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I've been waiting a year for those strawberries....
A simple salad of butter lettuce, local strawberries, olive oil, vinegar and a pinch of salt.
Skirt done and top almost done.
They go great with my green pullover.
Widget was absolutely no help and it was a relief when she went to take a nap.
Something that I am trying to do with my work clothes is to build sets of clothing that mix easily.
I fell in love with this print (cotton double gauze), looked at it for over a month, and then decided okay, yes.
But there is a rule I've set for myself with prints... I have to buy enough fabric to make a skirt and a top so that it is an outfit on it's own and each piece has to go with something else so that there are multiple options.
The yellow and brown were picked to match the print and I thought maybe would go together.
The original plan was yellow top, brown pants or skirt.
After living with the fabric for a few days, I don't think that I would wear the yellow (cotton) without another color in the mix though. Too...something (loud?). I am leaning towards two tops or pulling the brown from this mix.
This is an easy decision, pants made with a light denim. All three other fabrics will be just fine with the pants as tops. This is probably as close to making my own jeans as I am going to get. The more I look at the yoke part of jeans, the more I think no.
The fabric will make a minimum of 5 pieces. It's very likely there is enough of the denim to make a cropped jacket bringing the total to 6. It's also possible scraps can be pieced to make one more top with just this mix. It is certainly possible with other fabrics added in. And masks. There is certainly enough for a mask or two.
I need to look at the rest of my wardrobe and make some choices.
Make a wish.
This might scare someone.
It's like a puzzle... finding the right combination of layers, adjusting settings and filters.
There is comfort in the organizing,
comfort in something that can be controlled.
Spent my lunch break outside stitching.
I am using silk thread for the quilting on the GOOD enough COVID 19 quilt.
It was gifted to me many years ago by a friend.
I like that it captures light.
More stitching to do.
Loosing fitting so that I stay as cool as possible, but covers more than a tank top.
I cut apart a shirt that was a bit shorter than I liked and a pair of pants that didn't fit very well, and added a scrap leftover from the original sewing. A french seam was used for all the piecing.
The pocket fabric was a gift from Mom and Dad.
The details: It's made of two squares about 36 inches wide (my shoulders are about 24 inches), plus the pocket. The neckline is from another pattern, cut on the fold. The arm holes are about 14 inches. It's four seams of sewing to put it together: along the sides from arm hole to hem and the shoulders. The neckline is finished with bias tape.
That's it.
As for the garden,
it's rose season again!
I love watercolor paint.
Every time I see what Hazel is doing I get inspired.
But I also get distracted easily.
Not today...today the watercolors came out.
I started simply, just taping off squares and using a stencil for ovals.
And then did a bit of digital layering.
And then more layering...
and then still more.
One more, although more subtle...
Widget's current favorite toy: dried poppy seed pods.
Day #5's goal is met:
Four squares, zero waste as the fabric cut for the neckline goes in the collection bag of scraps saved for stuffing pillow forms.
It's the robe pattern that Jude shared in one of the Boro classes with a lot more ease across the shoulders + it's a pullover.
India Flint's classes have really inspired me to play with patterns and/or sewing with an idea and measurements.
I am also piecing scraps together to make garden tunics with pockets and doing the same thing...sort of.
More on that later.
And
As I was reviewing today's pictures I realized it was the same color as...
Beans!
I work right next to a farm stand/nursery.
About twice a month I wander over for plants or food.
Today I bought some things good for the birds, bugs and bees; a couple vegetable starts for me and one not-needed-little-splurge that might only feed the slugs and snails...the tiniest hosta I've ever seen called "mouse ears."
It's supposed to grow 6 to 12 inches.
Squeak.
I love that green and am making a jacket-sweatshirt kind of thing, still fussing with the sleeves as I am working without a pattern. The fabric is a wool/rayon blend.
I want it to be simple and comforting. To feel a bit like a hug...which is not really simple anymore.
Goal: Finish by Friday.