IT'S A WRAP...

...I'm referring to the year 2011 and my first completed project of the new year.  My year ended sharing time and much sewing lingo with friends - Ebony and Lisa - and this is how the evening went:
. we had snacks while we enjoyed a round of show and tell.  We all LOVE show and tell - its informative as well as inspirational.  It's all about showing what we've created since out last meet up, providing information on  patterns-fabric-sewing techniques, and answering all the questions that follow.  Believe me, show and tell is a real learning experience for each of us.

. Afterwards we had a nice little potluck dinner, and
. then settled in for a evening of sewing and related talk.  To be honest, I never actually get much actual sewing done during our sessions - I guess I talk too much (lol).  


I did complete my first project for 2012 this evening; which by the way has nothing to do with my Fall Hit List (I must get back on that thing!).  A couple of days before Christmas while cruising the web I happened upon a cute little pattern that I could not resist from Fashion Patterns by Coni.

It's a spiral wrap & I'm in love with it!  I swear this thing can be wrapped at least 10 different ways - probably more.  It's so easy to make taking only 2 yards of fabric; and can be made from almost any fabric.  The hardest part about it was deciding what fabric to use.  I settled for a brown patterned ponteroma because I wanted it to be warm with just the right amount of drape.  Had my serger not UN-threaded itself  - the wrap would have taken only 45 minutes to complete start to finish.  I'm thinking about making this up again in a black light weight double knit.  Mmmmm, we will see.  In the mean time Happy, healthy, prosperous New Year to one and all.


I'm off to hit that list again...