…… and so Summer Sewing Begins

I made an impromptu visit to my home town in central New York State for the holiday weekend.  The visit was bittersweet.  My beloved aunt is in the hospital and will most likely be discharged to an assisted living facility.  But, I got to see my immediately family and we had a great time together.  The small amusement park in my home town is slowly being restored and my siblings and I went there to revisit our childhood.  My niece got the brass ring on the merry-go round.  I got a little dizzy!  That sucker goes faster than I remember!!!!!

I managed to finish a shorts outfit in time for the heat wave.  The blouse (Burda 3214) is an old, old OOP pattern and needs raglan shoulder pads.  In this heat, the shoulder pads seem like an unnecessary layer,  so it may be awhile before I put them in and the blouse is wearable.  In the meantime, I had enough of the fabric left over to cut out a sleeveless blouse.  I also went to JoMar to look for a specific fabric  (and to take advantage of someone else's air conditioning).  I needed something to match a pair of shorts I bought last summer.  It's not a good idea to go to JoMar with something specific in mind, but I was lucky enough to find just what I was looking for.  I'll cut the fabric while I wait for my machine to come home.

Yes, my machine is back in the shop.  Somehow the cover got cracked and the replacement was back-ordered months ago when she was in the shop for another issue.  I'd hoped to have it home again when I got back from my trip, but no such luck.  So I'll be just tracing and cutting-out for awhile.  I'll have some projects cut out and marked and machine-ready by the time my machine returns from her little vacation.