I hope you are giving yourself an break, sewing what keeps you happy…or not at all. I don’t really want my blog to be a place where I bring up the current Covid19 crisis all the time but I also don’t want to completely ignore it either….so I ask… How are you coping? Are you sewing lots or are you like me and finding yourself in a bit of a rut? I’ve sewn some masks but found it very hard on my mental health and so I am taking a break. The pattern only takes 2.3 m of fabric for me so I have plenty of other options in my stash for more of this one! It’s a lot of sleeve but I love it.īecause this jacket is an open front, it is really only good for milder days but I did line it with a satin flannel lining for a little added warmth.īoth of these jackets get worn a lot. The faux leather is stiffer so of course makes the sleeves really bell out. Why not make an already statement sleeve even more of a statement with a fabulous fabric!? I had the quilted faux leather remnant in my stash and fortunately had enough for the sleeves. Meaning, pronunciation, translations and. The blue and white jacket is perfect for spring/summer and my other version of this McCalls pattern was made for fall/winter. Play catch-up definition: to make a special effort to overcome a late start, a liability, or the advantage a. I loved the selvage edge of the fabric so much that I decided to use it as a design feature on the front edge of the open front of my jacket. The bicep of this sleeve is very fitted on me…it’s fine but there’s not a lot of room. I have a rather small bicep, so much so that I find many patterns to be too big in this area for me. The sleeves are everything! That being said…be aware of the measurement of the bicep. I have made this pattern twice now and love it as a statement piece. I am always a fan of a blue/white combo and the irregular stripe pattern makes it perfection! My first one feels like cotton with some other unknown fibers weaved in. Who am I kidding? For me, the fabric almost always comes first. ![]() ![]() In the case of these two jackets, the fabric came first…it was one of those “snap purchases”. There are times that I just want the fabric to be the star and sometimes it’s the pattern. Today I’ll show you two jackets…same pattern. The absence of a father figure makes it extremely difficult for children to be introduced to playing catch at an early age.Do you mind playing catch…as in catch up …with me? I have lots of makes that have yet to be blogged and it’s about time I get to it. ![]() The majority of single-parent households are led by women who are hard-working and the sole provider for her family. Nearly 90% of NFL quarterbacks surveyed also came from two-parent households You can learn more about the health benefits of playing catch but consider some interesting research on the profound impact of having a positive male and female adult figure in the lives of children.ĩ0% of College Baseball Players are from a two-parent household Playing catch has also been shown to improve the posture of older adults and decrease the chances of them falling while walking on their own. Parkinson's patients suffering from terrible tremors can throw and catch a ball. Playing catch breaks down the barriers to communication and allows for the discussion of difficult subject matter. 3 Playing catch with another person, especially a parent is an intimate experience.
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