It worked

The cherry tree out my window is a marvel of nature and man.  Man because he bred it, and nature...because nature.  With the rains of the last week, the cherries have shown themselves.  All the bee activity done before the first hail and rain was enough.  It looks as if the cherty harvest will be bountiful. The berries are thick on the tree and there will be more than we want even if the weather doesn't cooperate. Keith spent time working on the back garden this weekend too so everything looks crisp and clean and bountiful.  He only planted potatoes this year but there is nothing like fresh new potatoes. Yum.  

Writing the blog in the mornings is usually beneficial.  It allows me to get all my fears and worries out and set down.  Once they are out in the open I can sit myself down and things usually resolve themselves.  Either they work or they don't and I move on to do what I need to do.  Getting them out, saying them, allows me to confront the worries with fresh eyes.

That is exactly what happened to the skirt and fabric problem with Fridays post.  I said it and then went in and laid out the pattern on the fabric and did it again and again and then magically it worked.  I found a way to make the fabric I had work.  By lunch, Friday morning, I had a skirt cut out, ready to be sewn together for this trial.  I sewed Saturday and fitted it Sunday and it works!   I am so, so happy with this.  

The self drafted A line skirt wasn't a good fit but this half circle skirt is going to be just right.  I like gathers but sometimes fabrics don't suit gathers.  Pleats are ok, but even that can be too much for some things.  I just don't want so much heaviness at my waist.  The half circle skirt will give me a cleaner smoother top and has the ease and width of skirt I like.  

Everything is ready for the last bits.  The waist band is waiting to be attached and then there is a long hem to do.  I am thinking very seriously about bias binding the hem because that is an easy way to get a nice, crisp, mildly weightier bottom hem without hand sewing.

All through the weekend, the Tolsta Tee accompanied me.     

It is zipping along and I cant wait to wear it.