The past week has been super busy. We were at my parents’ until Wednesday and then spent Thursday and Friday getting caught up on laundry (#momlife, amirite?)… so very little sewing happenend this week. I’d planned to have my dress done before going on this trip, but obviously that didn’t happen. But, I got that scarf done (you know, the one I started after Christmas?)! That must count?

Date: Monday, August 7

Time sewing: 20 minutes

What I did: I hand-sewed a few buttons onto the button band. That’s it.

Date: Tuesday, August 8

Time sewing; 0 minutes

What I did: Nada. But, my husband and I went on a bike ride while my mom watched the baby. It’s all about balance, right?

Date: Wednesday, August 9

Time sewing: 0 minutes

What I did: I could lie and say we were in the air all day, but it was actually, like, 4 hours total, so, yeah.

Date: Thursday, August 10

Time sewing: 20 minutes

What I did: I finished sewing on the buttons and started on sewing down the button band.

Date; Friday, August 10

Time sewing: 20 minutes

What I did: I finished that sucker! Sewed the last bit of button band and it was done. Finally!

Date: Saturday, August 11

Time sewing: 25 minutes; 25 minutes

What I did: I finally got to start a new project! Whee! I’m on to fall/winter sewing now and have a bunch of tops and a dress planned and my goal is to be done by October 1 to get maximum wear out of these items. First up: the Linden sweatshirt from Grainline Studio. I feel it’s time for me to retire my belovedMcCalls 7195 (I have made at least eight tops with it) and I think the Linden is its replacement. I took the first chunk of time to cut out and alter the pattern and the second to pin and cut out pieces for what should be a wearable muslin.

Date: Sunday, August 12

Time sewing: 17 minutes

What I did: I got my machines ready by changing thread on the serger, spinning bobbins (yes, plural) and swapping out my regular needle for a twin. This took longer than I expected as my light burned out and I hurriedly took it out, hoping the hubby could grab a new one while picking up groceries. Alas, the store wasn’t open yet while he was out, so I’m confined to my serger for the week. (Unless anyonr out there has a useful hack for me?)

Total time sewing: 2 hours, 7 minutes

What I learned:

• I felt like I hardly got any sewing time in, but still it added up to more than two hours. That’s not too bad.
• Planning to sew on vacation is a lot of work, but motivating oneself to actually do it is even more difficult.
• I’m comfortable knitting in front of others because they’ve come to expect it of me. I’ve brought my knitting with me pretty much everywhere for the last 7 or 8 years, but while people know I sew constantly, they don’t often see me take it out in front of them. I plan to change this.
• I need to stock up on essentials so that silly things (like a burnt out light) don’t slow me down so much.