A Winter Storm Approaches

I think the universe knew I needed a break after my travels. Early yesterday morning, I dropped the car off at the body shop. While I was waiting for the husband to come pick me up, I got a call from the dentist’s office. Could they reschedule my cleaning? The hygienist was out with a sick child. That freed up my scheduled for the afternoon. I went back into town—driving DD#1’s Acura—and stopped at the quilt store north of town to see if I had any students for today’s class. Nope! That freed up today’s schedule.

I did a Costco run, then came home and moved the squash from the greenhouse to the old garage. This is the forecast for this week as of 4 am:

It will be chilly. How much snow we get depends on how far down the snow levels drop. I am glad I got my snow tires put on before my trip. The husband fired up the wood boiler over the weekend, so the house is nice and toasty. We were sitting in the living room last night, watching YouTube, when I heard a trap go off. Sure enough, a mouse had met a sad end in the laundry room. I expect a few more of them to try to get in this week. ‘Tis the season.

I don’t think there will be any problems with my Wednesday evening class. The storm will have moved out of here by then.

I cut out two Laundry Day Tees yesterday afternoon. Fabric does me no earthly good sitting in the stash. I have fabric set aside for three more. At least one or two of them will have the cowl neckline instead of the plain scoop. I got the Juniper Cardigan printed while I was in town yesterday and may cut that one out, too. I am feeling the need for some cozy tops and sweaters and I have a pile of patterns waiting:

  • Sew House Seven Toaster Sweater

  • Burda 6315 (hacked to make it long enough for me, with a turtleneck mod)

  • Juniper Cardigan

  • Harper Cardigan

  • Nancy Raglan

  • New Look 6771

  • Seamwork Sadie

  • A few others picked up along the way

I’ve also got a nice stash of sweater knits and lengths of French terry that I’ve been collecting over the past year. I reach for my Burda 6315 and Nancy Raglan tops over and over because they fit so well, but I’d like to add a few more to the tried and true pile.

I also adjusted the front and back rises on the StyleArc Linda pants. I’ll run up another bike short muslin to see how close I am. Just to put it in perspective, the crotch seam on the Linda pants pattern measures 28". The crotch seam on my work pants measures 31". (That’s the crotch seam, not the inseam.) When I talk about the rise on most pants being too short for me, I am not kidding. My body measurements are just far enough outside the average that I’ve got to make adjustments.