Four Years On

I am not going to dwell too much on earthquakes in this post because for the large part I have moved on.  When a truck goes round the corner and rattles my office, I am still often reminded of this dreadful day and then again when I visit the CBD and see very little but shingle and weeds.  There are signs of recovery though.  The bright orange road cones are still abundant and the city's corporate uniform is in the form of hi-vis vests and hard hats but usually this scene now signals construction rather than destruction.

There has been a bit of construction going on at home as well.  After four years, our insurance claim has finally been settled and we can now move into renovation mode.  As part of the renovation, I have been lucky enough to get a dedicated sewing space for the first time ever.  Up until now, my sewing space has consisted of a Horn sewing cabinet in the corner of the bedroom.  The idea was good but my prolific and daily sewing meant the cabinet was never closed and looked quite untidy.  My new space takes up a wall in my laundry.  The cupboard above the table contains all of my notions and my cover stitch machine and iron are contained in the tall cupboard to the right.  Behind me is a long bench under which is the washing machine and dryer.  This will make a great cutting/work bench.  This room is still in its final stages of completion.  It has only been completed a week so is still a little sterile.  It has however been christened and I am pleased to report, it functions well.  My overlocker is commercial so actually lives in the garage with my fabric cupboard alongside.  My new space is now only a few steps away from my overlocker rather than the other end of the house.  I can now sew into the evening without disturbing anyone trying to sleep and best of all the lighting is fantastic.

As far as sewing goes this month, it doesn't actually appear that I have been very prolific but this was largely due to the huge effort that went into Courteney's year 13 formal dress and her partners waistcoat.  After such a large commitment I was a little sewing jaded and turned my attention to a little knitting.  Typically since it is spring my knitting project is still on the needles and unlikely to get worn before next autumn.


End Of August Round Up

Pink Jalie Hi Low Merino
Pattern $14.53
Fabric $5.00
Total $19.53

Grey Jalie Hi Low Merino
Fabric (leftover) $0.00
Pattern (used before) $0.00
Total $0.00

Tessuti Alexa Merino
Pattern (used before) $0.00
Fabric (leftover) $0.00
Total $0.00

Black Ponti Skirt
Pattern (used before) $0.00
Fabric $2.00
Elastic Wide $1.50
Total $3.50

Pink Cotton Sateen Shift
Pattern $10.95
Fabric $33.00
Zip $2.90
Muslin $2.00
Total $48.85

Total Me Made $71.88

Total RTW $59.95