Home with flu but thinking of sewing.....

Last night I came down with a "flu" that kept me awake most of the night. Yuck! The flu part is over now but I am tired and a bit achy. It's really a bummer because it is so nice outside and I had a lunch "party" at work to go to too, so I missed that. T.V. is really boring; about the only think I can palate is watching French Open tennis, as I play tennis during the summer.

As I read someone else's blog, I think kbenco, I have, it seems, 50 sewing projects going in my head. Well, maybe not that much, but a lot. You see, I do two types of sewing; work clothes and play/home clothes. Thankfully, I do not have to wear a suit in my job but I do like to look nice and professional. At home, especially in the warm months, I wear shorts and t-shirts and in the winter, fleece tops. My sewing randomly goes back and forth between these "plans" depending on what I think I need in the wardrobe. Last Wednesday evening, I sewed up a LH princess tank dress (line drawing above) out of a tan/brown leopard kind of rayon/lycra knit that I got at the SewExpo in Puyallup. I will post a photo when I am feeling better. It did run a bit bigger than I thought, even sewing up the smallest size. I had to take it in on the back side seams about 3/8ths and hemmed it just above my knee. I wore it to work on Thursday and it was great. Dressy and nice considering the warm weather. I love sewing up knits as they are quick and easy to fit, most of the time. I usually hem them on my blind hemmer machine, which really makes them look nice.