Yesterday I got two boxes of fabric. One was the brushed twill from Fabric.com (khaki color, not so exciting) and the other was a knit from Ressy’s Co-Op. I am very new to the world of co-op’s. This is my first fabric purchase and I am very happy with it.

I purchased 4 yards ($5/yard) in order to make S. and I shirts, but since she is not wearing the shirts that I make her, she is out of luck. I can think of plenty to do with this fabric.

Here is a photo of the Urban Jacket pattern and fabric. The main fabric is stretch twill. I paid $13 for 2.5 yards including the shipping. The lining was on sale for 99 cents a yard.

The fabric is teal, a poison green and yellow on a cream background. There’s some gray and black in there as well. My photo did not come out well, but you can get the drift.

When I went to JoAnn’s on Monday I also purchased the latest Sew Stylish magazine. There was an article in there by Judy Barlup about walking the seams before cutting out a pattern. When I made the muslin for the jacket, I did not make the sleeves. I don’t have issues with sleeves. I cut them out, but didn’t add them to the jacket. After reading this article and knowing that on another shirt I made from MacPhee Workshop the sleeves were drafted incorrectly, well, I am making the sleeves. First thing I found is that they are too short. I still have to set them into the jacket and I can’t figure out why that hasn’t been done since the kid’s are back in school…

Just so you don’t think I am a slacker mom, here are the other things I have been up to in addition to playing with fabric:

Completed and turned in two job applications. This included updating my references and finding my “unofficial transcripts”.

Steam cleaned dining room/living room/hall way.

Made 8 peanut butter sandwiches for K.’s lunches. They are safely stashed in the freezer.

Filled out two batches of school paper work for emergency contacts and swearing to have read, discussed in depth and memorized the bus rules with the kids (they don’t ride the bus, but still need to know the rules).

Went to Costco (okay, that was fun, my reward for completing the job applications).

I will set in those sleeves and cut out the jacket. Just as soon as I finish mowing the lawn…