October is Not a Sewing Month

It’s a good thing I am not being paid by production, because I’ve only sewn two items in October: a Toaster Sweater and the Geranium Dress. Both the husband and I feel like we’ve been running from one thing to the next to the next for the past several weeks—he is trying to get some big concrete jobs done before the snow flies and I have been buried under an avalanche of paperwork. The transition months always seem to be like this. April is usually a meat grinder and so is October. I wish I could say that things will slow down in November, but we’re going to be in the thick of the holiday schedule before too long. Hopefully, though, I should be able to sew more next month. I miss my machines.

Our insurance agent was able to find another company to underwrite coverage for the construction company. The cost of the policy has effectively doubled, but at least we have coverage.

I taught a class on Friday and one yesterday. I only had one student in each class, but I am reluctant to cancel classes because that causes more problems than it solves. My Friday student was someone I know fairly well and she and I had a good time. I had one student in yesterday’s Learn to Sew class. She was able to make several pillowcases during class time. Sammy and Ashlee were in Spokane this weekend; they set up a booth at the Washington State Quilters’s show (Spokane chapter). By all accounts, they have done well.

On my way home from class yesterday—after I went to Ulta and bought a new hair dryer—I stopped at Edie’s and dropped off the serger. I found out that she bought that serger new in 1995 and has used it extensively since then. I hope she gets many more years of use out of it.

We have church this morning and I am playing for a memorial service this afternoon. It is a cold, rainy day. I don’t think the high is supposed to be above 45F.

Quilted jackets still seem to be all the rage. The Bella Quilt Coat is a new release from byAnnie:

I like this style a lot so I will be getting this pattern. I bought some Kaffe Fassett fabric specifically for another quilted jacket and I think it will work nicely for this one.