Hi Class,
I never thought I would be in a class that I could use an already created Blogger account for any type of grade in a class...wooh!
Below see the attached powerpoint....hope you all enjoy. This blog is all about my love hate, on again (mostly) off again affair with sewing.
With a 2.5 year old, full time job, part time masters program, I hardly set the time aside to sew. But alas enjoy if you all aren't busy reading for next week's assignment.
Also, a little fun tidbit. I had the pleasure of attending the AHA International Stroke Conference in LA this week. It was highly attended (around 5000 guests) from all over the world, and while the focus was not at all NI, you better believe NI was a huge indirect focus. There were so many technology booths, workflow enhancing consulting companies, booths about research. Also almost every speaker at some point mentioned EHR and the benefits or pitfalls of it.
Hope you enjoy the slides....
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?page=view&resid=AC9358F1B01DCAB0!143&authkey=!AA9VPhjfcyUfDuc
Cait
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
I clearly am the worst blogger...
Hey there friends.
So new house new sewing cave, for those keeping count this is sewing cave 4.0. (Stafford, Quantico, Fairview, Ridgefield) I know this won't be the last one but it's finally pretty fully functional (just need to clean out the closet) and hang some curtains & blinds.
Here's a little peak. I'm hoping it will double as a play room, maybe I can sew more when my lovely daughter is playing.
Inspired by a huge fall clean up I decided to make a really quick potholder. I also wanted to check out my embroider and make sure I still knew what I was doing. I made a cute Halloween potholder that's definitely not perfect I'm pretty rusty after not sewing for quite some time (almost a year!...gasp). 
I did not center it! Whops. That will drive me crazy, but not to bad for a first project with no pattern after almost a year. I have to say I'm still pretty impressed with the embroidery function on my machine. I just need to figure out how to upload more designs. It's a lot of fun even just with the preloaded designs.
Hopefully having a neat and organized area will help me better get back into the sewing groove. I really do miss it a lot and I feel like I stopped right when I was turning the corner from beginer to Novice. I would like to make a dress from this Craftsy class I enrolled in, and I would really love to become proficient only serger. Maybe for Christmas I should ask for more lessons (and babysitting) once a week to advance my skills a bit.
Anyway, clearly I'm the worst blogger since I haven't been on here since January. Let's hope I get better at this , since I know you miss me ;)
Oh and here's the hair bow I made.
Maybe now with a more normal schedule for a while I can start doing more projects....we will see!
Have a great week :)
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Its been a few months...Lots of changes and 1 awesome addition!
Hello there world. Long time no blog....
Its been way to long, and clearly I'm terrible at regularly updating. But in my own defense I was kinda busy creating a life and then wrapped up by the most awesome little girl anyone could ever ask for, a little one named Ciara (pronounced keeerah) who brings joy and smiles to me everyday! I am also back to work, we moved from VA back to NJ and bought and remodeled a house....so I'm giving myself a pass on lack of updating.
So I jumped in a bought a serger, I still have no idea how to use it....anyone one....Bueller.....I'd love to go for a hands on class on this, or I'd take a home lesson if anyone knows how to use it...I feel like it has the potential to be my best friend (since I LOATHE hemming). I also upgraded to a brandy new brother machine, that has embroidery. I'm hooked on embroidery...I now have a goal to get a separate machine for it, anyone want to give me their's!
What else...I have a new sewing room I have to set up, and since this is going to be our home for quite awhile I have some anxiety about setting it up wrong. I originally thought I was going to have no space for anything, but it turns out I do have a pretty good amount of space to organize my stash and supplies....so hopefully these next two weeks I can set it up enough to actually get some sewing done, I do miss it quite a bit! I feel, also, I can branch out and start making some items in bulk, I have gotten particularly good at making burp cloths and bibs....perhaps these will be new additions to my Etsy shop, only time will tell.
I haven't been completely dormant while I was pregnant, post partum, and now where I'm starting to feel like my old self again. I have actually sewed several items. I have learned that I can pretty much tackle anything, and the first try might be totally awful, but eventually I get it! I also enrolled in a few craftsy classes online, and once my room is up and running I hope to finish them all out and gain some much needed skills to expand on my knowledge.
So below are a bunch of completed projects I have done.
Star wars booties, as a baby gift for a friend....Ciara needs a pair desperately! They are actually all cut our for her, just got to sew them up. Very easy to make and just darn adorable if I do say so myself....yes I am a nerd at heart!
Oh Christmas! Made about 60 of these cord keepers for favors for my sister's cookie party. Wound up with the most awesome snapper tool from it...these are also so simple and fast to make!
A gift for our cousin little Michael who was born just a couple weeks before Ciara :)
Close up of the embroidery, the machine is really decent (when operator error doesn't interfere)
A little hidden embroidery on the back....
More owls.....
Close up of the jacket....more owls :)
So my favorite fabric I ever bought, I had just enough for a few bibs and burp clothes, so excited!
