SSS Day 22
Well, after all that talk about me in the last two posts, I thought it’d be fun to talk about someone else. Meet my friend Wanda: In the fall, our Bible study starts back up again at 6:15 am at a local restaurant. About 40 ladies of all ages attend and it’s something I…
In the fall, our Bible study starts back up again at 6:15 am at a local restaurant. About 40 ladies of all ages attend and it’s something I look forward to & cherish…and consequently MISS when we break for the summer! Wanda is one of the attendees, but I also get to know Wanda a little more because she comes every Friday to stuff the church bulletin with all the paper announcements. Here are my favorite things about Wanda:
- She has a weakness for chocolate (who doesn’t!)
- She cannot resist a Kohl’s sale and is always telling me about her super finds (See her adorable jacket?! I’m sure she got it at Kohl’s!)
- Wanda and her husband were missionaries (so she has GREAT stories) and she used to sew all her family’s clothing, or have it made by local tailors wherever she was living (which is also fun to hear about!).
Don’t you just love her!?
My SSS outfit today is all repeats – A&O Cropped brown pants, Sunny Day Sadie cowl top, and my denim button up.
I got some work done on my Lady Grey muslin. Gertie recommended this method of muslin preparation but then someone commented below on a variation of that that seemed to fit my available time better. So I copied the pattern onto pattern “stuff” (not really paper) and laid it out on my fabric. I used my seam guage and chalk wheel to mark out 3/8″ beyond the pattern so that I could have 1″ seam allowances for letting out if needbe. Then I cut on the chalk line:
Then I used a contrasting thread (white) to sew the stitching line 1″ in.
Tomorrow I hope to use a different color contrasting thread to sew it up and then I’ll be caught up…almost. 😉
On the home front, the finishing of the floors is in sight! I’m SOoooo glad I got to finish my Hot Patterns Swimsuit coverup Monday (even though I did a sort of slap-together job on it. Pics will appear in later SSS posts) because the hallway bookshelf and contents of the hall closet floor have taken up residency in my sewing room to the extent that I cannot step into it! If all goes as planned, my super-duper brother-in-law will be able to finish it up before the weekend and I’ll have my couch, bedroom and sewing room back – all of which are important for any weekend!