I must confess, I didn't manage to sew 30 minutes a day, I'm lucky if I sewed at all last week. Going back to school and working, and taking care of my family/dogs is about all I can handle. I was very happy to have Labor Day weekend to sew.
Sew, I thought I'd try sewing with denim. I chose a heavy stretch denim with a particularly nice stripe to it and McCall's 6361 Palmer Pletsch pants and skirt pattern. I made the skirt because I didn't want to make any mistakes making a pant and being disappointed. The skirt was easy to put together. I don't have the patience to do all the fittings the pattern recommends, but it was almost exactly right; I only took the waist in a bit. I used a beautifulI flowery fabric for the waistband lining and the pockets, kind of like my little secret. One note to consider that I wish I had known. According to Burda, I didn't have to use a denim needle with a stretch denim. Good to know but I didn't really have any problems.
A side note-today the weather was sew beautifull; the high this morning in the 60's. Instead of sewing, I took my dogs for a walk in the fields. Until today, I\tt's just been too hot to enjoy the outdoors except very early in the morning. The coolness is something we haven't seen in several months. I am so tired of the heat and glad for fall.
But I do want to make a couple of summer dresses with a jacket to transition to fall using a Lisette pattern (2209) that I admire. I actually thought the patterns were for younger women, but I've seen some reviews by women my age and thought I could get away with it.
Well, I need to get to cutting a pattern out. The part of sewing I dislike the most. My spouse did buy me a dressmaker's form for my birthday and that makes me feel more like a seamstress. Sew, see you soon.
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