This weekend I competed in a mud run in Lathrop with some of the girls. Leading up to it, I kept wondering what the heck I was thinking. I don't care to be dirty, but I kept telling myself it would be fun, a bit of an adventure. Plus, both my running buddies were going. And it was super fun. There were 16 obstacles (mud pits, monkey bars, ropes, etc) and the first one was a pool of super muddy water with bunting 8 inches above the surface so were were all getting down and dirty crawling through the mud. After that you're committed! I wore a pair of shoes that I just tossed at the end. Man, we were all dirty! Luckily there were showers. It was so much fun and I can't wait for next year! The total distance was 3.47 miles and It took me 45 minutes. Not very fast (I was there to have fun), but I ran pretty much the entire time! I had a sharp rock in my sock that was hurting my big toe so bad! I was 43 out of 244 in my age group, and 900 out of 4684 overall.
Folks, this is big. I've made a lot of clothes in my life, but I think this is it. This is my favorite thing I've made. Everything came together on this one. First, the fabric is perfect. Voile - beautiful, airy and soft. And a lovely, feminine geometric print in a blue I really like. Second, the pattern. Oh my goodness the pattern. I like a loose top and this Scout tee has it all. Cap sleeves, rounded neckline, great shape, slightly longer in the back... Yup, my favorite thing. I'm going to make another one, and then probably another one after that. My only alteration was lengthening by 3 inches. I'm long in the waist and I wanted it to be a touch on the lengthier side. It sewed up so quickly and easily and is effortless to wear. Conor said it makes me look even skinnier, but I'm not sure if he meant that in a good way or a bad way. I think it was merely a statement.
If you sew one thing from my blog, sew this one!
Greta has the sweetest little face and I'm determined to make pigtails her signature look. One of her favorite "naughty" activity is pulling all the diapers out the basket. She just loves her messes!
I already had the book with pattern and I already had the fabric so it made sense to make Holly a hat rather than buy one. I think she'll wear it. I like how it turned out! Most colors look great on Holly, but blue happens to be her favorite. (Her other favorites are pink and purple.) I read somewhere that the majority of skin damage via sun happens during childhood so I try to make an effort to protect my children. I'm not excelling, but each spring I renew my determination!
The pattern was really easy to put together. A beginner could definitely accomplish this!
