Back at work!

I finished my skirt this weekend! Woo-how! I still need to work on polishing my seams and topstitching, but overall I am happy with it. I sewed it out of stretch suede, and my sewing machine wanted to stretch it when I sewed so I had to pull as it went through the needle. I hope this is what I was supposed to do to fix it... I also worked on the jacket. All I need to do now is finish the hem on the jacket and shirt and I'll be done. You know I've found that I try to make my clothes look nice, but I don't take the extra time to really make the seams look nicer. I guess I'm lazy that way. I'm happy with it, so who cares? I just can hear my mom's voice over my shoulder saying "you know you could make that seam look better...". I just hate going back over things once I've done an "okay" job. Yeah, you're right, that sounds pretty lazy. Oh, and the shirt I made to go with the "ensemble" didn't turn out the way I'd expected. I chose a Windsor satin in leaf green (very pretty on the bolt, but very different in my pattern). It just came out too shiny. I don't know if I'll actually wear it. I think I'll make another one in cotton. I'll post pictures of the outfit whenever we get our camera. I know, how could we be without a digital camera, but you can blame it all on poor Ferrell and his spranged ankle. He fell on it in Toronto reliving his childhood with our friend Dave.

Okay, school has started again and I am ready.
We have a new principal this year, so things will be different. But I am confidant that the year will not be too different (at least not in a bad way). Stay positive! I can't say too much here you know, but I really hope it's a good year with these changes. Tomorrow will be our awesome breakfast from the tea room! Yummy!