Productive Weekend

I am a glutton for punishment. For some reason I like to do all my sewing with a rapid deadline. We went to Mount Vernon on Veteran's Day, which was supposed to be freezing. Can I start and finish a lady's cloak, a girl's cloak, a pair of girl's mitts, and a wool petticoat in time? You betcha.

Cloaks are not too hard to do generally. They are simple geometric shapes with a few pleats and some binding. What makes it time consuming is if you decide to line them. Naturally, Allie wanted them lined. These beauties are made in red wool plush. The bodies are lined with worsted wool and the hoods lined with silk taffeta. They turned out amazing.

Apparently, I need to read The Handmaiden's Tale because people keep saying cryptic phrases from it, and I have no idea what they are talking about.

I also made the tiniest mitts for the small one from white wool (bad idea in hindsight). Have you ever seen a toddler eat strawberries in white wool mitts? It's not pretty.

And for the cold, dad got... nothing. Luckily it wasn't too bad and I was able to keep warm in a sleeved waistcoat and worsted coat.