Sewing Progress and Lost WIPs

Since finishing that paisley top (New Look 6828), I wore the top last week, and I wore the matching skirt this week. I will probably not wear them together in public because I look like a cone of paisley when I do.

I dug out a skirt I had started in early 1999 and finished it.

I was looking for a jacket I started at least four years ago. I had cut it out and bought a zipper for it. I must have put it away in a Really Good Place, because I can only find the remnant. Take a look:

Sewing WIP

New Look 6828 - Finished!

Yes, it is finished. I hope to write more about it within the next few days. Here are a few pictures:

nl 6828

Sewing Progress!

I actually finished the red paisley top which I started several months ago. It was my first project ever with a light-weight knit mesh, and it mocked me every time I saw it in its unfinished state. I will share pictures in a few days.

Raw Fruit Pudding

I started my early morning errands with a cup of iced coffee from the gas station. It was a steal at $1.80, and oh, so yummy!

My hubby brought me a donut when he came back from a motorcycle ride this morning around 11:30. Since he had not had breakfast this morning, he also bought himself a sandwich at the donut shop. I figured that I might as well fix myself something for lunch.

Whether to atone for my sinful-eating ways or to balance out my so-called meal, I threw some fruit into the VitaMix. What I got was the texture and thickness of pudding, and it was really good. Here's what I put in it:

• 1 apple
• 1/2 banana
• 4 chunks frozen mango
• 1/2 Cup frozen blueberries
• 1/4 Cup iced tea (MY liquid of choice - there's a pitcher of it in the fridge at all times, sweetened with stevia)

From Food

Kayak tales

Sometime after our "once-in-a-lifetime" experience, our double sit-upon kayak developed a crack and started to take on water. This was noticed three or four weeks ago at Tomoka State Park, when every breath either of us took would wiggle the boat. Yikes! Upon landing, the boat was too heavy for TWO MEN to lift! It had so much water in it that the hatch had to be opened and the boat turned over to let the water out.

A crack was found and Paul tried to repair it. Took the boat out again last weekend on the Silver River. After an hour we turned around because we were feeling a little instability in the boat. Besides, the patch fell off! Oh, and for once the weather-guessers were right: it started to rain at exactly 11 am, or should I say, about ten minutes before we reached the canal to Ray's Landing.

Since then, Paul found me a single sit-upon kayak (with built-in back rest) on Craigs List, which is reviewed as fast and easy. He also took our SUV kayak to the dealer, who repaired the crack with an Ugly patch. We will be taking it to Sanchez Park in Ormond Beach for a little test drive. We may take the new-to-us kayak out there Sunday morning.

Thrift Shopping

I like to buy clothes at thrift stores. Here are some dresses and a skirt I've bought.

Thrifting

Sewing with "baby steps"

When my friend came over on Tuesday to finish her tote bag, I pinned the straps to the yoke of the New Look 6828 top I'm working on. Yesterday I sewed that seam and removed the pins. Today I turned the yoke and basted the raw edges together. Sewing just a little bit at a time is what I meant by "baby steps."

DH is starting a web site business on the side, since his hours were cut back on his day job. He wants me to make him a little zippered tote bag so he can carry his business stuff around - camera, mini-notebook, pen, and receipt pad. Today I rough-sketched the pattern, and cut out the fabric for a mock-up.