Sunday, June 24, 2007

Evidence of coming things




The fabric for the football jerseys has arrived.


The first order of business was to make a prototype of the desired design. Our previous jersey was fine for a beginning, but could stand some improvement in certain areas. After sketching and conferring with assorted players and coaches, we settled on a simple raglan sleeve design with elastic at the sleeve. The prototype is on the left above.
Well, even the best plans need refinement. After trying the jersey on a player while he was wearing shoulder pads, we discovered that the raglan will work fine in the back, but it tends to clog up under the pads in front.
Back to the drawing board!










Tuesday, June 5, 2007

And so the season ends...and another begins


With two sons and a coach in my life, I spend a lot of time on bleachers. This year, baseball season has been great fun! My youngest son's team placed 2nd in the county. I'm proudest of the fact that he has learned base-running this year.

Our next phase will be football. Spring practice has already begun, and with it comes the measuring and preparing for making jerseys. I'll be working on those through the month of June. Football jerseys are not rocket science to make, and I enjoy contributing to the team in this way.
In the meantime, I have some personal sewing to complete. I finished making a long-ish jeans-jacket-coat from stretch cotton poplin with a novelty print. I also made some new jeans. Today I'm planning to work on a wrap top which is a copy of an Anthropologie top I've been admiring. Hopefully, everything will be done in time for an out of town trip this weekend...nothing like a new wardrobe to lift the spirits!