May Already?

April was the month for starting more thing than I finished. I spent several days deciding on patterns and fabric, laying out fabric and cutting patterns – the part of the sewing process I really dislike, so I do as much at one time as I can stand. The idea was to take one piece of stash fabric and see how much I could make from other stash fabrics that would coordinate.

The first of that effort was this cowl tank from New Look 6470. The fabric is a Fabric Mart purchase from who-knows-when. There was enough for a skirt and, from other fabrics, I cut a different top and a pair of pants.

The realization that Mother’s Day was just a few weeks away prompted me to pull out the beaded fabric I’d bought for my mom on a trip to Mexico. I consulted with my Fiberly Friends, on what kind of pattern to use and decided on McCall’s 5668. It took some days to prepare, since it had to be cut one pattern piece at a time to make sure the beads were placed off seam. Then I had to cut off beads on the sleeve and lower back and sew down any loose beads. I also decided to line the jacket and had to make lining pieces. Here’s there result.

On an episode Knit and Crochet Today, they featured the cutest baby booties that I knew I’d make and the birth of Carolyn‘s grandson, The Little Prince, was just the excuse I needed as a diversion from the larger projects on knitting needles.