Butterick 5924 and a Road Trip

A few weeks before my hand surgery a made a repeat of Butterick 5924 from a pink and white all-cotton shirting from Fabric Mart. I wanted a longer version to wear with stretch ankle pants, etc. I made a sleeveless version of this shirt a few years ago from a lovely periwinkle linen. I love that shirt. This one is OK and I'm sure I'll wear it a lot, but despite a pattern that includes cup sizes, I'm not super thrilled with the fit. --and the cotton was a bit challenging to work with; so surprising for 100% cotton. It's just not a soft cotton and I should have known, but I forged ahead.

Not sure this is "styling," but this is how I wore it out and about that day.

I had my hand and elbow surgery last Friday and so far so good!! I mean, no more numbness and pain which is huge. However, I am still on restricted activity. My dear Randy has been my hero as usual.

We took a road trip two days after the surgery to Utah where our daughter and family live. After all, I couldn't sew so might as well get out of the house, right? Once there, Randy was very helpful, working on electrical stuff, etc., on their new place. I had a grand time doing absolutely nothing but chatting up the grand kids (they taught me all kinds of tech stuff) and taking them to the pool and things like that.

So, my plan is to post stuff I've been making lately and keep in the game that way. Till next time, blessings and happy sewing :-)

Comments

Coco said…

What a lovely topper! Much prettier than the envelope suggests, and your finishing details are so nice. Hope that surgery heals well.

August 20, 2017 at 3:37 PM

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