ME!

There, there.... I know how you feel. Ok. Deep, calming breath.

What would be comfy and quick? Are you planning sweat type pants out of the chocolate velour? I have a yoga pant pattern and some black stretch velour waiting on me in my sewing room. ;) If that's what you're planning for your velour, I would shove that to the top of your list. ;) Why? you ask. Well, two reasons. 1. Very easy and Quick project. You said you were looking for just that. and 2. Very comfy and soothing loungewear will be the result of the project. You sound a little stressed so Comfy Loungewear sounds like a good thing. ;)

I know what you mean too about the pattern won't fit any more. lol I wanted to do a new skirt for myself right before New Year's. Well.....been prolly a year since I used that pattern. Maybe a little longer. Didn't realize I'd lost more weight. (been wearing a lot of jeans lately and yeah they're a little loose, but no big) Skirt pattern worked Fine last time. So of course I dove right into it. lol Had to take the skirt in about 2" in the waist and about that in the hip. lol Ah well.... So measure first, save the frustration. (the screeching could startle the cats so much you'd never get their claws out of the ceiling. lol)

Have fun, Kate!

Sharon

Not trousers... I have 5 pairs of Rohan New Jersey trousers and 3 pairs of Weekenders.. Nope! Make that SEVEN pairs of Weekenders trousers! All stretch knits. OK, so some are getting a bit big and I'll have to let them go soon, but even so... And there's a new pair on the way to go with a jacket I bought just before Christmas: black with brown stripes!

Mind you, I do LIVE in trousers!

I handed a big bunch of (mostly unused) size 16+ patterns over to my mum to try to get her to sew again. Not sure how many she'll use, but she's usually about a 14-16 top and an 18 bottom, so some will be used.

I'm trying to take my mind off a 3 day headache! Head feels like it wants to explode, and I get periods of flashy lights... I'm trying to prevent it turning into migraine. I spent most of the last two days asleep! Brain is full of fog. I'm not usually *quite* this indecisive! Well, unless I'm presented with a restaurant menu!

I was thinking skirt and jacket... Maybe a tulip shaped skirt with an elastic waist so it fits for a while!

Yes miss! Alan is out at a Scout planing meeting, and James is in bed, so I can go up as soon as I finish my fruit tea... It'll make the ibuprofen go down nicely!

For a quickie project, you might want to try a long or ankle length skirt which you can dress up or down, plus a glam top to go with it. Or maybe a vest. Myself, I like a vest lined with the blouse fabric for a quick dress-up project.

Now go back to bed and stay there until the headache has gone away!!

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

Oh poor baby!!! Do you have a heating pad or a rice bag you can heat up? If you do turn it on or nuke it and put that where it hurts the most. For me it's either right across my eyes (sinus headache) or across the back of my neck right where my spine joins my skull. (that's usually tension.) Might help. Also lavender is good for headaches. So if you have any lavender oil put a few drops on your pillow case. You can also dab it on your temples and forehead (just above the bridge of your nose.) A headache that just won't go away is the worst thing! And I get cranky too....misery loves company right? Hope you feel better soon.

I'm am the same way! It's pitiful. Have to have Mike just order for me sometimes. lol I just look at him and say "I'm overwhelmed. You're gonna have to figure this one out." lol

Feel better soon,

Sharon

That is the same thing that happens to me when a migraine is coming on, I get at least 3 a year, but only since I had children, and especially during the allergy seasons, its weird hey?

I always use advil liquid gels, if you have them there I recommend them. That sometimes helps, but if it turns into a full blown migraine I have to get steroids from my doctor, lock myself in my room and sleep it off.

Hope you feel better soon

Michelle Giordano

Will a jacket fit long enough while you are still reducing? That's why I suggested a vest, they are more forgiving of a change in size either up or down.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

I get very few migraines these days: used to get a lot more when I was teaching, and the closer the exam deadlines got, or the nastier the kids, the more frequent they became!

This is just because I let myself get way too tired over Christmas and the New Year, the fibro flared, and when I finally relaxed, I felt like it was me that fell down the stairs on Tuesday morning, not James! And that didn't help, either. Sounded like an avalanche, with a final bang, and there was the poor lad all of a heap, having lost his feet from under him and banged his head on a metal stepladder (now moved to a less crowded space!). Luckily he only bruised himself rather than cutting his head open or giving himself concussion, and gave himself a nasty carpet burn on his bum from the stair carpet.

The woozy head is on the retreat. I shall go stash-diving today and see what attracts by way of fabric and pattern. Then when I have something all cut out, I shall tidy up the sewing room (not too messy, just a few things got stowed there when we were packing to go away for New Year) and sew this evening or tomorrow.

