January in a Fog

 Hello February!  I am now 5 weeks post-op and starting to get my stamina back.  Some days are better than others. I try to rest periodically during the day but not nap as much.  It was a very exhausting, cloudy minded month of January!

On the sewing front I sewed two fails and one success.  The two fails might have been from post surgery brain fog and measuring myself  3 weeks post-op.  DON'T EVER DO THAT! 

I tried the Winter Wear Designs Amuse Boho Dress.  This dress was huge!   I tried taking it in.  Over 2" on the side seams & a 1" dart at the top of the sleeve, but I ended up trashing it.  I was frustrated & disappointed in myself. I thought moving on would be better than fighting anymore with this dress.

Next, I tried a Butterick pattern? I don't have the pattern number because I've packed it away.  Sorry.  This dress fit much better since I shrank a few inches from my last measuring fiasco. But it looks like a sad maternity dress/nightgown.  I debated whether to finish it or not and decided to trash it too after I serged the center front into the side seam!

Than came Sinclair Patterns Harper Cardigan.  I am in LOVE!  The fit was perfect!  I did take me an entire week to sew it up.  Just moving the ponte knt fabric & laying it out on the cutting table exhausted me. It took an entire day to print out the pattern, a day to tape it together & cut it out.  My arms & chest were sore after 3 days of sewing prep!

But it was so worth it!  I really like the cardigan.

I don't know what to do with my hair.  I know it's in that awkward growing out phase but it's bad!

Ugggh! Horrible hair days!

One of my chickens gave me a dinosaur size egg!  It was a double yoke too!

Dinosaur egg?

Dear Hubby's retirement is going good.  He has been working 5 days a week, from sunrise until after dark.  I miss him dearly but I figure he might as well make a little money while he's able & the work is there.  He is looking to have his pacemaker replaced sometime late March/April.  He'll have about 6 weeks recovery then hopefully we'll be taking a trip sometime in May or June.

Feed for the heard

Dear Hubby & the Heard

Dear Hubby has generously gifted me new flooring in the entire house!  We currently have 7 different floorings!  There's good and bad to it though.  The contractors are going to do our entire house of 2000sqft in a week.  That includes removing all the old flooring, installing new flooring and new baseboards.  So not only do we have to move out, I have to pack & move everything!

Three rooms need paining before flooring is installed.  Two of those rooms have the most stuff.  My sewing room and Boy F's bedroom. (he's a packrat!).  Our bedroom will be getting a new coat of paint too.  

Packing up the sewing room is a top priority since I could do it slowly.  I have a lot of fabric!  Who knew??

I have to pack ALL this up!

This is going to take forever!

Halfway done!

Almost there!

Done!

I thought of switching rooms with Boy F since his room is bigger & he's hardly ever here anyways.  But I feel guilty.  He's been in the same room all his life!  But he's never here.  But I really could use the bigger room.  But he has just as much stuff.  But I really could use the bigger room.  But he won't be here forever.  But I really would love the bigger room!  We'll see how this turns out.

I hope to be back to sewing sometime in late February and maybe even in a "new" room.

Until next time...............

Bonnie