Another Weekly Report

This week I continued to work on my 1868 dress. My bodice now looks like a bodice except that it needs darts. I didn't put on my corset to fit them Thursday night, choosing instead to be good and start pressing my new bolt of muslin. I got through about half of it. I suppose I should finish pressing that tonight, and then I can get back to sewing with a little less guilt.

The 18th century stockings progress, even though I haven't knit a stitch this weekend. I've only got about 75 rows left, and after 30 of those rows, they start decreasing fairly dramatically. I should be able to finish them in time for the Wilderness Trail Festival in three weeks. And I've ordered yarn for my 1937 wooly cami-knickers so I should be able to start on that as soon as I finish the stockings.

The cross-stitching progresses. I'll be glad when it's finished, and I can sew on the weekends too. Giving up three days worth of free time a week really cuts into how much you get done.

Hallowe'en Costumes

It's Labor Day weekend, therefore we went shopping for Hallowe'en costumes. When I was a girl, my mother made us commit to our Hallowe'en costumes by Labor Day weekend. That gave her two months to make them, which was sometimes necessary if she had a full travel schedule. I don't travel like she does, but the children certainly keep me busy so I've continued the tradition. We went to JoAnn's yesterday (the only practical and local source for fabric around here) and bought patterns and fabric. M is going to be a black and purple witch, and E is going to be a pink fairy. I started cutting things out last night.

My current intent is to work on their things a bit every night...if they're good during the day. It's always advantageous to have something to hold over children's heads. I still want my dress to progress, but it will be slower while I'm working on their stuff too. And I might throw together a pair of black wool pants for myself as long as I've got the machine threaded with black for M's dress.