The Pants

Just over two weeks ago when I picked up Little Man from kindergarten, he quickly showed me the ripped knee in his pants.

I made the pickup with barely ten minutes to spare (short notice + thirty-minute drive in 5:00 traffic) because Daddy wasn't feeling at all well (he's fine now).

And, once Little Man was fed and tucked in bed, and Daddy was steady on his feet again, the pants were sent home with me to "fix."

Okaaaaaay . . . there's no way to mend a threadbare blown-out knee without having it show, so why not make it really show?

I've not done much visible mending but this seemed like the perfect opportunity and, since the pants are already well-worn, I wasn't overly worried about long-term durability of the "repair."

After:  The torn knee stabilized with a layer of fabric under all the stitching.

And I stabilized the other knee stabilized as well.

When I sent this photo to Daddy, his immediate reply was "those are some cool pants!"

And when Little Man saw them, his first reaction was "Awesome!"

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I've been fever-free for just over three days now (hooray!) and my stamina is slowly beginning to return.  The antibiotics are still working their magic (for another 5 days) and I'm doing better at pacing myself so I don't overdo.

Over the weekend I managed an hour in the studio - I'll share those results on Wednesday.

Quiltdivajulie

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"Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing."

Marc Chagall