What ELSE We've Been Up To
Charlie has been so much of our last month, that several weeks just slipped away, but BEFORE Charlie: * I MADE A KNIT SHIRT!!!! I've not really sewn much with knits in spite of the fact that I own a serger, and usually I would have talked myself out of doing this because I might ruin the fabric, but instead... I made a shirt almost entirely on the serger! I couldn't figure out how to do the hem on the serger, and it turns out I didn't do a great job on it with my old sewing machine either, but it's done and I'm pleased with my first attempt. In fact, while the things I would change were still fresh in my mind, I got two yards of another velour knit to make the same shirt again to make sure I was really learning how to do this--and getting some fun new shirts for fall. I don't think I had any velour in my wardrobe, so these are fun additions. * I also finished another table runner for Christmas: * We've also been spending a lot...