On Safari

The pile of supplies has been stacking up in the living room:

One bin has supplies and samples for my cabling class and the other for my lace class. I am also taking my rolling cart because I will have to transport those bins from the parking lot to the classroom. The InstaCrate (best thing ever—I keep two in the car) holds food for the road and a pair of Carhartt pants for DD#2’s boyfriend. I’ll take a cooler with eggs, cheese, and butter so I can cook breakfast. Trader Joe’s is only a couple of blocks from my Airbnb and I can pick up anything else I need there.

Roughly 80% of the clothing in my suitcase has been made by me. I also added a few new pieces—I stopped in at Kohls the other day and bought a pair of navy blue chinos and a pair of the most gorgeous wide-leg, high-rise Vera Wang black dress pants. I have decided that if I find high-rise pants that fit well, I am going to buy them as insurance. I suffered through more than a decade of skinny-leg, low-rise pants and I won’t allow that to happen again. Yes, I can make my own pants now, but if I don’t have to, I won’t.

[I’m enjoying a bit of schadenfreude imagining the frustration of people who don’t like high-rise pants having to suffer through the current trend. Too bad, so sad.]

The weather looks good for tomorrow and Saturday before a system comes down from Alaska bringing a whole lot of snow with it. This may help to alleviate our current snow deficit. The SNOTEL at Noisy Basin, which is up in the mountains just above our house, is at 95%, but other stations around northwest Montana are showing lesser amounts.

I am glad the weather is going to be chilly for a bit longer, because I am not quite ready to break out the spring wardrobe.

I altered Simplicity 9469—the bug blouse—to incorporate (horizontal) bust darts. It fits well without the darts, but I want to see if I can refine the fit even further. I also did a broad back adjustment on this one. I’ll play around with this when I get back.

I have a modest shopping list for Sew Expo. I do want to hit Billie’s Designer Fabrics and Amanda’s Bundles, because they always have fabrics that I can’t find anywhere else. I’m also looking for lingerie elastic for an upcoming underwear-making marathon. I need some Wonderfil thread that neither of the stores here carry. That’s it. I don’t need quilting fabric and I certainly don’t need any kits.