A Third Pair of Burnside Bibs

I have some favorite pattern companies and Sew House Seven is one of them. I’ve made at least half a dozen Toaster Sweaters, I love the Free Range Slacks, and this is the third pair of Burnside Bibs to come out of my sewing room. The bibs are not difficult but there are a lot of steps.

Everything has been planted in the garden. I hustled to get the last of the plants in yesterday morning because we had rain in the forecast after lunch. Interestingly, I have not seen any snakes recently.

The afternoon rain and storms were a good reason to stay inside and sew, and because I had cut out the bibs a few days ago, I was all ready to sit down at the machine. By the time the husband came home, I had completed the body of the pattern:

All that is left is to make the straps, ties, and belt loops—the bibs have ties that extend down from the shoulder straps and feed through loops on the back waistband—and attach those to the body with the bib facing. The design is very clever. One more afternoon sewing session should be enough to finish these and then I am going to start the Lou Raincoat. I have a busy week coming up but I should be able to eke out some sewing time.

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We were awakened just after midnight by the fire department pager going off for a motor vehicle accident up the road. The husband got dressed and headed out and I listened to the scanner traffic. Our road has a number of 90-degree turns along its length and the corner where the accident happened is well known for catching more than a few drivers. I believe the driver and occupant will be okay, but the CenturyLink box got taken out again—for about the 93rd time—because CenturyLink put it in the worst spot possible. We have Starlink (because we got tired of the CenturyLink outages) but the rental house has CenturyLink, so I need to pop over there this morning to see if the house has internet access. The rental house can access Starlink, but the signal isn’t very strong.

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Our friends are scheduled to arrive tomorrow afternoon unless things change. They are bringing lovely weather with them—mostly sunny skies and temps in the 70s for at least a week. We have all sorts of fun stuff planned. My friend Robert is going to join the Flathead Valley Community Band for their July 4th concert after the parade. The director is DD#1’s band director from high school who retired a few years after she graduated. I e-mailed him and asked him if it was okay for Robert to sit in and he said yes, so Robert will be joining the trombone section. We also have tickets for the Glacier Orchestra concert at Rebecca Farm on July 3rd. As much as I love the husband, he has no musical background or skills beyond playing the radio, so when Robert comes to visit, I get to indulge in endless discussions in my second language.