Encircled

I lost the sewing spirit for a couple of days there and then, as tends to happen, the weekend was upon us and life got busy once again, going hither and yon.    Sunday was a relatively quiet day however and I got a few hours to play with my ideas for the hem band of the maroon printed skirt.   I played with some striped pieces of Kaffe Fasset cotton and this is what I ended up with:

I had intended to finish the skirt and photograph it today but it was not to be.  Obviously I have been out of the sewing groove far to long as t here were setbacks. 

Most importantly at this point is that I am out of thread:

This was not anticipated.  I had a full unused spool of thread which should have been enough, but last night, either because I am out of practice or I was not paying attention I wound a new bobbin and messed it up, creating a long tangled knot of thread that was not on the bobbin.   I probably have more bobbin thread than I need at this point, but it is easier to just run down to S&S later today and buy another spool or two, especially considering I need a thread stock refill anyway.

I still need to finish the hem band, the inner band has not yet been sewn to the skirt.  I also have to attach the lining and add the waistband.  None of these projects is time consuming or difficult, but they all require thread, more thread than is currently available.