This is the way we sew our stuff...

Sadie is still in storage. We will bring her home in a couple of days and begin final checks and packing.

In the meantime, I have had a couple of sewing projects. The first was a canvas-edged screen which will fit over the front window of the coach. The purpose is to decrease the amount of sunlight that comes in while parked on bright days. I'm pretty happy with the finished project, in terms of its overall appearance. Unfortunately, our sewing machine is not quite beefy enough for this kind of sewing. So, there are a few areas where the stitching doesn't look great. But as a dear friend from my past used to say, "From the road it'll look good!"

The second sewing project was a bit simpler. There is a window in the entry door of our coach. At night, we like to cover it for privacy. The coach came with a snap-on canvas cover for the window, which works fine, except for one thing. In order to install and uninstall the cover, it is necessary to open the door and the screen door, exit the coach, close the screen door, install the cover, open the screen door, enter the coach and close the door. I noticed that there are a couple of snaps above the door in the interior of the coach. So, I made a canvas flap that will snap on to them and hang down over the window. I installed some extra snaps, so we can roll the flap up and snap it to itself, leaving the window uncovered.

Finally, I completed a project that I have been meaning to do for nearly a year. In order to protect our little Nissan Versa that we tow behind Sadie (commonly known as a towed vehicle, or "toad") from rock chips in the paint, I purchased a Le Bra front cover. The only problem is that, in order to hook up the toad to Sadie's tow hitch, there are some tow bracket sockets, an electric cable and some aircraft cables for the surge brake on the tow bar. In order to be able to use these items with the "bra" on the car, I had to modify the bra by cutting some holes in it and binding them with bias tape. Now, I can use the bra for protection of the paint on the toad and still access the necessary connections for towing our little car.

There are only 6 days left until our departure. We are excited, a little scared, and our heads are swimming with last minute details and packing to complete. It will be good to be on the road!