I couldn’t stop sewing last night, and instead of packing my Burning Man bins I pressed on and made a few more pieces for the red/black dancing ensemble. I’m perilously close to realizing the entire original vision for this outfit: I made a pair of furry arm warmers, using a slick new iteration of the design which has a comfy inner liner, and then started in on the bolero vest. Designing a pattern that would fit onto the remaining piece of red fur took a lot of careful jigsaw work, but I managed to get the shell put together and the lining mostly sewn in before I conked out. Still need to finish the arm-holes and bottom hem. It might be nice to put in a couple of grommets so I can tie the front closed, too, but I probably won’t bother.

I don’t know why I’m awake at six AM, but I can’t get back to sleep. It’s going to be a busy day.