The choir is back.
March 8, 2020, the choir went on a road trip and sang in the service of one of our campuses. This was supposed to be a once-a-month deal...but March 15 found the choir singing in an empty sanctuary to an online congregation and the following week worship was just the on-mic vocalists.
Where we stayed for, well, a really long time.
In-person services resumed in the fall of 2020, but we were socially distanced and the stage had been rearranged; the risers were gone, and worship was just the folks on mics.
There was a choir special for Christmas, with those participating spread out across the platform and the front of the auditorium, well spaced out.
I'm not sure just exactly when we began to have a once-a-month choir, spread across the stage for a while, then grouped into two sections on either side. Still no risers.
But in January of this year we went to one combined service. And the choir returned to an every week event. After the Easter production, the risers returned to the platform.
And this week, I actually made something specifically for the choir.
This month, the colors are, well, the colors of grains of sand. Tans, taupes and grays, with denim or black or white.
I pulled out some Rustic Linen from Fabric-store.com and cut out a pair of my favorite wide-leg pants, which is from an out of print New Look pattern that I thought I had posted before but...if I did, it has slid off the cliff of the old photos. I also cut out a shell top...Cutting Lines Designs My Heart's A-Flutter, which also appears to be out of print. I did some prep work with the lovely fusible tapes I won from Gorgeous Fabrics in a giveaway, to stabilize the pocket opening and the back crotch curve, and started sewing on Saturday. Finished the pants...the top's about 40% done, lol.
But I happened to have a cardigan that I got at a brick-and-mortar Coldwater Creek store, back in the day before they all went away, that was a taupe that matched...nothing. It looked tan when worn with grey and grey when worn with tan.
But it matched my natural linen fabric just perfectly. Teamed with a white Chico's cotton sweater...I've almost got the Coastal Grandmother vibe going, eh? I got a surprising number of compliments on it.
Headed home after church, I suddenly remembered that there was a specific project I bought that fabric for a year or so ago. One I need to make. Guess I'll have to get some more, lol
