Showed some of the ladies there the bags, books and tissue cases and sold a tissue case, and got orders for two bags and a notebook. Looks like I will be sewing again tomorrow - good news.
After realising that Dave had the car with my sewing stuff in this morning I decided to print off the PDF file for a top that someone had posted onto Facebook, dig out some fabric from my stash and try making it.
This mean printing out the pattern (25 sheets of paper) and checking that the scale was accurate. Then realising that it had printed double sided so I couldn't just match it up and stick it together. Luckily I had so pattern paper so traced it through. Well surprised that the pattern sizes meant I was cutting was a 16 and not the normal 18 or 20.
Very easy pattern, only two pieces and instead of facings the neck and armholes are finished off with bias. So spent the afternoon making the top and wore it tonight. It's really comfortable, and after lifting the shoulder seam by 1/2" and reducing the side seams at the top by 1/2" so the armholes didn't gape it fits really well, even the darts are in the right place. Well impressed. Will make again and try some variations.
Got a lady coming to see me tomorrow and she wants me to knit a jumper for her. She has fallen in love with a pattern and some wool but thinks she'll take too long to knit it herself. Just got to decide what to charge for it.
Then need to start on the orders for bags and book covers. Life is picking up a pace a bit. Still got to finish decorating the kitchen. Glossing next and then the walls.
Dave has a telephone interview tomorrow so fingers crossed it goes well as this would give him a confidence burst.
When will I have time to do the housework.... oh well.... Crafting forever, housework whenever...lol.
Poo to house work.
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