House to Myself
My husband is in Rhode Island and #1 son is in New Orleans, so I have the house to myself. I feel super selfish to be enjoying this fact, but they are having fun and they won’t have less fun […]
Fall SWAP Update
I’m halfway through my Fall SWAP and fall has scarcely started. Fall SWAP 2015 sage and marsala 2-piece sage and marsala print dress sage trousers (from Spring 2015 SWAP) marsala jacket marsala trousers tweed jacket black pants marsala top (from […]
Fixing a Sweater
#1 son’s Christmas sweater had a puffy sleeve cap. He didn’t like that. He also wanted a closer fit. I frogged the tops of the sleeve caps and seamed them in with a bit of a seam allowance on the […]
So, How Frugal Is Sewing?
Exhibit A: A pair of Elle pants, completely comfortable and respectable enough for work. Cost: Fabric, 2 yds of ponte de Roma for $28.00 — 1/2 yard left over Elastic: $3.99 Pattern, to be used again multiple times but full […]
Saturday Sewing
Another top from S1467, this one in a bright blue cotton lawn. A fair amount of handwork to be done tomorrow, and it’ll be ready to wear for the work week. And relaxing here with a Sunshine Top, the first […]
Sleep, Eat, Move
I reached a weight loss goal a month ago and since then have been up a pound and down a pound with no lasting change. This is because I am not eating right, moving right, or sleeping right. Recently, my […]
Style Arc Elle Pants — First Meeting
I have not yet finished with Simplicity 1467, nor have I begun with Butterick 5669. However, I have a bit of a pants situation. I have a pair of jeans and a couple of pairs of drawstring pants, which I […]
Brattiness in Choir
I am planning to skip church on Sunday for one simple reason: the piece we’re singing, Monteverdi’s “God of Mercy, We Implore Thee,” is out of my range. 60% of the notes in my part are right in the passagio, […]
Goods and Services
I have not been sleeping well lately, and I got up at 4:06 and got to work. At 8:30 #1 son and I went to meet the Tall Man. We stopped at the bank to set up my PIN so […]
Pattern of Ages
“She was wearing animal print!” This is #1 daughter, scandalized by the woman who helped us at the bank. “I think animal print is a neutral for older women,” I protested. I read that in a book once. “Animal print […]