It's a Tracing Day!

I have many, many patterns that I would like to make -- but many of those necessitate tracing them first. This can keep me from getting to them in a timely manner. So I decided that it was time for another tracing marathon! (well, marathon for me, I can usually manage four or five before I am done). 

I started with a retro KwikSew top that I picked up fairly recently, and have the perfect yellow fabric to match it. It was pretty simple, only a few pieces but one is really large because of the blouse front pleats! 

Then I moved on to a few Burda magazine patterns. These always require a lot of concentration! I usually highlight the lines I need with a Frixion highlighter so I can see them better, and then iron off the marks when I'm done. This time I noticed that I am going to need a new highlighter soon...

Next step, of course, is to cut some of these out and get sewing. I'm finding that my urge to actually sit down and sew is a lot less frequent that my urge to look at patterns and think about what I am going to sew. Gotta find a balance there so I can finish some summer sewing before summer ends. Always the struggle, haha! 

I have matched up a couple of fabrics with some paper patterns, though, and so I have a lot to get cutting and sewing. We'll see how it goes...