Catching Up

My goodness!  It's been awhile since I did a blog post.  My intentions were to post a detailed post to support each sewing project Instagram post.  Didn't happen.., So now I'm playing catch up.

So sorry.  November has been really busy for me.  I wanted so much to have our traditional family gathering for Thanksgiving.  But weeks before we decide to follow the guidelines set by the CDC and other governmental officials.  I still cooked the major part of the meal.  We shared dishes and eat at our respective homes. Boring..,  My hope is that we have a better Christmas dinner.  But, right now it looks like we will celebrate with only the members of our household.

Anyway, I've completed several projects since my last post, and I wanted to share the details of those projects.  I would be remised if I didn't mention the Vogue jacket V8627 of my previous post.  I actually finished it; well almost finished it.  The hem is wonky.  I remade the lining and installed it a second time.  It still wasn't right.  So I put it aside to work on something else.  Now it is Christmas month and I have a few gifts to make.  So maybe after Christmas I'll pick it up again.  

Meanwhile, I want to blog about some successes.  They are: Simplicity S8750; McCall M7836-B; and Simplicity S8844-A.  I'll start with another jacket project.  There will be a few post about it starting with a mini tutorial about making the patch pocket for the jacket.

Happy Sewing!

C

Fall Is In The Air - Sewing Plans Blue and Red Wardrobe Capsule 2020

 

 Fall is in the air and it time for me to start planning what I want to sew in the upcoming months.  To continue my general wardrobe capsule planning, the next color theme is blue and red.  My planning strategy was born out of the fabric colors in my collections.  I have several yardages of blue and red tones. 

Above is a picture of my color palette fan, the same palette that I use to purchase fabric, to show you some of the blue and red tones that will be appearing on my blog this fall. The overall palette fan has limited shades of blue and red.  I'll also include darker shades of blue and red, like black navy and maroon.  These two colors will be the principle  shade of the garments that I will make.  

 

I'm not done with the Green Wardrobe Capsule.  There is more to come.  My plan was to include two more garments with the first segment, but I decided to start the new capsule for fall.  

 Moving from the infamous UFO bind to the sewing table, is a silk crepe blouse, McCall M6512, that I started at least six years ago. It's been cut and bagged all this time. I hope it still fits. ;-)

 

 

Another project is my McCall M6041 jacket that I started a started sewing a few weeks ago.  These are just a few things I hope to make during the fall months ahead.  

 

Parting Shot:  One of my favorite restaurants, Francesca's on Taylor Street, near downtown Chicago, is permanently closed after many, many years of service.  This was the gathering place for me and my dear co-workers and friends.  We celebrated birthdays, Christmas, Fridays, pay days, etc. at this wonderful place.

 Happy Sewing!

C