Crack!

Which is exactly what my Mother's hip did last Saturday morning. This post could have just as easily been titled OUCH!. It earned her a quick ride in an ambulance, two days of what appeared to be excellent drugs and a new hip. They sprung her on Wednesday looking pretty good and surprisingly mobile and pain free after replacing the hip Monday afternoon. Oh she'll have lots of physical therapy but it is amazing how quickly one gets back on their feet.

As things calm down we'll get back into some house projects. I'll be painting some of the satellite areas, kitchen, studio and upper hallway during the summer. Gene will do the high walls and stairwell so I am told. We'll see. Fire season is in full swing. We have had beautiful weather up here, mid to high 70's during the day and cooling down into the 40's at night. but it is dry with no rain predicted.
The summer patterns has arrived.

Last Saturday also found me breaking down Big Sal for her move at the end of summer. Before



 and after.



The Gilmore Gem is in the back room now and the difference in available space is certainly
monumental!

The sewing room had seen some action with some new patterns and an old favorite thrown in for good measure. This linen gauze didn't want a lot of manipulation, just something simple and easy, so it became Grainline Studio Scout Tee



with just a little embellishment.



Decades of Style has come out with a couple of cute easy patterns. I decided to try the Given A Chance dress and it was a fun make.



The origami front yoke was a lot of fun and the drafting, as in all Decades of Style patterns, is very good as are directions.



 No adjustments needed with this one at all. I did not do the arm facings opting instead to do bias binding. The seersucker and voile are a perfect cool summer combination.

A cute linen Mississippi Ave dress/tunic was completed



 as was a cotton Liesl & Co newish Gallery tunic and dress pattern.



 I am not a collar fan and dislike anything high and tight on my neck. The neck on this was very high so I trimmed it way down and finished with self bias binding instead of a collar and stand and am MUCH happier. Both the Liesl & Co and Decades of Style patterns will be made again. Nice patterns both of them.

Outside the garden is thriving and we've have had a couple of visitors to the garden in the early mornings. I snapped this pic of one of them making good his escape once discovered.



It goes without saying I used the zoom feature on my phone. ;-)

And an last minute addition because everyone needs a good laugh.
Dogs getting pranked!

Parting shot: R & R