Cutting, sewing and a present.

On Thursday John and I went to Richmond theatre to see Present Laughter. the cast were excellent and the play by Moel Coward was great fun. The bar was open when we arrived so John had a red wine and I stuck with a soft drink as I was driving. We haven't  been to the theatre for quite some time but we have booked two more visits, one in October and one in November. I like Richmond theatre as it is relatively small and intimate, the plays are well performed and they have a range of different types of plays. The theatre itself was built in 1899 and is well cared for and has a beautiful interior.

Yesterday I set about cutting out another blouse pattern. This one is in a soft floaty fabric. I've had this fabric a while but didn't have the right pattern. I think the pattern I'm using will be perfect.

The fabric isn't my usual style but I really like it. I got the pattern cut out but I won't be starting sewing the blouse today as I wanted to do some work on my quilted jacket.  I managed to get a lot done. I set in the sleeves, cut out the lining and stitched it together and have got the lining settled nicely in the jacket.I need to alter the neckline at the front as it sits too high for me. Once I've done that I can add the binding all the way round the jacket. It fits well and I'm very pleased with it. I had hoped to attach the binding today but I run out of time but with luck I be able to sort out the neckline and get the binding machined on tomorrow morning. 

I mentioned a present in the title. I gave myself a present for getting on and finishing some of my projects. I haven't finished huge numbers of projects but there are a lot that are moving nicely towards a finish. I love Liberty tana lawn and I saw two projects I wanted to make at the Festival of Quilts. I didn't buy them whilst I was there as I like to think about things first. The first is 4 cushion covers made using applique.

The second is a lampshade again using applique and embroidery. I'm in the process of updating/ revamping our bedroom and these will be perfect finishing touches.

I'm not starting these straight away as there is quite a bit of work going on in the house at the moment. There is a new bathroom happening, new banisters for the stairs and lots of painting. 

I have had a great day sewing, I've also sorted my sewing cupboard having removed my old overlocker. It left a reasonable amount of space and the overlocker will be sold as it still works. It means more storage room for fabrics and projects which is good. The new overlocker, cover stitch machine has a home elsewhere in the house as it's too big for the cupboard.

Tomorrow I have time in the morning to sew the binding on the quilted jacket. There are some household chores I need to do  but getting the binding on will give me slow stitching for the coming week - unless I decide to sew it on completely by machine!

Take care

Lyndsey