Q2 2018 Completed Things (7)

April:

Not a summer top...

I call it ramatamadingdong.

I'm procrastinating everything, so decided to clean up the studio by finishing a T Shirt I started a year ago and never finished because I did not like the neck. Sleeves are a little short and I'm still not sure I like the neck, but it's moved from the bin of unfinished projects to the laundry pile by way of my sewing machine and iron. You can't tell in the photo, but it's a lovely dark green interlock. Perfect for wearing around the house or out and about! And finished, on the second day of Q2...

The Tam is complete, with seven rams circling my head... I have enough fiber left for fingerless mitts!

This is the summer top!

I wanted to make the summer top out of one of my batiks, but after I washed it, I realized it's a little stiff. It'd make a lovely camp shirt, but not a tank. So back to Joann's, and found this lovely blue denim type fabric with embroidered flowers. Shirt features flat felled seams and Hong Kong finishes on the armholes and neckline in a cotton knit T-shirt fabric.

The Ruana is complete. I am loving it,  and wearing it multiple times a week, even though the fall colors are slightly unseasonal... I'll need to take a photo!

And I made a couple of back scrubbing clothes for my DH out of some plain old kitchen cotton. I ended up with 2 scrubbers, woven with some texture and handles sewn into the hem at both ends, and one face cloth. He likes them! And a bonus, they coordinate better with the bathroom colors. His old one will retire to the shower by the workout room, where it's green color is a better match.

May:

Can I count painting the garage as a May accomplishment? Probably not. But it took 3 long days.  I'd like to say it looks great but the two cans of paint I used were not close enough in color (yes, I bought them at the same place); after the nice men finish with the new cabinet installation,  I'll see if it needs some touch up. I think there's two spots that will bug me, easy to fix...

Delavan almost complete, with Owl
photobombing.

I made a second pajama top out of flannel sheep fabric, since I enjoyed the first one so much. Flat feel seams, hand hemmed sleeves and bottom, contrasting color and pockets. Otherwise nothing interesting here.

I finished my version of the Delavan jacket, the Delavan vest. See my blog post for all the details.  I added self lined patch pockets on the front (after blogging).