Well, things are moving forward and time is flying. I’m in my
apartment in Fairfield, CA and Dale is in Las Cruces, NM. Well, more or less. There
are still a few boxes here needing sorting, and he’s not the A type I am so he
has lots and lots and lots of boxes all over! LOL
I’m having to be more creative with space, so my “sewing
room” is more spread out here than it was at the previous house. The cutting
table and drafting area are in what would normally be the dining area. The
sewing machine is in the living room, and the serger is in the 2nd
bedroom which is also my office.
Today I hope to get pictures hung so it feels more like my
space and not so amorphous. I think having my pictures hanging and all of my
items around will help it feel more like home for the next while.
Finally having things more or less put together and a long
18 months stretching in front of me, I’ve definitely got my wheels spinning about
what I want to do sewing wise over the next year. I had thought to do SWAP
2015, but I am rethinking the idea. There is much I want to sew, and most will
follow the lines of SWAP, but I don’t want to restrict myself to a set number
of garments that will ALL work interchangeably. AND I have bathrobes and pj bottoms
that need sewing as well as the Granddaughter’s wedding quilt.
I did get my "pre SWAP" pair of jeans made, and at some point I'll post those pictures. They're my usual trouser jeans, and are super comfortable and have already got tons of wear!
The quilt is going to take a front seat, as they are getting
married in August and I really need to have it done in time to send out for
quilting. I’m trying to convince myself that 45 minutes a day on the quilt will
enable me to spend an hour or more on my garment sewing. I’m going to have to
see how that works out. I find quilting pretty boring despite the fact that I
love quilts!
I also have found a marvelous pearl grey herringbone wool in
my stash that I don’t even remember buying, but it must have been a 1980s or 1990s
purchase because that was when I was doing outside sales and would have been in
my mind for an outfit for work. That’s going to be my first garment. It will be
a very casual jacket for my current work as it’s been pretty cold for here.
This is the first winter in a long time that a light weight jacket hasn’t done
the trick. The wool with a lining will be just about perfect IMO.
Yesterday was my birthday. I met my daughter in
Berkeley for brunch, and just happened to wander into Stone Mountain and
Daughter ostensibly for buttons for the jacket. Well what do you know? I found
just the exact amount of pearl grey wool left on a bolt for a pair of slacks and a matching
knit for a top. So I am excited about that as my first new outfit for the New
Year. The colors aren’t true in this photograph, but here’s the three pieces
together. I think they’ll be a great work outfit.
Well, I hope to be posting and sewing much more regularly
this year.
I am wishing you all a fun filled, sewing bonanza this
month.
More later,
