Bushfire Sewing
This post follows from a previous one…
Finishing off the last 6 kangaroo day pouches has taken nearly 2 weeks as I lost momentum. It has been therapeutic again tonight however, I wonder whether the pouches were not ready for me to wrap up this current involvement in the sewing project as the last one took several efforts with feeding the bobbin and tensioning the sewing. I am pleased with this contribution and those I have already made. It has, at times, been a family affair, with constant support from my darling husband and the 2 quality control officers who have kept a very close eye on production. Mind you, at the end, one of them just had to leap into the pouch and really test it. I think it passed.
So, this is the end of round #2 of the sewing I have done for Rescue Craft Co. I have thoroughly enjoyed this project. I still have some cushion stuffing which will find a home and some fabric/sheets that were donated. They, along with some of our own sheets, will find their way into other projects to come. But, for now, I will turn to the pattern (and fabric) that was cut before this enterprise began, and has been waiting patiently (stacked on the floor near the table I am sewing on) as well as a doublet of medieval styling and a Georgian day coat for a gent. I will also look at some other projects and bits and pieces for medieval and Georgian style sewing. It is a therapeutic channelling of energy, provides a sense of achievement and you have something which is, hopefully, lasting.
For now, my sewing machine is having a rest, until the weekend when I am likely to pester it some more and test my skills as I turn fabric inside out and back again to make a doublet and maybe even a summer dress (as we head to the end of summer) for me. Who knows, I might be super industrious and make more than the one item that is already cut out and waiting patiently.