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I took the last week off work-- had to use up some vacation before the end of the fiscal year or I'd lose it. I had originally planned to clean out the garage but it was just too hot, even though it hasn't been as hot as the weather-folks predicted, thank whatever deity rules the summer weather. I think I'll have to save that job for a cooler time of year. So instead I've mostly spent the week reading and relaxing and watching a lot of true crime shows like Forensic Files and Cold Case Files and stuff like that. (I have this bizarre and morbid fear of finding a dead body so I think I tend to watch a lot of forensic shows in an effort to make that idea less scary.)
Yesterday I spent pretty much the whole day sewing. I made a vest out of some imported Japanese cotton in a pale seafoam blue-green with a brown abstract/floral print. It came out really well, and matches my seafoam colored linen pants so well it's hard to believe they weren't from the same dye lot. I used this pattern (view A, the one with the center closing) and changed the collar so it folds back like a wing collar rather than a band. Next time I'll probably take a bit out of the side panels as it's a little baggy but other than that I was very pleased. And I have to say I'm really thrilled that the pattern companies are finally making some decent, interesting Plus-sized patterns.
All week Riku (see icon) has tried to get me up at 7:30am. If I sleep past then he thinks something's wrong, I guess, so he plays alarm clock. This morning I'd been up very late reading and was cranky so I shooed him out, closed my door and went back to sleep for another hour and a half. Then I got up and made a batch of raspberry-blueberry scones. Then I hung out reading for a while, and supervised the kid-unit's installation of a fly-style zipper in a pair of pants. Then we decided to go see Live Free or Die Hard. ( thumbs up! )
Yesterday I spent pretty much the whole day sewing. I made a vest out of some imported Japanese cotton in a pale seafoam blue-green with a brown abstract/floral print. It came out really well, and matches my seafoam colored linen pants so well it's hard to believe they weren't from the same dye lot. I used this pattern (view A, the one with the center closing) and changed the collar so it folds back like a wing collar rather than a band. Next time I'll probably take a bit out of the side panels as it's a little baggy but other than that I was very pleased. And I have to say I'm really thrilled that the pattern companies are finally making some decent, interesting Plus-sized patterns.
All week Riku (see icon) has tried to get me up at 7:30am. If I sleep past then he thinks something's wrong, I guess, so he plays alarm clock. This morning I'd been up very late reading and was cranky so I shooed him out, closed my door and went back to sleep for another hour and a half. Then I got up and made a batch of raspberry-blueberry scones. Then I hung out reading for a while, and supervised the kid-unit's installation of a fly-style zipper in a pair of pants. Then we decided to go see Live Free or Die Hard. ( thumbs up! )
