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Thursday I made a skirt with some great navy blue polka dot fabric (that I found at the thrift store) following a tutorial on a fabulous new website I found called “Gerties New Blog for Better Sewing” (if you are into retro sewing, this is the place).  After making the skirt, I decided I also wanted a blouse out of the same stuff.  I found an etsy shop (Embonpoint Vinage) that sells PDF’s of out of print patterns.  It’s a whole drafting system, so you get instructions and a template, and you have to draft out the pattern yourself.  I’ve been wanting to learn a little more about drafting my own patterns, so I figured I’d give it a go.

Bigsby, on the other hand, figured it was a bad idea.  We had a stand off for a while, as I didn’t want to shoo him away and have him tear the tissue pattern paper.

I should have the blouse done on Monday, in which case I will try to make a point of sharing…something that I seem to have forgotten to do on this blog lately.  Apparently I don’t have much to share as of late.

PS:  I do often post to instagram.  My user name is “courteneyrodda”  Today is Caturday, thus, the above image of Bigsby.  Although…let’s be honest…every day is caturday with me.

Breakfast rarely deviates from this.
Someone loves it when I don’t make the bed right away.  Someone also got really annoyed two minutes later when I started making the bed.
Wearing all thrift store ‘rags’ for Church. ;)
Time to dye my hair.  Not so red anymore.  :(
The drive into Vancouver.  View from the Port Mann.
New Bridge. Old Bridge.  I can’t tell you how happy I (and about a million other people) will be when this is done.
Arrived at the Brothers.  Had a Cassis Martini.

 The Sister-In-Law prepared the most fabulous paneer curry.
There’s a good chance this conversation was about beer making.
This…
…Inevitably always turns into this.
Tiny feet.

Food!  Glorious food!
Intense conversationing.
This was very nice.
As was this.
Especially when had with this.
And this.

I realize this post took a sudden turn towards food and wine…but that’s how it goes sometimes. ;)  It was a good day.

Okay, okay…so there’s no Easter Parade…and I’m not wearing a bonnet…and there’s no sonnet being written…(but I really wanted to quote something from Bing Crosby’s Easter Parade song.) BUT…it is Easter, and I made this dress especially for today (although I will be wearing it a lot this summer, I’m sure).
This is probably the most success I’ve had with sewing without a pattern. I reeaaaallly spent my time on this one. I did all french seams, the dress is fully lined and the hem is the nicest hem I have *ever* done (and it should be…it took me 4 hours!)
I drew up the dress about a month and a half ago and finished it within probably 2 weeks (although the total hours in the dress are more like 16 from drawing it to final press).
This weekend has been GLORIOUS weather. We have had the latest most miserable spring so far…and then this weekend it all changed. Things are only starting to bloom now. Yesterday we spent all day outside and today took a little stroll down by the library where they have planted a ton of beautiful cherry blossom trees. I feel giddy just looking outside. It’s amazing.