homage to our new yoga instructor

Alexsa, at Pinnacle, is so wonderful, that her class and a chocolate croissant from Batch bakery on Willy street totally rock my Sunday morning.

So, I had to make a new set of yoga threads, to go with the new teacher situation.  (Lu, we miss you wherever you are)

The first new garment was a racer back yoga top.  I used a copy of a Marika brand one, my fav yoga top of all times.  The fabric is from Marcy Tilton, fairly recently, so it might still be available (it's rayon and cotton and Lycra and I bought it in navy blue as well.)

My tshirt coverup is from the same fabric and is made with this S. Betzina tshirt pattern, that I love.   I made it a tad longer for all those down dog positions. . . 

namista

And, whomever said that Epic hasn't brought wonderful, new, multitalented people to Madison?  Eh!   

December rain. . .

What to do?   Make a raincoat, and don't forget the hat.

Used Marcy's V8934 pattern in a medium (I'd normally cut a Large), but added in the hips and down for fit assurance.  

Ordered a great SF designer's expreso brown pleated raincoat fabric from MarcyTilton.com.  The sewing was quick and easy.  Great instructions.  Used View A technique of bias binding for hem, as that's what's my other great ready to wear raincoats from SF did.  But, for the most part, made View B, without the lining.  Buttons were expensive but not good looking, so view b's hidden placket did the job.

Then, I decided I liked the results so much, I should add a hat.  Used Amy Butler's Blue sky hat pattern, cutting about 1 1/2 inches off the outer edge of the brim.  Marcy sent me another yard of the yummy expreso raincoat fabric fast, fast, fast ( guess she recognised fabric emergency in my voice.  HA)

The results deserve to go somewhere other than the mailbox, right?