I came down with a cold Friday night, so I’ve been taking it easy this weekend. I mostly stayed in bed yesterday, though I did rouse myself for a few hours to play the opening set upstairs at Jason Baker’s party. I kept the tempo in line with my energy level – about 75-80 bpm – which seemed to work well for the upstairs room’s “sprawl out and relax” appeal. I didn’t last long after the set was over, though, and crawled into bed shortly after midnight.

Today I’ve been casually poking along at my current sewing project, the black & tan jacket. I’ve fussed around with some scrap denim making welt pockets for practice, and after I’ve brewed another cup of tea I’ll see about applying the technique. Perhaps after that’s done I’ll work on the lining.

The jacket has some fit issues: it’s narrower around the hips than I’d intended, the shoulders are a little tight, and the collar didn’t come out the way I’d planned. It’s a little disappointing, I’ll admit, but the goal of this project was more to get myself back in the practice of sewing than to construct a specific garment, and I’ve certainly learned some things in the process. Perhaps I’ll work out some way to adjust the fit, too.