What Shall I Sew Next?

I finished the front of the crazy quilt pillow:

The pattern specified that SF101 or a similar medium-weight interfacing should be fused to the back of the piece. Amazingly, in my frenzy to stock up as Joanns was going out of business, I did not get a bolt of SF101, so I used fusible fleece instead.

I would have finished this yesterday, but I need a backing for it. I think I am also going to do some piping around the edge. I have the fabric for that.

This was a fun project, but I am not an improv person.

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I have a several patterns sitting on my cutting table. One is Butterick 6736 that I posted a couple of weeks ago:

I waited for it to go on sale at the Simplicity website. It arrived on Wednesday. I am itching to make this in one of the new cottons that came into the store. Those fabrics aren’t out on the floor yet, so in the meantime, I might make View B (left) in a floaty rayon.

Walmart carries a limited selection of patterns. I bought Simplicity 9376 the last time I was there:

Views A and B have a pintuck running down the front. View D has pleats and cuffed hems. These seem short to me, so I will have to check them against the StyleArc Linda Pants.

And lastly, Vogue 8977, long out of print. I found one on Etsy:

I like the pleats at the front neckline. I am hoping to mash this up with my perfect woven tee. I think the darts at the sides may be a bit redundant, but we’ll see. I probably won’t do that style of back, only because I don’t like my back to be cold. I will make the length of View C.

You might wonder why I am buying patterns when I could adapt the ones I have that fit me well. The short answer is that it is incredibly educational for me to look at and compare patterns. I laid my woven tee pattern on top of the Vogue pattern and was happy to see that the length of view C is the same as the length of my woven top. That is a good length for my height and proportions.

And that’s why I take fashion and styling advice with a grain of salt. If you look at the styling websites advising how to dress an “8” figure—sausage tied in the middle—many of them will tell you to wear belted dresses (ugh) or peplums (double ugh). I ran across one site last week that proclaimed tunics to be verboten. I’ve been looking at myself in the mirror long enough that I know what looks good on me and what doesn’t, and highlighting my short waist and high hip curve is not flattering.

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I cut the grass yesterday morning and then it did rain. I brought in zucchini, tomatoes, and cucumbers. The tomatoes went into the freezer for sauce. The extra zucchini and cukes may go to church with me this morning. I also dug up enough potatoes for potato salad to go with the spare ribs I made for dinner:

I think these are Red Pontiac (?). I didn’t label the potatoes this year. We will have a nice haul of potatoes to put in the root cellar.