I'd planned a sewing day for Saturday but as often happens, life got in the way. As I work 4 days I tend to use Friday's as my catch up on chores around the house. Friday was my visit to the Knit and Stitch exhibition so no chores were done, well apart from cooking. Roll round to Saturday and I had planned a sewing day but there were quite a few chores to catch up on. I won't bore you with the details as we all know the jobs that have to be done to keep life ticking over. Also Saturday wasn't as bad as I'm making out as fairly late in the day I did make a start on my sewing. It was also a good day for catching up on chores as I was home alone. No one to interrupt the work flow so I decided to go through the kitchen shelves, wipe everything down and check dates. That also gave me the chance to identify items that I needed to order, especially the additional items needed in the run up to Christmas, ready to make the Christmas cake and pudding.
Late on Saturday afternoon I made a start on the blouse as all the pieces were cut out. The fabric has a soft feel to it and it is very fine. I decided I needed to use french seams to sew it together. I took my time as I didn't want to make any mistakes and I kept returning to the pattern instructions to ensure I had fully understood them. I didn't get very far on Saturday but it gave me a good starting point for Sunday. Over the day I put the blouse together. It's not completely finished yet as I have to hem the sleeves, hem the blouse and make buttonholes and sew on the buttons. I may be able to finish the blouse over a couple of evenings so long as I'm not too tired. In my experience I make mistakes when I'm tired. It's currently on my mannakin waiting for me to finish it.
I'm very pleased with how neatly the placket went together. The pattern instructions were very clear and well written.
Today I started to add the binding to the quilted jacket. The binding has been attached to the sleeves and I will hand stitch it to the inside. The rest of the binding will take longer to do but it should be finished by the weekend.
I find the clips for quilt binding so useful. Recently, whatever I've been sewing I seem to use the binding clips.
I've found a sock pattern that makes sense to me and I'll make a start on that later this week. The skein has been rolled into a ball and looks very pretty. I found the double ended knitting needles I need. I'll probably start the socks on Thursday evening. John is out that evening so I will be able to concentrate fully until I get the hang of the pattern. Trying things you've not done before is fun but a little stressful - sometimes very stressful.
I pulled out the Red manor house quilt. The next round requires appliques so over the week I'll cut out the fabrics and shapes I need, ready to sew at the weekend. We have an open day at work next Saturday, but I will take Monday as my day in lieu and that will be my sewing day.
The last week has been a little stressful. Both my son and daughter, who live with us, have been having a major sort out of their beongings. what they want to keep and what they want to get rid of. They have packaged up items for sale and taken items to the charity shops. It has been quite chaotic but today all is calm. The major sort out is over and all belonging are clean, tidy and where they want them.
We have finally had some serious rain in our part of London and the garden is looking much happier. Unfortunately it does mean the weeds will also have a growing phase but that can't be helped. I'm also noticing the morning is darker when I need to get up and by 6:30 it is dark in the evening. I'm not looking forward to driving to and from work in the dark. At least it hasn't gone cold yet.
Take care
Lyndsey
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