First day of vacation - whooppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Ahhhhhhhhhh.




Updated pictures for the coat sew-along. Els asked that I take pictures of the short coat (Vouge 2884) in a "holding the tray" pose. Her point is that there may not be enough fullness to the coat as to capture the design look. I see what she means. The line drawing itself doesn't seem to show as much fullness as the pattern cover.


The trench needs some work. I see pulling above the hips in the front and the back but this muslin "sticks" to whatever you have on. I forgot to put shoulder pads in but I think the fit needs to be worked on first.





I have absolutely no plans for the next 10 days other to sew and enjoy the time off. Well, there is the back porch that needs to be cleaned from top to bottom and stuff like that. I am just going to unwind and enjoy the time. I hope to get to work on some quilts that have been sitting for awhile.


This is what I wore on Wednesday. The top and skirt were made from more fabric from Metro Textiles purchased last year. The fabric is a black background with white dots - it doesn't photograph well - it looks swirly here. I enjoyed working with the border and just love this fabric. It is a cotton and very cool. I lined the jacket in white and the skirt in black. The jacket is McCalls 2643 and the skirt McCalls 5330, view C. DD says not to wear together, too matchy. But this is the first time I have worn the jacket as a separate piece. The jacket has gotten a little tight and I'm not sure I could get the skirt on. I have got to get this weight off!

I hope everyone has a great and productive weekend. I'm off to sew. Oh - and another thing I want to do on vacation is learn more about blogging - as you can tell I have a lot to learn!