3, 2, 1 . .

I am trying to keep projects moving through the pipeline. The Burnside Bibs are done save for the hemming, and for that, I need to see them on the intended wearer. That probably won’t happen until next week. Ashlee—the owner’s daughter and operations manager at the quilt store where I teach—and I are going to make a quick over-and-back trip to the Quilt, Craft, and Sewing show in Spokane tomorrow. This is market research. I am reporting on it for the podcast and Ashlee is going because the store may want to vend there in the future.

I also need to make my reservations soon for Bernina University in New Orleans in June.

I quilted the fabric for one of the collar pieces yesterday afternoon while watching the countdown for the Artemis II launch. My father, Steve Szabo, was the head of the Engineering Directorate at Lewis Research Center in Cleveland (now Glenn Research Center) and one of my cousins works for a NASA contractor there. Our family spent a lot of time in Florida in the summers and we got to see a number of launches including Viking and Voyager. One time, we even got to be in one of the bunkers for the countdown—it was a satellite launch—and at the last minute, we all went outside to watch the liftoff. (They probably don’t let people do that anymore.) I still remember the way the ground shook even though we were fairly far away from the launch pad. Watching the Artemis II launch brought back a lot of great memories.

I’m half a collar closer to finishing the jacket.

I have to prioritize my sewing projects. When the seasons change, I get carried away looking at all the new patterns. It’s far better if I drill down and focus on a few pieces, although I also need to think about classes I could teach at the store. It’s going to be time soon to start putting more classes on the calendar.

This month’s Threads podcast was an interview with the authors of Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear—Gabby Brown and Leila Kelleher.

I listened to the episode yesterday. The book is intended to be a textbook for fashion design students but I ordered a copy for myself. I think it will be a great resource to have on hand.