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The blue bottles in the back yard were pretty in the snow. |
Paul and I came up to Maine yesterday....and today it snowed all day. I had no place to go and things are pretty simple up here...so it set me up for a very productive and enjoyable day. And...I'm quite proud of myself because I started the day getting my taxes 95% organized and ready to send off. They would be 100% done if I hadn't forgotten a few things.
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Paul took this one in our little park while he was out on a walk. |
Another goal for today was to sew together the strips of fabric for
Paul's stole. It was pleasant sitting at my table in the guest room/sewing room watching the snow while I worked.
I started by sewing two strips together at a time....just pushing them through. Then I pressed them...and did a little trimming before I sewed those sets together. My goal was to be at about 45 inches...
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...and I came pretty darn close. I will add more reds at the top....but this is where is it will start to curve around the neck...so I need to think through this. I'm just winging it...and making decisions as I go along.
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I decided I wanted a 3 inch wide band for each side of the stole. The second ruler on the right helped me get a perfect 3 1/2 inch cut. The extra 1/2 inch is for seam allowance on both sides when I add the red edging. (use the link above to see the inspirations stole)
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The best part is now I have a 7 inch extra piece to play with for something else....and I have a couple of ideas. The two stole pieces on the right are ready for the next step.....but that might be a little while. But I did make good "snow day stole" progress.
Nice. Is that my room you are working in :) ?
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