Mystery Decisions

I sewed together the units I'd made as the clues came out, and once I saw the reveal I decided that green could definitely replace the ice blue. I also didn't like the purple square corners on the Ohio Stars, so I replaced them  with HSTs. In order to make a decent size top I need more blocks, another 6 of each, so that is what I'll focus on for the next few days. I want it all kitted and the scraps put away so I can use my cutting table uncluttered. The main consideration is to not overdo it and have my wrist pack up again.

In Adelaide I made another trip to Spotlight, tempted by $2 FQs and $6m fabric. I gave up keeping a record of my purchases several years ago. Usually I just take a picture of what I bought, so I know how old it is and where I got it from. Their Christmas fabric was $4m, and I got 6m for Seonaid, who expressed an interest in making bags for presents next Christmas. It's quite a chore wrapping presents for everyone and trying to keep things hidden; just being able to pop some things in a bag would be easier. I'll take my overlocker down and we can have a sewing session.

I had a favourite tunic blouse that I bought at an op-shop about 10 years ago. I wore it every week and sometimes twice a week and I loved everything about it. It was beautifully cut and tailored and I loved the way it felt when I wore it. But it was on it's last legs. I finally bit the bullet and unpicked all the seams so I can make a pattern and reproduce it.

I didn't realise quite how tattered it was until I went over every inch of it with my seam ripper. I said to Seonaid, How could you let me wear this out of the house when it's full of holes! She just gave me a Look; quite right, I wouldn't have listened to her anyway.

I have material to replace it, and I hope to get that sewn in the next few weeks.  And in a surprising twist, once I exposed the original material in the seams I could see that it had started life as a black blouse. It was navy blue when I bought it, and now it's weathered to gray.  No-one could accuse me of following fast fashion. I have other shirts that are 15 years old; if they still fit I see no reason to get rid of them.