Garden Path - Jacket - Part XXXIII

Construction, Part 3

Today I attached some narrow trim to the one of the fronts which really is some progress!

As you can see from the photos below, the narrow trim is attached to the fronts with purple beads at the peak of each scallops. I chose purple because I wanted something that did match so the trim would appear to float rather than just sewn on. The beads I'm using are size 8 in fuchsia lined aqua - that's the color name on the tube.

The photo below is a close-up, you can see that the basting is still in at this point. The basting is important because it holds everything in place while it is being beaded.

Here is what the front looks like now, ready for the next step of construction:

Without the basting, the trim looks a little bit better. You now can see that the purple beads are not very obvious:

Tomorrow I will put the trim on the other side. I then can start to prepare the flower border for attachment. Meanwhile, this evening, I think I'll make some crickets.

Parting Shot: Bicycle. Now that the kids are back in school, I can start riding my bike again. Although I workout 6 days a week, I really haven't done any real riding (used to ride 8-10 miles 6 days a week in lovely, hilly New England) since before the children were born. Between the children and teaching full time, I didn't have the time or energy to ride. I feel ready now, so I've cleaned up my bike, put a new tube in the back tire, new batteries in the computer and have been out a couple times already.