Let's catch up!

Hello everyone!

I don't know how I expected to get a lot done this month.  I am trying to manage my schedule, fit in sewing time, and not get overwhelmed.  Yet today I am realizing that it is May 23rd, and I still have so many things I need to accomplish.  So this post is, in essence, catching you up to where I am, and giving you an idea of what I am expecting to do.

Since it is now officially summer for both of my kids (4 and 7), I will have more free time to sew. My usual sewing time has been after they have gone to bed, but now I can squeeze in at least another hour during the daytime.  Last summer I had so many things I was doing with my kids that I disappeared from blogland for a while, but this year I intend to balance it out better--as best as I can while still being a stay-at-home mom.

Sloper Update
I bet there are some of you that are thinking, "Whatever happened to her sloper?" I am still working on it.  If you read my last post about choosing the wrong sizing for my Maria Denmark top, then you may have guessed that I also chose the wrong size for my sloper!  I made a size 12, and no matter how I have tried to finagle with it, I just can't get it right.  So when Vogue patterns went on sale a couple of weeks ago, I bought the Vogue sloper in a size 10.  I am confident with all the things I am learning that I may know more of what I am doing this time around!  As long as I finish a lot of the things I have planned for events coming up, I will begin the process of working on my sloper again.

Concert Tee
My husband is taking me out!!  We are planning to go to a concert on May 31st, and I wanted to sew something nice to wear.  My ideal outfit would be a tunic length top with leggings.  I am working on some ideas now, and I don't really have the fabric yet.  It has to be a quick and easy project because I only have a week to sew it, and I am getting nervous even as I am writing that!!
I am considering these patterns:

View B

View E or C (Purple tank or lace-sleeved one)

I am leaning toward the New Look pattern because I am just not sure about the curved (pointed) hem of the Simplicity top.  I like the overall look, but am wondering if I will hate it when I see the final result.  I also don't have anything like it in my closet, the way the hem angles, and so I have nothing to really compare it to.  If I was a rock star I would sew both and choose the one that goes best for the concert, but alas, I am not.  One day, maybe..

White party
AAAAHHHH, the white party!!  You know, the one I mentioned in a previous post.  The one in which I am hosting a table with my friend.  Yeah, that one!  It is June 8th, and I have nothing to wear!!  I am super excited about going, I just need to come up with an outfit.  I'll tell you what I want.  First, something simple.  I am sticking with simple patterns because it makes the fitting that much easier, and I want it to fit.  Also, I want to look classy and chic--or (the word I despise hearing), conservative.  Ha, Ha!  I was trying to use patterns I had on hand, but nothing was jumping out at me.  I will be pattern browsing this weekend, and pick a contender, as well as a fabric.  

Maybe?

I did tell my husband that he might want to buy me a backup dress, just...in...case.  But then I guess that would be a sneaky way to get around the RTW fast, right?  No, I wouldn't do that.  I thought about it, but I will figure something out.  Also, I am open to any suggestions you might have.  It may help point me in the right direction!

That is all for now!  

Stay sew-filled!