Sharks and Table Runners and Hot Pink Pants

I miss my medical transcription job for a lot of reasons, one of which is that it gave some structure to my day. I knew that I would be working from 4 am to noon, Monday through Friday, no matter what. Every day was different, but every day was the same. I lost that structure when that job went away. And while I am disciplined enough to impose structure on my days in the absence of any outside force, it takes a fair bit of effort.

[The husband sometimes helps by rattling off a to-do list as he is leaving in the morning.]

This time of year is especially frustrating as I cannot settle into a routine. I got all excited about working in the garden and planting stuff, AND THEN IT SNOWED. But if I get all excited about starting a new sewing project, I’ll have to set it aside because the weather will improve and I’ll need to attend to outdoor tasks. I hate being jerked around like this.

It snowed again yesterday—not kidding—so I decided to go through the sewing to-do list and knock off as much stuff as I could. I finished the pink Lori Holt apron and the black-and-white vegetable apron. That one was gifted to Elysian, because she commented on how much she liked it and also because she asked if she could borrow an apron to wear at the plant sale. Done and done. I have more of that fabric to make myself an apron.

I made a Last Minute Table Runner.

I have been wanting to audition this pattern for possible inclusion for a future class as it can be made entirely on the serger. The center fabric is from Joanns and the border fabric is from Hobby Lobby. They just happened to coordinate. The colors are hard to see in the photo, but they are a combination of golds, rusts, and a dark turquoise blue. I also added two narrow piping strips of some gold metallic Grunge.

It’s a fast, easy pattern. I want to make another one with the fabrics reversed. Some gold tassels at each end would be a nice touch, too.

My friend Robin asked me what I was planning to have in the co-op sale in September. At this point, I think what I may have is whatever I can make on the serger.

I made a T-shirt for Ali’s little guy—it’s waiting for me to sew on the neckband and hem it:

He picked out the fabric at Joanns and they brought it over to me a few days ago.

I traced the Renee pants pattern—whew. There are 28 sizes (!) on that pattern, so finding the lines I needed to trace took some doing. That one is ready to go, though, and I just need to cut the fabric and put it together.

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The Plant Sale Committee is meeting at our greenhouse this afternoon to load up vehicles and transport all the plants for the sale to the community center. They will be put inside the building on tarps overnight. We’ll be there bright and early tomorrow morning to set up tables and popups and put all the plants out. Right now, the forecast is for partly cloudy skies and a high of 56 degrees. I’ll be happy if it doesn’t snow.