A "Crafting" Friday
I'd love to be able to show you something I finished today, but at least there was crafting. My hip/back still hurts, but I'm recovering from last week's setback pretty quickly. I was able to walk 3 miles yesterday, and about a mile today. I can't really sit yet, so I took the opportunity to continue cutting out the latest jacket. This pique cotton has been in my stash for a while. I don't have exact records of dates, but I purchased just under 6 yards of this stuff for $8.81 at some point, and made this in 2009: which is just perfect for gardening--even if I look a bit like a frog in it. It softens up with washing, so it will make a nice casual jacket. Not bad for about $9. Luckily, my "helper" didn't discover my activity until everything was cut out, and I was just trying to get pieces marked. Of course, his instinct for covering both the first pattern piece AND the instructions is as unerring as always. I did...