when i made dad his navy fleece jacket this winter, he loved it so much that he asked me for another. this time he wanted the pockets to have a zipper so that he could store his keys and/or wallet in there for when he went for a run or a bike ride. with another $4.99 fleece blanket, i fulfilled his request. it's pretty badass, if you ask me:
those zippers, sheesh. not easy to put in. i'm also such a clever girl that i inserted the main body zipper below the collar initially... oops. i have some serious visual/spatial awareness issues.
here's the back. nothing special. the hems were finished with a twin needle. the cuffs have elastic closures, also done with a twin needle. omg, sewing such tiny cinched closures with a twin needle (not the sturdiest of needles because i also have 2 with which to contend) was a total nightmare. easily took an hour per cuff!
i even had extra fleece leftover to make dad some cinched sweatpants. they're not really that short... i dunno why they look so tiny. the scraps were used for the puppies i made this spring. yes, this fleece has been cut for the jacket and pants since spring. #slackerdaughter
last week, when the rents were in town, i also made some homemade hummus (this time with tahini and no avocado... real hummus, folks!). i cut some of the salt that the recipe suggested. i can't stand how salty store-bought food is! why not let the consumer salt to their own preference? amirite?
mom got in on the crafty extravaganza. she cut out a pants pattern and was tracing it on the wool of a pair of pants she had from years ago that she never wore because they were too big. clever, isn't she?
(omg i'm in awe that she's endeavored to sew pants as her first self-made garment! from whom do you think i get my gutsiness???)
the bunks was super cute throughout all this crafting. look how poised the lazy boy is!
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