hope I’ll be home when they hatch.
I’ve been trying to decide what to sew. I recently bought a dress and slip pattern and a skirt pattern. I’m not one for dresses and skirts, but I really liked these patterns. I never find anything in the big name stores anymore. They are all so boring. I love going to little shops, in real life and the internet. They offer so much more than I ever imagined.
I need to make four of these and some fish placemats, but I have at least a year to do it.
Felt mules. Great for cold feet.
A door hanger for St. Patrick’s day and I’m not even Irish.
Tuna casserole. Is there a better winter meal?
This is what I do when I can’t decide what to make. I have since started a sweater using fingering weight yarn and size four needles. I can’t seem to take a picture yet that looks like anything. Maybe it will look better when I finish another section.
Sweetums was nice enough to clear a path for the cats.
I’m not a fan of winter. It wouldn’t be so bad if it weren’t for ice and snow. And cold. My hundred and forty year old knees make it very hard to get around. Other than the supermarket, I haven’t gone anywhere. Not even a doggie walk. It’s the only disadvantage to living on a little tree-lined road.
Even my sewing has suffered. Here’s something I could have made when I was eight. Maybe I did make something like this. It’s been over sixty years since I first learned to sew. I can’t remember everything. I do remember Nannie drawing flowers on a handkerchief and showing me how to embroider them. It was before I learned to read and write. I had the BEST grandmother.
My knitting is suffering also. These are all no-brainers.
A hat for my big headed son.
Slippers for my daughter. Currently, I am making cat pods. Then I’ll throw them all in the washer to felt. Whoopee.
And here it is! I have a place to put all those coupons I keep cutting out of the paper. Sometimes I even use them. It makes Sweetums happy.
I’ve done all the mending I care to do for a while. I still have those seersucker pants to fix. I removed three rows of stitches holding down the two-inch wide heavy-duty elastic. I need to get over to JoAnn’s or equivalent for the right elastic. So the pants will sit for a while.
I had three packs of two and a half-inch squares, so I made two fabric baskets. They were fun to make and didn’t take much time. I really don’t have any use for them, so I’ll probably give them away.
My daughter wanted to get Jasmine some scrubs for Christmas. She is my son’s boarder and she went to school with my grandson. We didn’t see much of anything so I volunteered to make her something. The fabric we found is Marvel cartoon characters which she loves. There were several interesting fabrics at the store. She’s a nice person and I would be happy to make her some more.
This isn’t much of a post, but I’m still knitting a sweater for my daughter!
My Nativity is on display. The tree can wait.
Up a Creek in Lower Slower Delaware 