Sewing update

Time to update the sewing venture, inclusive of the skirt saga.
First, let me ammend my prior statement concerning the workability of the houndstooth fabric. It turned out to be a PITA! I didn't know anything could unravel that fast without the assistance of a kitten! Geez Louise. And I had to handle it so much that I have strings everywhere and am having a hard time matching seams because they've frayed beyound recongnition. And the zipper. JCSS, now in for the 4th time and will stay. Whatever. Done. I did have an "AH HA" moment the other day that should prevent the same problem again (not to say I won't develop new problems, but I dislike redundancy) I was using my regular zipper foot on an invisible zipper, so I wasn't getting in close enough to the coils. And yes, the SOB pulled apart when worn. I ended up stitching it down as a topstitch. Not perfect, but ok. It did alright since the fabric has such a small, busy print. Wouldn't have worked on another fabric. I'm going to insist that finish this one this weekend. I think, for the flaws in the fabric, I'm going to do a Decorative stitch over them. I'll need 2 rows to cover, but I may do 4-5 for interest. And I need to hem it.
On other sewing news, I've been hitting the local Hancock's. Once I got in there and took some time, I found some nice stuff. So I have fabric for 2 cami's using B4736, view C. I have 2 fabrics: a deep blue and a lighter more purbly blue that's very silky. I'm going to make the darker one this weekend as I think the fabric will be easier to work with and I want to get the fit right. I also still need trim for the lighter one.
I went back again last night to get patterns and a couple of other fabrics I wanted, with partial success. They had none of the patterns in my size, so I ended up joining BMV and ordering on line. Don't know how long that takes for delivery. And a couple of the fabrics I thought were on sale were not, so I didn't purchase. BUT I did buy the wool Red/Black/White plaid for a skirt, I want to use the pattern I just used, with mods. And a deep brown stretch velvet to make out of V8390. I have some cheep knit to make the first out of as a trial and (hopefully) wearable muslin. But that pattern is one I had to order, so it isn't ready to start, yet. That's okay, I have enough to keep me busy.
My BFF, is coming up to see me in February and we're going sewing-shopping. Hitting G-Street and Michaels. Have a couple nice dinners, hang out a bit. I need a friend fix and am looking forward to seeing her and having a sewing inspiration.
In other news... Kevin's ankle seems to be getting better (according to him, I'm still very concerned), I'm going home in a couple of weeks and will judge for myself. W's going to CA & ID next week, so I'll have some sewing alone time and can catch up on my TV DVR. I've lost 3 pounds, not monumental, but my clothes already fit better. Collegue at work quit, he's over there now packing up his office. 27 years collects a lot of stuff. I put in for his job, but that will go to Wm, so I guess I'm in for Wm's job instead. I also need to call MR and talk about Houstan.