I recently bought this really helpful guide to sewing by Merchant & Mills, whose patterns I really like. It inspires you to get the sewing just right -- snipping curved seams, trimming edges, top-stitching, pinking. So I spent some of Saturday and Sunday making this lined skirt in brown wool. I'm really pleased with it, and it fits very well. I do find sewing quite a challenge -- I'm not that good at thinking in 3D and somehow I'm never quite as neat as I'd like to be. But it is satisfying to lay the fabric out, smooth it over, pin the pattern, cut around, pin together and run up the seams. There's a nice rhythm to it, and it feels so productive and thoughtful at the same time. This is how I would like to spend all of my time.
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