Flannel #1: Remade

I mentioned that I remade my Flannel #1 dress earlier this fall.  I hadn't bothered to match the plaid on the original, the kanga pocket annoyed me, and it was too big.  So I just started fresh.  

I admit, this is probably not the best styling for this dress, as my tights aren't a great match, and brown boots would have looked better, but it is what it is.  I had a crazy week this week and these were taken on Thursday.  

My main changes for this version were to use bias cut patch pockets, to cut smaller (I've been cutting smaller since just after I made the original of this dress, to good effect) and to use shorter back elastic (thus cinching the whole dress slightly more).  I also used green bias tape to bind instead of orange, but that's not really visible.

I also matched the plaid!  It came out pretty well, if I do say so.  I know this dress doesn't look like much, but I do get compliments on it whenever I wear it, so I think it must look better in real life.  In any case, I like it, and I like wearing it, so that's all that matters, right?

The fabric is the Mammoth flannel from Robert Kaufman and it is slightly creped.  It is so lovely to work with--very stable, stays on grain, thick and snuggly.  All you'd want in a flannel and more.  It washes beautifully and doesn't pill.

What can I say?  Big ol' patch pockets are my go-to right now.  

I've been layering thick wool socks on top of my tights and putting my gray boots over all that, but I think I need to just switch over to my heavy winter boots+tights.  The combination of the layers and boots makes my neuroma unhappy.  I had a third injection this week (on Thursday afternoon!) and I'm really hoping this is the fix.  Because I'm so tired of the rocks and broken glass-feeling inside my foot.  I've started walking to get my kids in the afternoon (1.5 miles one way) and some days it is okay, and some days, not so much.  But the fresh air and exercise is good for me, so I soldier on.

It is snowing today, and just started sticking a bit (it has been snowing for about 4-5 hours at this point) but it is right at freezing, so it is unclear how much we'll actually end up with.  Our city isn't exactly stellar at snow removal (we do live in The City That Does Not Plow) so I don't get excited about snow anymore.  It's just a lot of hassle and panicked people and stripped store shelves.  

Wherever you are, I hope you are warm and dry!  We are staying cozy today, and having a slow day.  Boo isn't feeling well and the girls both seem under the weather a bit as well.  We cleaned the house together this morning, the kids did their Greek lessons, I got my hair keratined and trimmed a bit, and stopped by the store for a few groceries we were short of.  I was pleasantly surprised by how many people were out and how unpanicked the whole thing seemed.