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What is casual?

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A beautiful Yucca in bloom in our neighborhood.

We are invited to visit a friend who lives in a city on the east coast. Several special events are planned, so I asked what the dress code was.

The reply was “casual.”

I understand what California casual is — and Arizona casual. And I’ll admit it’s very different than Manhattan or Boston casual.

Casual to me means shorts, a polo shirt or t-shirt and flip flops. I often wear sundresses that I consider to be casual.

We were told that my husband should wear sports coats and ties. And I could pack a few dresses and slacks. That does NOT sound casual to me.

I realized that I don’t have a single pair of slacks. I have denim jeans in white and blue, cords and assorted shorts. I also have my ASICS and flip flops but no appropriate shoes to wear with the slacks or dresses. That’s because of an uncomfortable bump on my left foot. Normal “casual” shoes hurt!

What type of clothes do you consider casual dress?

Do you live in city where people dress up or are you in an area like me that’s very casual?

In tatters

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swim t-shirt quilt
The t-shirt quilt I made for my son one month before he went to college.

I don’t sew. But I saw a youtube video on how to make a t-shirt quilt. I thought it would be a fun thing to do with the dozens of t-shirts my kids got during their lifetime of swimming. The team had shirts. They’d get t-shirts at big meets. Swim t-shirts were breeding in our closets.

I mentioned it to my son and he thought it was an excellent idea! I promptly forgot about it. A month before he left home he reminded me I had better get started on the quilt.

The last time I visited the kids was in February. My son’s girlfriend had asked if I could fix the quilt. I said sure — without looking at it. I brought it home with me in a duffle bag.

Quilt in tatters.
The quilt is now in tatters.

Yikes. What can I do to save this?

I made a quilt for my daughter when she went off to college, too. Then there were still an abundance of Piranha Swim Team of Palm Springs t-shirts hanging out in drawers and closets that I made a third quilt. I made it for my daughter but she doesn’t have room for it, and didn’t particularly like it. She gave it back to me.

I’ve decided to give this one to my son — after I cover up a few of my daughter’s squares, with ones I salvaged from his tattered and torn quilt.

t-shirt quilt.
The third t-shirt quilt I made.

Do you have a supply of t-shirts that you don’t know what to do with? If so, click on this LINK to make a t-shirt quilt. If I can do it, you can too. Like I said, I didn’t know how to sew when I started the first one.

What sewing have you done in your life?