Long Weekend Logistics

It's a rare thing for me to go into a weekend without a plan, much less a long weekend. But I'm at bit at loose ends. For starters, poor S is really quite unwell. Two weeks after coming down with a wretched bug, she is still struggling. So I don't think we'll be back at the jacket fitting till next weekend. 

To add to the fun, M is also super sick. She's going on 3 days of fever, cough, chills, body aches. (It's just like me a week ago.) Truly, I have to hope and pray that she's got a version of what I had, because I cannot bear the thought of contracting something new. Poor thing is so miserable. She rarely gets sick and you can see that this is freaking her the fuck out.

Really, my goal is to sit here on tenterhooks (but healthily), doing a bit of knitting and perhaps a special sewing project.

What project?

Well, my friend Nicole - having had a couple of glasses of wine and on reading Lauren's post - decided to buy this:

The Coppelia Wrap, photo from Papercut Patterns

Alas, she's not going to have a chance to look at it for a week or two, so she's lent it to me for tracing. I do realize that it's good and proper to support small pattern companies, especially those that produce such lovely packaging, but I have no room for anything new on spec. Not to mention that the marketing - to slender, youthful hipsters with nary a curve - is really not my scene. I've decided to try making this. Assuming it works, I will purchase my own Papercut pattern posthaste.

On the topic of my new Empreinte Lola (which, I realize, we were not discussing): OMG that bra is perfection. More to come, but I have to say it's the hottest, most comfortable, supportive and perfectly-fitted thing I've ever worn. And I own some great bras.

But back to sewing... What do you think of the Coppelia? Have you made it? What are your thoughts on Papercut Patterns? The vibe / marketing? The fit? The packaging? Let's chat.