Not a garment

And not even trying to be. I just revamped our appliance cozies (what?! you don't HAVE appliance cozies!?) and wanted to record the event.

These babies used to be light-blocking curtains at our old apartment. I brought them with us when we moved just in case...and found that the light-blocking liner was also water-proof and therefore useful for protecting this wooden buffet in our kitchen. The buffet itself deserves a much easier life but since we have no pantry, it is now responsible for housing our most essential appliances (the rest get dragged up and down from the basement), lunchboxes, tablecloths, and more. Too much more.

One curtain became the runner you see here (still lined) and the other curtain lost its lining, went through the washer and dryer (with no ill effects despite its dry clean only label), and became four cozies. One of which is lined up the wrong way.  Yes, I see that too.

I have fond memories of appliance cozies at my grandmothers' kitchens in the 1970s (quilted affairs with yellow and green pears, perhaps) and still think they are an easy way to keep tools dust- and oil- free in an active kitchen like ours. Throw them in the wash once a year and feel like a domestic heroine!

From my other life

My real job is teaching middle school French. So when I saw this fabric at the end of last school year, I just allowed myself to give into temptation. I still maintain that I will never wear holiday pins (you know, the pumpkin in October, the turkey in November...), but obviously my credibility is drying up with this fabulous new garment:

Behold the Lisette market tunic (Simplicity 2211) with a more basic sleeve (I copied from my Schoolhouse Tunic pattern), sewn from Timeless Treasures Paris Motif.  

I don't wear a lot of white but I feel this top will have its moments at the annual French fête, various department gatherings, and maybe a professional conference or two! My only question is whether to wear it to Back-to-School Night (i.e. Parents Night). What do YOU think?