Not much sewing going on

Vacation time is here once again. It has become a ritual to go somewhere for spring break. This year we will be visiting the Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, and Bryce Canyon. It will be a very busy week with lots of hiking around. Between work and the ritual of cleaning the house before leaving on vacation (am I the only one who wants to come home to a clean house?), I haven't had much time to sew. I did manage to get my pattern traced. I traced both the size 16 and the size 18 of the skirt and pin fit both to see which one fit the best. Would you believe I didn't like the fit of either one? The size 18 fit well across the front. However, the size 18 would be too big overall. I will be making a muslin for a change just to see how it will look using the 16. I know that the the seam line will be forward but based on the information it will need to be this way for the overall balance. Hope I find a little bit of time after the holidays to sew. My machine went to the shop today for some adjustments and it will be back in a couple of weeks.

Have wonderful holidays!

Next project has been decided

I've finally decided on my next project. It's going to be a skirt for me from New Look 6410. I have had this pattern for a while and it's now OOP. Here's the envelope front and the line drawing:













I will be making Version A without the extra trim around the waist. I don't want or need that type of attention in the area. Here is the fabric which is from the stash:

This is a linen fabric that I found a couple of years ago at the local JoAnn's. They do from time to time have nice fabrics. I guess you have to go often to find it.

Hopefully, I will have a little bit of time this afternoon to start tracing the pattern and seeing where it needs to be altered. I did a little bit of research on PR and there were a couple of mentions of the pattern appearing to run big. However, this pattern is designed to sit a little below the waistline. So, we'll what happens. I do know that I will be using an invisible zipper instead of a centered or lapped zipper. I will be using the zipper tutorial at Sewing Divas by Els. I have tried a lot of methods of applying an invisible zipper and this one is the best.

Not sure what type of top. Any suggestions?

Happy Sewing!