Well, I only have 14lbs or so lbs to go, so if I make it a size 10, it'll be snug now and looser when it fits, if you see what I mean! And I like jackets because my arms get cold very easily. I have only one vest/waistcoat - a furry one - but about 6 jackets that I wear all the time. Smarter and usually warmer than cardigans.

OK, I have Made Up My Mind! :)

It's going to be the coat. Reasons a-plenty!

It's cold here this morning, and a warm coat attracts! The wool is a nice black and white BOLD herringbone, and the lining is a fuzzy-backed fawn satin.

The coat fabric was the easiest to dig out of the stash, as the box it was in was only half way down the nearest stack! The brown lycra velour is at the bottom a long way back - three or four stacks back!

The coat pattern is still nice, and dead simple (or it will be when I move the odd pocket arrangement to the side seams!). It also still fits, being an uncut Burda pattern going from size 8 up to size 18! :)

It won't take long to do, being a back, a front, two front facings, and two sleeves, plus in-seam pockets and a lining. There is a 'grown-on' stand-up collar round the back of the neck, and closure is with two fur hooks. Yay! How to Cheat at Coats! ;P Actually, the coat is shown on the pattern in a very similar fabric to the one I have, and the pattern is designed for use with fur fabrics as well, so fur hooks make sense. I don't often do coats up unless the weather is so cold or so foul that this type of coat is inappropriate anyway.

I've had the pattern and the fabric for a Loooooong time - must be pre-James, as I received the fabric as a present for making a dress for a friend to wear to a cousins Bar Mitzva (hope I spelled that right!) before he was on the scene! I just never had quite enough of an urge to make it up! Not until now, anyway. It's a pretty classic fabric, and tweeds are all the rage right now.

I did have to clear off a bit of cutting space in the new room: the debris from some last moment present wrapping, plus kitty footprints all over the cutting mat! Now to cut and lay out the pattern, and get stitching! :)

Coat and lining now cut out! I need to clear the sewing room, vacuum out and oil the serger, and get cracking.

Go, Kate! Go! ;)

Sympathy amounted to 'Ouch! BTDT!' and 'Don't you feel stooopid? I did... ' which elicited a wan grin. As there were no breaks or bleeding and no signs of concussion, we failed miserably to bother the minor injuries clinic at the local hospital. Last time he was in there he had a broken ankle, trapped his fingers in the car door, and then got trench foot... We are not sure that even after five years we have lived that collection down!

As he was OK if shaken, he went off to school with warnings to his teacher. He missed Judo that night as his head was still tender when prodded. Judo look on for tonight...

DH is discovering that fatherhood gets no easier as they get older!

Once I get started, I'm a whizz! Mind you, the fabric is THICK, so my right arm and wrist need a rest and a cuppa! ;)

Kate, my daughter and I both get migraines, and I've found the most wonderful thing that helps--feverfew capsules from the health food store. Now when I feel a headache coming on (and you know how they do tend to announce themselves ahead of time), I just take two capsules with a glass of water and the headache goes away. It's better than anything else I've tried, including prescription medication, and since it's natural, I don't feel as though I'll sprout an extra head or anything from it.

Hope this helps someone else who suffers from migraines. I once had one for eight solid days, it only went away finally when I went outside and weeded the garden for a couple of hours. Standing with my head down all that time apparently did the trick. AND the garden got tidied at the same time!

Karen Maslowski > Doug&Michelle wrote:

Sounds wonderful, Kate. Can't wait to see the photos!

Karen Maslowski > OK, I have Made Up My Mind! :)

Poor James, I hope he isn't hurt. He is well past the toddler age when they seem to bounce back after falling. I don't think making it "seem funny" will help with such a big boy unless he thinks its funny.

Hope everything is allright, try to keep your DH healthy so he can take care of you two!

Michelle Giordano

You are doing great! It took me most of the day yesterday to plan my pattern and cut out all the pieces for a diaper bag, but of course I have an excuse! CHILDREN!!!! If they weren't here I could have done it quicker, but on the other hand, if they weren't here why would I need a diaper bag? And how much fun would it be without them?

GTG Baby is in the sugar bowl.........

Have fun making your new jacket, it sounds gorgeous!

Michelle Giordano

Welcome back, Karen. Long time no see!!!

Olwyn mary in New Orleans.

Been gone a long time with too much going on, but may I make a suggestion for the Lycra? How about a semi-fitted hoodie (tapered in at the waist, not baggy)? You really look great with all the weight you lost and the hoodie would be practical and cute.

Beth P. Las Vegas