Thank goodness for Netflix. I have never watched so much TV in my life. If you are looking for a good detective series, check out THE STRANGER. Another series that I really enjoyed was CALIPHATE, which is an 8 part series of how terrorists are recruited in Sweden and what their life is like when they go on to Syria. This series is very well done and I highly recommend it.

I spend a lot of time reading. While I am not a sports fan, I enjoyed the Kobe Bryant book, MAMBA MENTALITY.  For an unusual love story, I just finished THE UGLY AND WONDERFUL THINGS, by Bryn Greenwood. It is well written and talks about a life most of us know nothing about.

This lock down has gone on too long. To be honest, I would love to be going somewhere but do not feel comfortable yet to do so. That being said, I am so glad that I postponed the trips where I take a group.  Next year 2021 I will take a group to  Florence in October and a group to Morocco in April. See my website for dates and details. Lissette and I have been updating my website and I hope you will find it easier to navigate. Click on line drawings where you can see all of my patterns and yardage requirements. Print it out and take it to the fabric store.

Recently, I have been on a dress kick. I love wearing them at home; they are both comfortable and feminine. Last week I finished watching the series CALIPHATE.  This series somehow got into my subconscious and I designed a dress, which when completed was an absolute disaster. If this dress looks bad on my daughter Kim, you can only imagine how it looks like on me.

I was so thrilled when I found 5 yds. of brown linen in my fabric stash, since I wanted to cut the plaid on the bias. I cobbled together a patterns from several elements I liked from other patterns. The one difference is that I wanted horizontal pleats on the front. I mistakenly thought that pleats would be interesting on the bias. Well, the bodice is a big disappointment, pleats on the bias in a fitted garment do not lie flat and spread apart over the boobs. I put in an elephant sleeve with an interesting shape I loved. I cut the skirt on the bias, matched all of the plaids and the result: EXTREMELY UNFLATTERING.  My daughter asked if I was going to an interview at a convent. Oh well, I had a lot of fun making the dress. It will not be a keeper. But this will not stop me from making something else tomorrow.

 

 

Sew more to stay happy. It works for me.

 

Cheers,  

Sandra