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HB 51.5"|B 55"|W 49"|H 59"|5'6"

Postponed: the December pattern roundup. Instead,

Postponed: the December pattern roundup. Instead, I'll be releasing a combined December and January roundup the first week of February!

Y'all, I've had a busy few weeks/month... my partner got a mild case of covid that caused a lot of logistics stress. A Christmas/New Years week at the in-laws. Coming back to a desk of mess at work and simultaneously doing end of year stuff there. High school swim season has started and officiating swim meets is taking a bunch of my evenings away from home (but they pay you to officiate, and I want to fund my next vacation!). And, a pattern test that was oringally supposed to happen back in November that I was already committed to.

I finally sat down to start doing the roundup about 30 minutes ago and realized my heart wasn't in it right now. I typically like to get the roundup out by the 7th of the month, and as today is the 11th, I clearly did not meet that personal goal. Putting together a roundup takes about 15ish hours, give or take, which means I wouldn't be done this until Saturday or Sunday, and then I'd be doing it all over very soon. All of that sounds like a lot of work and stress on my week. That just doesn't sound like my jam right now.

I've heard from quite a few of you in the past that you really look forward to the roundups and while I'm sorry that I'm skipping a month, just hang in there for a few more weeks and you'll get a bonus sized one coming your way. In the meantime, I'm going to relax and hopefully get some me-sewing done.

I appreciate all of the love you guys show me with the work I try to put out with the CPD - thank you for your support! I hope you, too, can take some time to do something (or not do something!) to help make your day/week/month a little better and a little more manageable. ❤

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Vacation Day 8: I present to you my most recent ma

Vacation Day 8: I present to you my most recent make!

This is my nontraditional flannel shirt - a @cashmerette Roseclair! It's amazing, doesn't really wrinkle, is warm but not too warm, and I feel great in it. It's all the good things, really.

I made the shirt hack (view A without all the tiers). I added 1" to the skirt part (as compared to just cutting out the first tier), but I would add 2" next time. I do prefer my shirts longer than standard, I think.

Construction was straightforward. I did end up with the bias ties on the main body being about 8" too long when compared to the side ties. I fixed that by chopping off the ends and redoing the end finish the same way the instructions originally detailed. I don't know if that was a pattern issue or if I somehow stretched the bias too much? I do know without making that correction thinks would have looked wonky since one tie/bow would have been a great deal longer.

Our vacation adventures brought us to Milwaukee and Kenosha (Wisconsin). In Milwaukee, we went to the public market (first photo), the historic third ward, and drove around a bit. In Kenosha, we went to the Civil War Museum and rode two loops on the Street Car (second photo). I LOVED the street car - the driver gave was a history lesson as he drove us around, took our photo both inside and outside of the street car, and was just a joy all around. A+ experience, and it was only one dollar!

Photos 3 and 4 are from a couple of weeks ago - this shirt was made for snow photos. ❄️

Pattern: @cashmerette #RoseclairDress
Size: 28 E/F graded to a 30 for waist and hips
Fabric: brushed cotton flannel from @joann_stores

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Vacation Day 5: fabric shopping! We went into the

Vacation Day 5: fabric shopping!

We went into the city to @textilediscount where I got a delightfully drapey and surprisingly thick georgette, an abstract printed rayon, and an incredibly soft cotton lawn(?). Plus some lovely buttons!

Then we went to @voguefabrics where I got a couple of bubble crepe fabrics and the most gorgeous navy and copper cotton lawn!

Today I wore my Fringe top - it's one of my favorites. It's easy to wear, super comfy, doesn't wrinkle, and is a general mood brightener!

Pattern: #FringeDressPattern, view B
Size: 30C/D (this is not the size I would make with my current measurents, but fits well anyway. I would make a 28C/D graded to 30 now).
Fabric: bubble crepe from @mthopefabrics

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Vacation Day 4: I wore a seasonally inappropriate

Vacation Day 4: I wore a seasonally inappropriate me-made, and we took an incredibly long drive to get my husband a meat and potato breakfast burrito from Taco John's.

About the shirt: this is the @patternscout
Hana Tank and Dress. Casey had the pattern on special over the summer, but the pattern had not yet been expended to include size 30. I reached out to her and she added the size 30 expansion very quickly, then re-released the pattern with size 30 to everyone. I cannot express how much I appreciated Casey listening to me, and adding the size that allowed me to make this shirt! It fits so nicely it's insane.

About the burrito: My husband grew up in South Dakota, and he misses a lot of his "comfort" foods from the upper midwest - this includes Taco John's. We're staying in a northern Chicago (Illinois) suburb with his parents during this vacation. The closest meat and potato breakfast burrito is in Wisconsin a mere one hour and 20 minutes away. He was so happy while he ate it. Totally worth it. 🌯

Pattern: #PSHanaTank by @patternscout
Size: size 28 graded to size 30 in the waist and hips. No additional fit changes. I did finish the hem with bias tape since the embroidered fabric was not down for a double fold.
Fabric: embroidered seersucker from @mardensmaine

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Day 2 of our vacation and it has already been a lo

Day 2 of our vacation and it has already been a lot.

Yesterday, we thought we might not be traveling, but in the end, we flew from Maine to Chicago today to be with my in-laws for Christmas and New Years.

I'm wearing a cozy outfit I flew in here - a chunky sweater, some skinny jeans with just the right amount of stretch, and my rust linen blend #AshtonTop from @helens__closet.

This shirt gets worn pretty regularly, even though it has some armscye and technical sewing flaws. I just love it and wish I could buy the same linen/rayon blend and make it again with all my pattern adjustments included. Someday!

I brought quite a few me-mades with me on this trip, including some undocumented ones, so I'm hopeful to be able to document my wears a little more throughly this week!

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