the basin – day 185 – the first day of fall and a beauty :-)

sun rise on the basin on the first day of autumn – be kine, stay safe, be well

weekly photo challenge: Minimalist

The Fawn is growing up.

I took my camera today when I walked Loki – it was a delicious fog and would have been silly not to get a photo or two.

As luck would have it the young buck that was the focus of my camera as a fawn was looking to get away from a guy with a camera that was getting a bit too close. The young buck was headed for a very busy street and I mentioned to him that it would not be a good way to go so he turned and ran past the dude with the camera. Cool!

Really he was eyeing Loki on the end of my leash and that helped push him away from dancing in-between impatient drivers on the busy road over the embankment. And I did mange to get his great escape in a photograph or two.

Last I saw of him he was prancing into the condo’s with the dude following him. To be fair the deer do make for good stories and photographs and the dude most likely lives in the condo’s and was out cleaning up the fallen leaves and lo, here comes this young buck. Pulled out the camera to capture the moment on his phone. Luckily the deer here are used to us humans and know it is better to just walk away.

My new Summer Jacket

I have decided to put the purple slip dress aside until I am receive the silk ribbon that I am ordering. I think that it will add a nice dramatic flair to the dress.

So, I found my misplaced traveling suite pattern pieces and will whip an unlined jacket and skirt to get me thought to the fall season. Layers work well here in the between seasons!

The Prep:

The Cloth: It has been washed and hung to dry in the free dryer! I mention this as my neighbours charge, a sweet girl of 8, wondered why I was poor – I had a washer but I had to hang my cloths outside to dry! It was nice to see the light bulb of austerity popping on in her little head when she realized that it was a good thing! – it saves money and the environment while accomplishing the task of drying! But I digress, the cloth is a blend of cotton and linen and a fine choice in the color of a rich burgundy. It needs a pressing before hitting the cutting table.

The Work Space:

My Desk sans cutting table– I need to remove the scattering of papers that make up my work day and put them aside until tomorrow.
The Kitchen Table – I need to set up the machine and remove the clutter of dinners and on going tasks.
The Pattern- I need to add an additional two inches on the bottom for a longer hem.

Now to finish dinner of pickles and popcorn – just love it when hubby is working late and I can, for a night, eat funny things!

The Cut:

Nice to be cutting a plain material. Not enough space to lay it all out but with patience, I get it all done.

The Sew:

I surged all edges and quickly pieced the garment together. It went well. I added pockets to the bottoms of the side fronts and they work well.

I decided to add facing to the front to add balance to the jacket. It is the same material as the pockets – a hand woven traditional Vietnamese woven cotton.