well I am hoping to do some actual sewing today. I mean I have not been in the sewing mood lately, which is weird. I hope I am ok :). One thing I did sew this week was the "figure 8" scarf with anna maria's velveteen and voile.

Can I just say that velveteen is "like butter!" I want to have all of it, in lots and lots of yardage. I want to make a skirt in each design, I want tights, and I want boots. Sooo, since I can't have all that (well I can have tights, and maybe yardage for one skirt), I ordered the scarf kits. It's great because the long length (about 72 inches) is precut. You just have to square up the voile and the velveteen pieces to match. She has a tutorial on her blog on how to make the figure 8. I followed her directions, but I ended up making it just in regular scarf form. It's so soft, warm, and gorgeous (and trust me it's the fabric that makes it so, not the sewing!). I was once again reminded how much I lack in sewing skills. I think I am an impatient sewer, which means hasty, which turns into sloppy, which wrecks a beautiful project. I am trying to overcome this by being mindful of the joy in the work of putting something together as well as the joy of being done with a project. I really do love using my hands, the cutting, the pinning, the ironing, the putting together of pretty fabrics. I have got to keep that on my mind whilst I work! So anyway, back to the velveteens,

they are beautiful!