Nothing Really...

Nothing really to update...

The fabric shop emailed me to say the curtain fabric I ordered wasn't in stock.  So back to the web I went -- found  my original choice at regular price (it's been discontinued, so most places that still had it had jacked up the price).  Actually happier with this route.

Still feeling a little guilty about purchasing the backing for the upcoming quilt...

Bought a little girl's dress pattern to make a birthday outfit for my friend's little girl.

Dug out some scrapbooking stuff to make doggie-themed cards so my sewing area is quite a mess right now.

Back to cleaning the house so I can be creative tomorrow.  =)

Well...

I bought the 4 yards I needed for curtains for the guest room (Boyfriend said it didn't count since it was for the house)

And I bought 6 yards for the backing for my quilt-a-long. It's super cute -- check it out here - it's totally worth it.

And I bought a yard of super cute camera fabric. (Will use this for gifts for the yearbook kids)

And 3 yards of Lion fabric to use for a JM quilt.

And a jumbo paw print punch.

YIKES

That was a HARD fall.



BUT  I had several more yards of cute fabric in my cart -- but because I didn't have an immediate use for them, I didn't buy them -- that counts as a victory, right?

HELP!

I'm doing so well on my fabric fast, only postage costs so far in February (There are a couple embroidery patterns I want to buy, but I'm waiting until I can actually stitch those projects out.)

Then I came across this adorable quilt-a-long and I'm in LOVE.  I have fabric picked out for the letters (I think my first one is going to say "turtles" and I'm going to use some of my hoarded turtle fabric) -- but I don't have fabric for the background.

Do I purchase the fabric to make the quilt?  Use an old sheet I have just chillin in the studio?

I want to buy the fabric, so I can follow the directions, but really won't a sheet do just as well?

A close call!

Hi All,

Not much sewing was completed this week.  My sewing studio is in our basement and we had a flood scare this week. 

We are one house down from the creek, and the water was pretty high - with huge blocks of ice on top.  Sometimes the ice builds up and makes dams in different places and can cause severe flooding.

So, the basement got a quick sweep, and everything within two feet of the floor was picked up and stacked up and put away. (Meaning my sewing desk is currently holding tubs of stuff - which I really need to sort and purge)

Luckily the water level is going down and it looks like we might be in the clear. 

(You can see the high water mark close to the sign in this picture - and that the water is down further than the ice now.)

I'm hoping to put stuff back together tonight and be able to sew tomorrow.  =) First though - I need to clean the house. I have the two bedrooms picked up - just have the living room, dining room, and kitchen left to clean. Then it's downstairs to the basement!

On a much happier note, my Scrappy Swoon-a-long quilt came back from Charisma this week. It is so beautiful!  We really need to paint the guest room so it is a little more worthy of the quilt!

More winter weather is headed our way tomorrow and Wednesday - here's hoping the creek can keep up!

Hey! Finished Stuff!!

So, We had school (on a delay) Thursday and (a full day) Friday.

We ended up having 10 total school days in Janurary. Eight if the kiddos were exam exempt. Not good for the yearbook coverage. Still, my kiddos met the yearbook deadline, with the exception of one student who lost his paperwork.  Since he doesn't have the required paperwork, his spread can't be double/triple checked before sending it to the plant. Unfortunately, I distributed originals (not copies) to the students to complete their spreads. Lesson learned there - I'll never distribute originals again.  Also sad - the same kiddo has been bad-mouthing the yb program to other students.  If the staffers aren't excited about the program/book - why should anyone else in the school be excited to buy the book?  Looks like I have some major work to do there.

Enough school talk.

Here are some recent finishes:

Super cute twin baby boy onesies. Baby A is in blue, and Baby B is in green -- the picture is a little dark, but still cute!  I might have run out of ideas with this set - but I think the twins (which were born Jan 16th - a month early, but perfectly healthy!) have gotten a good set of gifts.  =)

Apron/Kitchen Towel set -- this will be listed in my etsy shop, and if it's still around - carted to craft shows.

Days of the Week Bibs for a baby boy -- a college friend is having a baby boy this summer.  These puppy days of the week bibs turned out cute!

More gifts for my college friend.

And a finish off the to-do list (sorta.)

2. Luscious Bow Tote #2 (For Megan)

So, I figured out why I haven't made this pattern yet.  I spent an HOUR trying to get the pattern to copy correctly and could not make it work.  So instead of the Luscious Bow Tote - I made a Juliet Purse. Somehow, this fabric was with the other stacks that were listed on the WIP list, but this particular purse wasn't listed. Hmrph. I thought I was gonna get to mark off TWO things from the list! ;)

I ironed the fabric for the other student fundraising award purse - probably going to make this Juliet Purse (it's from Me & My Sister) again -- while I've made them before, it's been a LONG time, but the pattern was nice and easy to follow, and the purse turns out so nice and clean.

It warmed up this weekend, and all the snow had melted away by this afternoon. But, around 7 tonight it started snowing again, and there's a full inch on the ground - on top of a layer of ice from the rain this afternoon.  Hopefully the road crew can clean up enough for me to see my kids tomorrow. I want to make my staff a happy bunch again.

More Snow, more migraines, and more finishes!

Well,

We haven't been to school this week - but tomorrow looks hopeful as a half day! I really miss my kids. We have business as well as learning to take care of!

A little bit of cleaning, a little bit of organizing, and cuddling under quilts and blankets to stay warm.

I'm on the tail end of another migraine - this one was thankfully only two days - but geez! It's hard to be productive when you can't see straight!

I have finished a couple of things:

A purse (The Pattern is called Raspberry Ripple) from the leftover curtain fabric. The bf's sister was commenting how much she loved this fabric so I thought, "hey, why not!" She saw the picture and is pretty excited. 

A swim towel for a friend. 

Scarves for a friend. 

I also started on an apron/towel set for my etsy shop and the first of two purses that are rewards for student fundraising. 

Not bad, but my head still isn't quite 100% so I'm off to rest now. :)

More Snow!!

Wow - it really came down today. They were calling for 2-4 inches, but we got more than 6" at least.

I braved the roads and went to a scrapbook crop today. I haven't scrap-booked in at least 7 years, and I'm trying to decide if this is a hobby I want to get back into or if I want to give it up to focus on sewing and quilting. 

I finished three spreads today:

I came home and cut out the pieces for a purse, but I'm too tired to sew so I think I'm done for the night. 

Not a bad Saturday. :)

Gonna cuddle up with the puppy and watch the Kings/Ducks Stadium Series game.  Stay Warm Everyone!