May 2020 – I Should Not be Sewing

May 16, 2020May 16, 2020

A slightly troublesome Fiore skirt, plus project plans

I don’t *think* the hem is as off-kilter as it looks here, but who knows. I’m wearing the skirt with a modified Ogden cami in silk georgette, but I’m not totally happy with how it looks.

Quarantine continues here in LA! Things are very tentatively starting to open back up, but we have no plans to break quarantine as long as rates of hospitalization and death remain as high as they are. We are all doing OK sometimes and not-so-OK at others. Fortunately, we’re able to support each other when necessary, and we’re all doing our best to keep our heads above water.

I’ve been on a bit of a sewing tear lately. It’s been a really welcome distraction, and gives me something to think about when everything else seems so bleak.

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

The Fairfield Button-Up and a Scout tee

Happy Mother’s Day! I celebrated in the traditional way, by kicking my beloved family out of the house so I could get a little rest. Thank you, family!

I don’t sew for my husband a ton—I think this latest garment brings the grand total up to three. Honestly, I’m a bit selfish when it comes to making clothes, and there are just so many things I want to make for myself! I make a lot of kids’ clothes, but those are pretty easily knocked out. Men’s clothes, by contrast, seem to show mistakes quite easily, since they tend to have fewer details than women’s clothes.