Progress On The Dress

 Yesterday was sunny, cloudy, rainy, and windy. The high got to 21C (humidex 27C). This morning it is clear and 12C. Today is supposed to be sunny and windy with a high of 23C (humidex 25C). 

Lifestyle

I spent yesterday morning cleaning the entry way. I washed walls, windows, stairs, railings, and doors. I am ready to paint one wall when I can get to my painting supplies. And I can put the baseboards back on when I buy either the proper nails or No More Nails. It took me a couple of hours but I am pleased that I got that area cleaned up. 

I laundered the cleaning clothes and there was a lot of them. I use at least 3 every time I clean an area. More if I need to. I am ready to start with clean clothes as I was getting low. 

I went and picked up the mail as there was a box of fabric from daughter. It has enough fabric in it for me to make quilts for 2 years. Maybe more. As I was opening the fabric to look at it, I found a piece of lace she was missing. I have to mail it back to her this week. 

I descaled the Keurig yesterday and I think it has hit the end of its life. I can only brew coffee in the descale mode. I have tried everything. It is probably at the end of its life span as I have used it daily for 3 years and family had it for 2 years before that. 

Sewing

I worked on the dress for the rabbit. I watched the video again and was ready to do the back skirt. The presenter started to gather it up and set it to the side. There were other steps that needed to be done before the back skirt is attached. 

I started out hemming the sleeve area on the side bodice pieces. I pressed up the front hems 1". Then I attached them to the front and back bodice making sure the ties were in the proper place and the front piece was aligned with the folded edge of the hem. There was hand basting happening along with lots of pins. A couple of hours later, I was ready to add the back skirt. I saved that for another day. 

I took another picture to show the front better. 

And a side view to show that I still need to add the back skirt to the dress. 

I had one of the doll stands not work and this one is being a pain. I think I spent more time poising the rabbit than I did taking the actual pictures. 

When this dress is done, I will be ready for something easy to make. The patterns for the Luna Lapin animals are a bit challenging and I go slow to make sure I am doing it correctly. The plaid fabric frays easily which doesn't help. 

Knitting

I knit on the socks last night and have both socks ready to knit the toes. It was a marathon to get them to this stage but I wanted to see how the yarn would pool on the feet. 

The sock with the blue stitch markers has the pooling on the other side. I do like how they have turned out. 

Thoughts

    We had several showers yesterday. The clouds came in and it was dark out there. Dark enough I had to turn on the lights to do things inside the house. Once the shower was done, it would brighten up again. It was nice to have the showers and cooler weather yesterday. We needed it. 

    I talked to my neighbour yesterday and their house goes on the market tomorrow. Average number days to sell is about 57 at this time. Their place is nice so I am hoping they have a quick sale so they can move before school and hockey starts. 

    The two cucumbers are growing rapidly and there are a lot more coming. I found 2 more that are about 3" long and many tiny ones. The peppers are starting to show now and the tomatoes are starting to turn a light green. Fresh vegetables soon. 

Today

I am going to go and buy a new Keurig, some coffee pods, and pick up two packing boxes. I want to be home in good time as the roofer may come. I want to sew on the dress this afternoon with hopes of getting it done (buttons????). Tonight I hope to finish the socks.

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