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Hello all, and I hope January is treating you well!
I’ve got some frosty pictures to show you, as well as some news, and, most importantly, sewing!
I participated in Friday Night With Friends last night, and did some work on another colorblocked fleece pullover. Do you remember the wild flowered fleece remnant I got from SCRAP? It’s now become this:
I’m using an old pattern (dated 1994), also from SCRAP, which should win some sort of award for least promising cover photos ever.
The line drawings, though, show that this is a nice basic pullover that’s perfect for colorblocking (i.e., not a lot of seams to complicate matters).
The fit on this thing is SUPER weird, though. It’s designed to fit some sort of busty linebacker, as far as I can tell. In order to get those slightly-dropped shoulders, I had to bring the sleeves up a full three inches. I also had to narrow the sleeves by 4″ so they wouldn’t be massive. I took in the side seams, but I’ve still got all this room for the huge bust that I don’t have, and it’s now too tight at the hips. More work to be done there, needless to say.
And I can use all the fleece I can get. It has been SO COLD and SO SNOWY here–pretty unusual winter for us this year. I haven’t taken many photos because it’s been way too damn cold to go outside much, but here’s another one from this afternoon.
Partner and I took a trip to Portland last month and apparently brought the bad weather with us. It was a bit warmer than at home, which meant the snow had thawed halfway and had the usual Portland rain on top of it.
In other news, you remember the sew-along that I was doing with the Sew-Alongs and Sewing Contests Facebook group, right? Well, I won! The prize package consisted of several indie patterns, plus a gift certificate for some fabric–WOOT! And I’ve also been asked to run a 2-week sew-along in the group, to be announced tomorrow. That should be super fun and get me to FINALLY use some fabric I’ve had forever. Stay tuned for more on that.
I plan to focus more on quilting than clothing this year, though. I didn’t feel inclined to do any sort of wrap-up post at the end of the year, but I did look through what I’d made in 2016 and realized I managed to not finish a single quilt! I’ve been missing quilting and I want to get back to it. I’ve pulled out my blocks for the RSC 2015 quilt and I would like to finish that up–it’s way past time that I finally made a queen-size quilt for our bed. In addition to that, I’ve got a commission to make a simple baby quilt for a friend of my sister’s, and my niece will need one for her baby that’s due this summer.
So that’s the plan for the moment. I’m really glad I don’t have to actually stick to these plans that I make, as they’re constantly evolving, but that’s the plan right now. Until it isn’t. Which could happen at any moment.
Anyway, I hope you’re enjoying your January and keeping your feet warm (currently my number one goal).
STH
MAY ROSE SEWING said:
I knew I recognized that bridge! We usually only get a snowstorm every other year but right now we’re at 3 this month!! Sorry to disappint… enjoyed your post 😊
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STH said:
Thank you! No worries–we always have a great time in Portland, no matter the weather! Bought presents at the Saturday Market, ate a lot of great food, and met up with friends, so we were happy. 🙂
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Chic Mona said:
Love the pullover. Congrats on the win. Looks like this cold weather is going to be with us for a while. Stay warm in that fab fleese. Look forward to reading your sew along venture. ~Cheers
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STH said:
Thank you; have been tinkering with the fit on it all afternoon. I’m pretty sure I need to quit obsessing and hem the damn thing! I also need to quit checking the weather forecast and seeing all the snow to come. 😛 Hope you’re staying warm, too!
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Raewyn said:
Visiting from FNwF – your pullover sounds nice and snuggly warm – hope you can get the fit right while it’s still so cold! Here we are with hot summer days so it’s lovely seeing your snow pics. Good luck with your 2017 wishes and goals!
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STH said:
Thank you so much! Would be happy to send you some of our snow, as we have more than we can handle. 😉 Have a wonderful 2017!
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Danette said:
The pullover turned out wonderfully. Love the bright fleece. Looks like it should keep you warm!
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STH said:
Thank you! I am loving these big, bright fleece prints I’m seeing these days–so cheerful in the gray wintertime!
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Lynn said:
Brrrrr… Today’s high 70F, Saturday ice storm, or possibly just rain depending on what the temp gets down to. I am not a fan of winter. Snow is pretty but I prefer to just look at pictures of it.
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STH said:
I just spent an hour shoveling the driveway, and I totally concur on your assessment of snow. UGH. Hope you don’t get the ice storm on Saturday. Those things are awful.
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