It usually all goes out the window when it matters, but…

After adding 60 days in a row, maybe something will stick! Yay Duolingo!

On Saturday, I worked on finishing the Alabama Chanin A-line Tunic that I made with fabric from Spoonflower.

This included learning how to take apart my sewing machine to dislodge stuck fabric. Turns out you’re not supposed to “reverse” with a walking foot? I’m sure I did that all the time on my old machine. Hm.

Ali & I also went for our first pedicures of the season. I’m usually a bit more predictable/traditional with red polish, but this is fun! Ali declared, “That says ‘VACATION’!”

And with that in mind, I cast on a project that’s more portable for vacation. This is another Garter Yoke Baby Cardi for a new baby in the KC&T family. Sonny came a little early and spent his first week in the hospital, but he’s home now… and I think he needs a sweater for spring! I love my little honeycomb stitch markers (and especially the cork-topped glass vial that they came in) that I got at Wool & Honey last October when I visited Kym in Michigan. I can’t exactly remember the yarn right this second, but I realized that I bought the yarn there, too!

“Finishing” by A-line Tunic had mainly to do with the bottom edge. I didn’t necessarily want to hem it, but it needed something. My in-seam pockets are the best I’ve done, so far, but are still an inch or so too low and I feared that if I actually put something in them, they’d peek out the bottom. I took my cue from an Alabama Chanin Alina tunic that I purchased a while back during a sale.

Basically, I cut 1.75-inch strips to add to the bottom, turning up the seam and top-stitching it in place. Essentially, it adds about 1.25 inches overall, gives a bit of heft at the hem and just looks more finished.

The sleeves (mine are elbow-length) are finished the same way on the Alina tunic, except it’s a narrower strip and lightweight jersey was used there.

I still want to fell the seams of my A-line Tunic by hand. I did some and then took it out — running into difficulty around those pockets, where the seam wants to go forward and I want it to go backward. I think I’m just going to have to go with the flow!

Ali & the kiddos came over for a last get-together before departure — Kate to Scotland on Tuesday, and Rusty & I to Mexico on Wednesday — and it began with a video chat with Maddy!

My girls all together at the kitchen table. Heh.

I hope you had a great weekend!