I have been spending an absolutely lovely weekend alternating between reading my book and working on 3 or 4 different sewing projects.

Sewing:  I had to post this one for the 4th!  This is a piece of vintage fabric I found last summer.  It’s a nice heavy cotton (?) with a little texture in the weave and is marked “a Singer exclusive” in the selvedge.  I am hoping to find a cute red belt to go with it, but my bit of red polkadotted ribbon works for now.  This is the pattern.  It even has pockets.  :)

Reading: Percy Jackson and the Olympians.  I am on book 4, I finished the 3rd yesterday.  Some young friends of Andy’s convinced him to read the series and we both love them.