Goodness, it seems forever since we got back from our trip to Western Australia, and I have finally come up for air, and decided I needed to get going with some sewing and other matters around the place.
It is springtime and I I am feeling fresh and ready to get things going.
To begin with, I need some new summer nighties this year, so I went looking in the shops and no such luck - just nothing that has taken my fancy. I was beginning to wonder what I was going to do, when my friend Karen (from Karen's Korner) suggested I make them. It is quite some years since I have made any clothes for myself, and my shape has changed considerably, to say the least. However I did go get my self a couple of patterns and I am quite pleased with my effort for my first nightie.
A very simple pattern, pin tucks down the front, sew up the side seams, across the shoulders, add bindings to armholes and neckline (even cut my own bias strips too) and turn up the hem. Easy and all ready for summer. Have a different pattern for a second nightie, will do that one down the track.
It is now time to put everything back in our van and get ready for our fishing trip up to Bjelke Petersen Dam this year. Added to our packing this year will be some extra outfits for us to wear to Peter's nephews wedding to be held at a property up near where we set up camp. Never been to a country wedding before, so am quite looking forward to it. For now though, I think heading for the dam will be as good a place as any to be out of the way of lockdowns etc. so .....
