Still Here

No, I haven't been posting in a while -- stuff got in the way and writing, photographing, and posting was too much.  But now things have settled some

Above is a photo of my sewing table this morning.  It's a mix of the end of last year's stuff and the beginning of this year's.  A skirt waiting to be hemmed, another one waiting to be sewn up. Although I have a closet full of skirts I need/want more.  Some of my old ones are looking worn out and I gained a little weight last year (middle age stuff, ya' know) - so some skirts just don't fit anymore.  Half a dozen skirts are lined up with the fabric and patterns ready!  The Colette Sewing Handbook was a Christmas present -- a nicely written book for my modest sewing library!  There's also the Colette sewing pattern for the Jasmine top in my letter stand in the back.  The Beatles t-shirt thrown over the back of my chair is waiting to be made into a tote bag - that'll happen next time I put black thread on the serger.  And the doll's (Gene's) dress form sitting there wearing a crinoline?!  That just ended up there somehow.

I'm ready for some sewing - but first things first - oil the sewing machine!