Its been way to long, and clearly I'm terrible at regularly updating. But in my own defense I was kinda busy creating a life and then wrapped up by the most awesome little girl anyone could ever ask for, a little one named Ciara (pronounced keeerah) who brings joy and smiles to me everyday! I am also back to work, we moved from VA back to NJ and bought and remodeled a house....so I'm giving myself a pass on lack of updating.
So I jumped in a bought a serger, I still have no idea how to use it....anyone one....Bueller.....I'd love to go for a hands on class on this, or I'd take a home lesson if anyone knows how to use it...I feel like it has the potential to be my best friend (since I LOATHE hemming). I also upgraded to a brandy new brother machine, that has embroidery. I'm hooked on embroidery...I now have a goal to get a separate machine for it, anyone want to give me their's!
What else...I have a new sewing room I have to set up, and since this is going to be our home for quite awhile I have some anxiety about setting it up wrong. I originally thought I was going to have no space for anything, but it turns out I do have a pretty good amount of space to organize my stash and supplies....so hopefully these next two weeks I can set it up enough to actually get some sewing done, I do miss it quite a bit! I feel, also, I can branch out and start making some items in bulk, I have gotten particularly good at making burp cloths and bibs....perhaps these will be new additions to my Etsy shop, only time will tell.
I haven't been completely dormant while I was pregnant, post partum, and now where I'm starting to feel like my old self again. I have actually sewed several items. I have learned that I can pretty much tackle anything, and the first try might be totally awful, but eventually I get it! I also enrolled in a few craftsy classes online, and once my room is up and running I hope to finish them all out and gain some much needed skills to expand on my knowledge.
So below are a bunch of completed projects I have done.
Star wars booties, as a baby gift for a friend....Ciara needs a pair desperately! They are actually all cut our for her, just got to sew them up. Very easy to make and just darn adorable if I do say so myself....yes I am a nerd at heart!
Skinny Bones trick-or-treat bag. Modified a pattern of by far the easiest bag ever to make...ever. Made it for my little cousin Frederick for his first Halloween candy stash!
Another gift for little Frederick! A little embroidered first birthday t-shirt, quite impressed with the stock selections on my little embroiderer.
Oh Bibs! These are actually my favorite bibs, even all the store bought ones I have, they are just so much more durable and absorbent! These I made still pregnant the week after we finally decided on a name :) I embroidered it on a bunch so we couldn't change our mind!
A gift for our cousin little Michael who was born just a couple weeks before Ciara :)
Happy cupcakes matching set
A little newborn/baby fleece...comes in handy when its a little bit chilly! And super cute :)
Owls matching set (of course...)
Sweet little birds, trying out different shaped burp clothes
Nothing better and a nesting doll! Well my giant pregnant belly in the right corner!
Another little fleece :)
Such an easy project, hangs over the bed perfect for my kindle, ipad and magazines instead of cluttering up my end table.
Some tissue box liners!
Another cord keeper....in use!
My machine at work.....
Even though I said I haven't done much sewing, I actually have done a lot! Just not as much since we moved into the new house and all my things are still half unpacked. I can't wait to get back to the table, and maybe start adding things to my Etsy store! Hope you all enjoyed my months of sewing in a nutshell on here....Happy Tuesday! Be safe in the snow!
Caitie.B.Good
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Day of the dead....again!!
Well I got a new sewing machine! It's got an embroidery function too, I am quite excited. It's the Brother SE 400 and it's awesome! I actually embroidered something within 30mins, and it came out really nice for such an inexpensive machine. I am still working out how to place the picture where you want it in the hoop (if other than the center) and I haven't tried hooking it up to my computer to download an infinite number of designs to embroider, for now I will stick to what's pre-loaded until I get better at embroidery.
But...it's also an amazing sewing machine. It's super quiet and sews through fabric like butter! The decorative stitches are adorable too, and they come out neater than my other brother machine. I sewed up a bag in the actual recommended time it said in the pattern, 2.5 hours, and it actually would have went much faster but I was having a difficult time cutting out my fabric and turning my straps. The sewing part took almost no time at all.
My next challenge to test this lovely machine out is a zipper pencil case. Then if all goes well (and my serger comes sooner than later) I will be making knit pants and a shirt from an craftsy class.
On another fun note I finally taught myself how to single crotchet! Now maybe I can actually make crochet projects! It's not as difficult as I thought, I don't know why I kept failing so miserably every other time I tried to crochet haha!
Anyway enjoy the photos. I made the reversible flat bottom tote from "Stitch by Stitch" it was really easy to make and the directions were really good, unless I'm just becoming a better seamstress and need less directions. I embellished the finishing top stitch around the top edge with a really cute starburst stitch, it came out so cute!! We will see how the Zipper pouch turns out, that pattern is from another book. I also am going to make a fun little over the car seat trash bag thing from "one yard wonders" - best sewing project book I own. I just haven't decided what fabric to use. I feel like oil cloth or vinyl would be the most appropriate for something like that? I haven't found any nice patterned oil cloth for my shower curtain project, I may have to break down and go to JoAnn's for some. Or maybe when I am back in VA I will go to the other fabric stores and see what kind of selection they have.
Happy hump day!
