Regarding Gas Prices...

Click on this link and read. Makes sense to me. Read, think, consider and sign the petition if you agree. I sure did.
I'm tired too of all the political nonsense!!!
Most seem to be only interested in their own welfare, their own pocketbook. I'm most interested in the continuation of our great lives here in the US - and want to be INDEPENDENT of foreign oil - and the sooner the better.
http://www.americansolutions.com/actioncenter/petitions/?Guid=54ec6e43-75a8-445b-aa7b-346a1e096659

Londa

Child's Jacket - Promised

Is this just too cute, or what?? What fun I had with this one! I actually started with an adult XL sweatshirt - and used it AS FABRIC. I had some 're-do's so ultimately, I used most all of it - except for the lower band - which is safe in my stash of bands for another jacket. The 'looping' is the key embellishment in my new pattern to be released 'soon' by the name of PROMISED. Surely - I'll have it by mid June or so. The multi-color batik trim is from Lollipops Bindings.

Took off - AWAY FROM ALL WORK AND EMAIL for the Memorial Day weekend. Drug my hubby back to the Paducah, KY area where we stayed in a delightful Bead & Breakfast - Wildflowers Inn in Calvert City. Was fun to get away...

Now that this little jacket is done - and instructions written and ready to ship off to Creative Needle for an article and pattern insert in their Sept/Oct. issue - I can really attack the basement - which will yield LOTS more of my Creative Sweatshirt Jacket kits. Those are such fun to put together....

But, but, but Granny duty comes FIRST!! My 3 year old grandson, Cole, is the light of my life and while we live closeby - I've promised myself time with him is a priority! All grannies out there agree, I'm sure...

I

Cleaning out & BUSY Creating pattern: Promised

These days find me busy busy cleaning out the ENTIRE house! I started at the top and am to the basement. Watch my londas-sewing.com within the next month for a HUGE STASH SALE/AUCTION!

Meanwhile - spurred on by many requests for the pattern for the taupe ribboned 'loopy' jacket - AND my committment to Creative Needle Magazine to do a child's jacket for the September/October issue - I am slipping in some creative sewing/writing.

Here is a picture of a point in the creating process of my most recent jacket... it was quite a process - of creating, and changing my mind. You'll just have to wait for the pattern release to see the FINISHED jacket!

Also on my 'radar' is to create some spectacular jackets for a presentation I'll be doing for the St. Louis area American Sewing Guild on June 7.

I also feel I've zeroed in on a new charity to support - in Guatemala. Stay tuned...

Meanwhile - I HAVE uploaded a great new collection of buttons made in South Africa...

Find them HERE...

Off for an evening of testing just-burned DVD's while sitting in front the silly TV. ..

Creative Sweatshirt Jacket Question & Answer

Ann from Kansas writes:
Hi Londa, I have your Ultimate Jacket Collection CD. I want to make some for my mother who is 80 yrs. old, about 5’4” and slender. She has a dowager’s hump which causes her jackets to rise up in the back. Which jackets would you recommend as being the most flattering fit for her? I do plan on curving the back hem but feel there might be some other options also. Also want to let you know that I adore all your websites and am making plans to attend some of your classes later this year. You are a busy and talented lady and I really appreciate your efforts in all you do to put out your information. I know that’s a lot of work. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks! Ann in KS


I answer:
Thanks for the kind words.
What a good observation and question regarding your Mom. Realizing that the Dowager's Hump requires more LENGTH in the back, and some fitting there - I would immediately add a yoke across the back. Make it even all fabric if you don't have enough sweatshirting 'fabric' to cover with another. If you do make it all 'fabric' - be sure to duplicate the thickness of the sweatshirting - by interfacing/lining. The hump is really a bump - just like a breast - for which the lines of the yoke are actually 'darts' from each armscye. Does that make sense?
I imagine you have fitted a jacket on her - just super-impose and adapt that for the back of your jacket of sweatshirting. Remember my mantra, the sweatshirt is NOT a sweatshirt, but rather fabric and matching ribbing.
You could also adapt with a fabric lower portion to make the back 'straight' at the hem. OR - just be sure to use a sweatshirt plenty big to give you plenty of fabric.
The first solution is definitely the best, though.

Thanks
Londa