Progress On The Doll's Skirt

 Yesterday was sunny and warm with a high of 25C (humidex 27). This morning it is mainly clear and 13C. Today is supposed to be mainly sunny with a high of 26C (humidex 30C). 

Lifestyle

I went back to New Minas with daughter-in-law yesterday. Our first stop was Giant Tiger. I bought 2 tops and a smoked sausage. All were great deals. 

Next up we went to Home Depot to get weed killer. The store manager and another man went looking for it when we and another person could not find it. We waited quite a while before they let us know that the stock they said they had wasn't there or in the storage can. Customer service was great even though we left empty handed. 

Our last stop was grocery shopping at Walmart. I got a few more things and need to use them up before I buy anything more. Daughter-in-law did her weekly grocery shopping. 

We got home at noon and it was a wonderful time out with her. I was a bit tired but ate lunch and pushed on. 

The cucumber I transplanted is doing well. I have it under a shade so the sun won't burn it. I have one more to transplant. I did water them and the flowers yesterday. Everything is growing though all seems to be later this year due to the cold spring and the cool nights we are having. 

Sewing

I spent the afternoon sewing on the doll's skirt. Each pleat is stitched twice. I stitched as close to the edge as possible. I then spent time cutting out the facings using left over fabric from the blouse I have to make. I pressed the bottom edges up and hand basted them in place. I pressed the pockets which are tiny and painful to get right. They are pinned onto the back of the skirt and the back facing is pinned on. I am ready to do some hand basting and sewing. 

I keep the pattern pieces either pinned on to the fabric or near me when sewing Doll Joy patterns. It is like a puzzle and it helps keep me organized. Each piece has numbers at the corners which tells you which pieces go together. 

I am hoping to get this skirt done in the next 2 days as I need to start the bag for the contest. I will be working slowly on it so I do a really good job. 

Knitting

None done last night though my shoulder is now pain free. 

Thoughts

    My Fitbit arrived and I charged it up. I am wearing it and am happy to have it on once again. This Fitbit does not show sleep or readiness scores on the watch face but it does transfer it to the app. I am okay with that as I only look at those features on the app. The ones I do check show on the Fitbit. 

    I did have a poor night's sleep. I woke up suddenly just before 11 pm thinking about something and had to get up and look for it. I took a long time to go back to sleep. I will be monitoring myself today though I do not want to have a nap. I will push through so I sleep better tonight. 

    I have been out two days in a row and I see clutter showing up in my house. I have to spend this morning getting things back in order so I can just do resets each day. I find it amazing how fast clutter shows up if I don't deal with it on a daily basis. 

Today

I have to do the balance sheet and then clean the kitchen. I need to fold and put away laundry and take out some recycling. Once that is done, I want to sew this afternoon. I hope to knit tonight if my shoulder is not sore. 

Until the next time......................................................