Still working on it...

I had my coat class again tonight. There are five women in the class. Not one had completed their "homework". So now we have even more to complete before next week, in order to catch up. At least I'm not alone...

I'm dragging...

I've been sick this week, so I've been too tired to do anything...
I did go to the coat class on Tuesday and I have a lot of homework to do. By Tuesday night we are supposed to have the main body of the coat put together. I haven't even cut mine out yet! And my BF, who I haven't seen for a month(!), is arriving today...

I'm not sure I want to cut out my fabric with this head cold. I'm feeling a bit fuzzy and I don't want to make a mistake. I hope I'm feeling better tomorrow...

Coat class has started

Our first coat class was held last night and we had our muslins fitted. We also picked up our fabric and we are happy with it. Sylvie and I were both worried after spending so much money that we wouldn't like it (after all, we were ordering it based on a 10" square sample). But it looks great and I'm looking forward to getting started on the coat...

She scores!

As you know, I have two daughters. They watch hockey at their dad's. One daughter is a Toronto Maple Leafs fan and the other is an Ottawa Senators fan.

So when I saw the Leafs fabric on Saturday, I had to buy it. But the owner of the store said they had sold out of Senators fabric and he couldn't get anymore. Well, guess what I was able to find on the web?? Ordered yesterday!

It was going to be tricky if I only had one hockey themed nightgown on Christmas eve...

Progress...

I spent a great at Sylvie's yesterday and we worked on our muslins for our raincoat class (which starts Tuesday). It was really nice to spend the day sewing together. She also took me to a fabric shop near her house and I picked up some hard to find Toronto Maple Leaf fabric to make my daughter a nightgown for Christmas. And to top it off, her BF made us a great dinner!

I went to see the movie Mamma Mia on Friday night. I'm not usually a fan of musicals, and I'm not even particularly a fan of ABBA, but I highly recommend this movie if you're looking for a fun escape! I'm thinking of going again to the sing along version! It would be so much fun!

A couple of useful items

There are a couple of things I've made for myself that I use frequently but have never reviewed them because they're pretty simple, but I thought I'd share them with you here... They are all made using towels.

The first two are items I made for when I shower at the gym - a spa wrap and a hair wrap. Much better than using the one small thin towel my gym provides as "towel service"... I'll even use the hair wrap rather than a shower cap if I'm not washing my hair.

The spa wrap was made using the instructions found here.

The hair wrap was made using instructions similar to these.

The other thing I made is a bathroom organizer that I hang inside the shower. It hangs from the shower curtain rod and keeps small items handy. It can also be thrown in the washing machine when needed. It was made using instructions found in Sew Simple Volume 2 (2006).

I think too much...

I purchased some twill fabric on sale to make the muslin for my coat. I wanted to use something a little heavier that would show how the final coat would hang. But now I'm having second thoughts. I got a great deal on the fabric, but it's a dark khaki colour. Maybe I'll have trouble seeing the markings the instructor will make?

Not much time to dwell on this...the muslin has to be finished by September 15...guess I'll just jump in and hope for the best.