And On To Something--Anything--Else
All 5 table runners are now done, and as much as I like them, I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO ready to work on something--anything--else! I love how they turned out, and we'll keep one for ourselves, but as soon as they were finished, it was time for something different. Like a shirt for Andy for Valentine's day. I haven't sewn very much clothing in recent years, so after making sure Andy liked the look, I opted for a shirt pattern with fewer pieces than my usual. The key piece missing is the dratted button band for the top button--the bane of my existence with shirts. It's not as nice of a pattern, but as I've mostly made pajamas in the last few years, this is not the time to be tricky. I might even finish the shirt today, as I'm trying to stay out of trouble with my back. I was achy yesterday, which is unusual. I walked in the pool for an hour on Monday and was actually a bit sore before I started, but the water helped and I felt better ...