I found myself in the sewing room yesterday with an hour to spare and the inspiration to go back to the Marfy coat.
As you might recall, I had altered the pattern and made new pattern pieces before I went away, almost a month ago. I should have known better than to start a project just before leaving, the interruption also scatters my concentration and motivation, and it seems harder to pick up something that was started before than it is to just begin something new.
So yesterday I marked the new pieces on the muslin and cut them out. I had a lot of fun doing so. I actually do love the process of laying out and marking and cutting. Of course since this was muslin I just used markers and dressmakers carbon, but it was still fun.
I only cut 5/8" seams, especially around the large sleeve opening because the wider 1 inch seams I used on the first muslin were really too unwieldy. I may or may not regret this.
Then, much to my glee, I found that I had made a mistake when I looked at the clock and I actually had another hour. The fronts and back have been sewed together and I started to work on the sleeves, but realized I needed a little more time to lay the pieces out and think about front and back and what was what. I am glad I did.
All I did today was lay out the pieces. I didn't even pin them, but I am happy to leave them there on the cutting table waiting for my next bit of time. It may be tomorrow.
In the meantime I pulled out three or four pieces of fabric I will use for some desperately needed spring clothes. I still have to gather together linings, zippers and other notions, but I shall use these simple little bits of nearly instant gratification as rewards for completing the steps of my coat.