When I looked at something with a bias tape edge, I assumed it would require a super human amount of dexterity and the ability to sew an exactly straight line.  Fortunately, neither of those were the case.  I made this fantastic wrap skirt in a  Stitch Lab class.  It reminds me a little of something, Kitty, the mom on That 70’s Show would wear.  The class was taught by Becky Joiner of bj and the neil. Becky is a great, natural teacher.  She explained things very clearly, and was very patient and encouraging.  I can’t wait to take another class from her.

I have finally taken enough sewing classes that I am feeling more confident with my sewing machine.  I love this simple pattern from Oliver + S.  The pattern, Lazy Days Skirt, is a freebie from their blog. I am going to make a bunch of these for the girls for summer and school in the fall, when it will still be so hot here. There is an awesome flickr group of pictures of pieces people have made with Oliver + S patterns.  The group is great to look through for inspiration.

On Tuesday we headed out to the release party for Rick Riordan’s final book in the Percy Jackson series, The Last Olympian. H had a great time with his friends at the BookPeople event.  He climbed to the top of the climbing wall, posed in a chariot with a gold sword, and went into battle! Now we are looking forward to his session of Camp Half-Blood this summer.