Happy Tuesday! If you’re in the US, I hope you had a great long weekend. We had absolutely glorious weather. We started out the weekend with dinner at BFF Barb’s house. Saturday night we went to see “Dark Shadows”, which was campy fun. Then Sunday, we went to see Phyllis‘ daughters perform in their dance recital. DS the younger is going to take the 2-week summer intensive program with them at their school and he wanted to see the recital. What a treat that was! Seriously, some of The Gold School dancers rival professional groups I’ve seen. I’m not a dance expert, but I was impressed! Afterward we went back to Phyllis’ for dinner and a great time.
Yesterday we spent much of the day planting herbs and tomatoes. I’m not a huge gardener, so we just planted a whole lot of pots on and next to the deck. Next year I would like to put in a small plot and grow cucumbers and maybe some lettuce, but this year we’ll stick with containers.
Once that was done. I decided to get to work on my Hotpatterns Summer Breeze top. After several hours, I managed to wrestle it into this.
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And that’s all I have to say about that. 
Other than that, it was a lovely weekend, spent with friends and family, remembering loved ones who have gone before us, and enjoying the beautiful weather. I’m waiting for my StyleArc patterns to arrive, then I’ll dive into them. Once I do I’ll give a full review. Until then…
Happy sewing!
Oh dear, I’ve been thinking about getting that HP top pattern, now not so sure. Hope u will blogging the down & dirty deets on this.
Hmmm… That’s supposed to be an “advanced beginner” pattern, isn’t it? If YOU’RE having trouble with it, then there’s some serious mislabeling happening here!
Oh Ann…what a disappointment (the new HP pattern)…. You had such great plans for that one. I wonder if I should even bother trying it now……sigh…
On the positive side, I must say that I’ve been pleased with every Style Arc pattern that I’ve made up. I’ve got several more of their patterns in my sewing room right now that I’m anxious to make.
What a shame . I have a love hate relationship with HP. Some are fabulous and others are only good for the garbage.
Yep, that’s what I was afraid of. I’ve pretty much given up on that pattern source, much as I’d like to be able to support an independent.
The dance intensive sounds fun!!!
Well, there’s one pattern I’ll leave off the list. The list is too long anyway.
Wow that is not even marginally like the DVF Grandie, how disappointing. Not good.
Oh my…I was seriously considering buying that very pattern. Phyllis is right, it isn’t like the Grandie. Hmmm.. I am looking forward to any further descriptions!
That is so disappointing – I loved the initial look of that pattern. I’m saving my money and going to try a few more Style Arc – loved the way they sewed up and love the trendy styles.