Blooming July
We’ve had two days of cool, overcast skies with occasional rain showers, some quite heavy. I’m going to have to mow soon. Usually, the grass goes dormant by the middle of July and I put away the mower.
This summer very much reminds me of the summers we had when we first moved to Kalispell in the early 1990s. I don’t mind—I’ve always said I didn’t move here for the heat. The flowers in the herb garden are blooming and are so pretty. This is a petite bee balm:
I submitted my Sew Expo class proposals yesterday and have an appointment to talk to the class coordinator later in the month. I added a few new sewing classes to the proposal this year, mostly stitch technique ones. I also set up payroll in Gusto, although I am still dithering about whether to use it or continue with my spreadsheets. We’ll see.
After lunch, I finished the Free Range Slacks store sample:
Ashlee asked for a sample in the Kaffe shot cotton. You might be thinking that I should have ironed these pants—I did. This stuff wrinkles worse than linen. It wrinkles almost as soon as you pick it up off the ironing board. Oh, well. The fabric is light and airy and the pants are perfect for hot weather.
Also, the fact that the turquoise stripes are balanced on the front of each leg is a complete accident. Flashes of brilliance . . .
The cooler weather has me thinking about fall sewing already, but August could still be a scorcher. I am going to make a few more tops, but I am also going to start sewing some pants. I won’t break out the sweater knits quite yet. Before Joanns went under, I loaded up on all the stretch cottons and bengalines I could find. The pants I made from the Style Arc Linda pattern are some of the ones I reach for again and again in my closet, especially for church. I’d like to make a few more of those. Style Arc replaced the Linda pattern with the Barb pants. I have both, but I compared them yesterday and I think I am going to stick with the Linda pants. The main difference seems to be the width of the leg; the Barb pants have a narrower leg.
I am teaching my beginner sewing pillowcase class at the store on Saturday. I’m excited about that one—teaching beginners is fun because they don’t have any bad habits to break. And hopefully, we can make some new students and customers out of the group.