Minor alterations

 My sight is improving, but I’m still limiting my sewing to very basic projects. I have been able to (finally) have a prescription exam done so that I can get a new pair of glasses to serve during the interim between operations — still don’t know when my right eye will be scheduled.

At any rate, I’ve been catching up with minor repairs and alterations. I had made a jean jacket from a lighter weight home dec fabric a while back, and it didn’t get worn very much. Probably it was a bit light for cooler weather and too warm for hotter weather. I saw a cute jean jacket in a catalog that had short sleeves and decided I’d try that. Sleeves were not really tapered, so it was easy enough to lop off the extra fabric and do a machine hem — they are hemmed to just slightly above my elbows. I like how it turned out, and hope to be able to finish up a yellow tank I was machine knitting to wear underneath at some time soon.

Hopefully it will receive more wear with its new look. Not this week though — we’re hovering around 94F (34-ish C) at the moment, and even light layers are too much.

Buttons…and a Tee

From Stockwell Ceramics in Cornwall, UK — some delightful buttons.

Some vintage style birds, approximately 18mm.

And some square (24 mm) William De Morgan tile designs. 

I was also happy to be able to complete a tee (Pamela’s Patterns) from the really nice Emma One Sock jersey — dead simple, but a nice addition to a casual wardrobe.

Forced Hiatus

 Sometimes your sewing mojo hits a wall, and sometimes the wall hits you. This Spring hasn’t been great for finished projects — I blame the erratic weather,  hot and sticky, wooly sweater cold, rainy — it’s been a roller coaster. It finally settled down a bit and I started a linen top (Zalia by Style Arc) in a lovely shade of blue. I was scheduled for my first cataract surgery, but thought I could make a good start and then finish it off after Few days of recuperation.  That was not to be. Complications arose, and it’s been 4+ weeks and my vision is not yet totally clear, although it’s very much improved from not being able to see at all for several days after the procedure.

I’ve managed a few small sewing repairs in the past few days, but still don’t feel confident with “good” sewing and I’m keeping my fingers away from serger blades and rotary cutters for a while longer. Oddly enough, wonky vision doesn’t preclude online fabric shopping — who would have thought? 😀

I’m looking forward to sewing up a simple tee in this lovely cotton jersey from Emma One Sock soon, and  there’s a few cuts of solid color linens waiting to be transformed.

It’s so hard to be patient when you’re itching to sew, but hopefully I’ll be back in the work room soon.