After the rush of finishing the mini quilt I have had a quiet day today. Most of my time is spent visiting Doctors and Physio's with this foot. Breaking my foot has put a major spanner in the works. Not only am I off work the lack of activity has seen me put on a little weight.
One of my new year resolutions was to loose weight and I have, all 22 kilograms. (That's about 3 stone.) But not being able to exercise has seen a couple of kilos go back on. It is strange the places I lost weight, like my fingers. Non of my thimbles fit anymore. I don't think that I will be able to loose the kilos before my son's wedding in three weeks time and when I tried on my outfit it was tight. Not so tight that I couldn't get into it but tight. So, I have started an alteration. It is turning into a major job.
The difference between of the peg and Designer clothing is in the finish. There are no seams that are easy to unpick, they are all french seams or the seams are covered with bias tape. The lace jacket required the use of a magnifying glass to see the stitches but I managed to get all the darts out and not cut the stitching of the lace. I found that steaming the fabric put it back to it's original state.
The blouse is a different story. It is made of a fine cotton and the front pleated section is also lined. I unpicked the darts but then had to take out one of the pleats on each side and then unpick the lining and reposition it. I tried washing a small section and this lessened the holes made by the machine needle. I think I will have to search for matching thread. Surprisingly the skirt is fine.
I also bought a new 'thick' book today. When he says origins that is what he means. We go right back to the making of the continent. I like Thomas Keneally's work and most people know him as the writer of 'Schindlers List.' There is evidence that our indigenous peoples have been here for over 100,000 years. That means they were here when the mega fauna was around. That is really something.