Cait
But...it's also an amazing sewing machine. It's super quiet and sews through fabric like butter! The decorative stitches are adorable too, and they come out neater than my other brother machine. I sewed up a bag in the actual recommended time it said in the pattern, 2.5 hours, and it actually would have went much faster but I was having a difficult time cutting out my fabric and turning my straps. The sewing part took almost no time at all.
My next challenge to test this lovely machine out is a zipper pencil case. Then if all goes well (and my serger comes sooner than later) I will be making knit pants and a shirt from an craftsy class.
On another fun note I finally taught myself how to single crotchet! Now maybe I can actually make crochet projects! It's not as difficult as I thought, I don't know why I kept failing so miserably every other time I tried to crochet haha!
Anyway enjoy the photos. I made the reversible flat bottom tote from "Stitch by Stitch" it was really easy to make and the directions were really good, unless I'm just becoming a better seamstress and need less directions. I embellished the finishing top stitch around the top edge with a really cute starburst stitch, it came out so cute!! We will see how the Zipper pouch turns out, that pattern is from another book. I also am going to make a fun little over the car seat trash bag thing from "one yard wonders" - best sewing project book I own. I just haven't decided what fabric to use. I feel like oil cloth or vinyl would be the most appropriate for something like that? I haven't found any nice patterned oil cloth for my shower curtain project, I may have to break down and go to JoAnn's for some. Or maybe when I am back in VA I will go to the other fabric stores and see what kind of selection they have.
Happy hump day!
Cait
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Etsy!
Well, I finally put all the wine bags I had left up for sale on etsy. It has literally been on my to do list for months. Honestly its also why I feel like I halted every other project...even the ones I have zero intention on selling. I know I had other priorities in life (for instance in the past 3 months, I have partially moved back home to NJ, been searching - and been disappointed by buying a house, left a great job which I miss so much, interviewed got hired and started 2 new jobs, and all the while my husband has stayed back in VA to finish out his contract, its been hectic). I have had reasons to not be sewing or posting or putting things on etsy, but I'm hard on myself and I feel like I should have been able to prioritize better.
Anyway! The shop is up and running - woot!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CaitieBGood
I have decided on a few projects to do, and my sister has taken it upon herself to buy me a pattern for her Longanberger basket that I am supposedly making a lining for every holiday. I won't lie I am excited about that, but don't tell her, she is really really good at finding projects for me to make! One of the other projects I have decided is a shower curtain, I'm sure this is really easy, but I really need to find the perfect fabric. One of my other tasks is finding a new sewing machine. I really want an expensive one, but I am completely overwhelmed by all the research. I have yet to decide on what to get, maybe I will just get a new iron instead. I am debating about getting one that embroiders too, I am so torn. I was thinking that if I completed a sew a long I would reward myself at the end with a new machine....so I have been on the hunt for one that is feasible.
Alright so there is a little update....go ahead and shop at my store!! Happy Easter everyone!
Cait
Anyway! The shop is up and running - woot!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CaitieBGood
I have decided on a few projects to do, and my sister has taken it upon herself to buy me a pattern for her Longanberger basket that I am supposedly making a lining for every holiday. I won't lie I am excited about that, but don't tell her, she is really really good at finding projects for me to make! One of the other projects I have decided is a shower curtain, I'm sure this is really easy, but I really need to find the perfect fabric. One of my other tasks is finding a new sewing machine. I really want an expensive one, but I am completely overwhelmed by all the research. I have yet to decide on what to get, maybe I will just get a new iron instead. I am debating about getting one that embroiders too, I am so torn. I was thinking that if I completed a sew a long I would reward myself at the end with a new machine....so I have been on the hunt for one that is feasible.
Alright so there is a little update....go ahead and shop at my store!! Happy Easter everyone!
Cait
Monday, September 10, 2012
When the Sewing Gets Tough.....
Well world.....I have completely halted in my sewing. I have literally done everything else but sew for the past two weeks. Oh mojo where have you gone? I guess everyone gets into funks like these....I have read it many times on the blog-o-spheres. Also there is a lot going on right now in my non sewing world that I feel really guilty just locking myself in my little cave and ignoring the world. Crunch time is upon me though and I have only a few more weeks till the craft fair and my loot is not what I would like it to be....I actually think I'm nervous about this. Poor Billy, he has tried my last couple days off to get me in there to sew, because he doesn't want me to freak out and not have anything to bring to the craft fair. He's a good man, he got annoyed at me yesterday though because I got up when I set my alarm, and then just decided to read all day....whoops. It was an incredibly relaxing day though.
I think my mojo has gone because I'm nervous. Normally I could care less about what people think, I have always had the curse/blessing of beating to my own little drum and very rarely caring if that rhythm marched along with anyone else's. Now though I'm starting to feel like my gypsy wares will be inadequate and not as beautiful as others. I guess I never wanted anyone to buy anything of mine before, so now I guess others opinions matter? My normal behavior would be to just be happy about what I made and be proud of it, and if people didn't like it, screw them....but I don't think that would go over well with costumers.....ha ha or my sister wouldn't be happy with me telling people to shove it and scaring patrons and buyers away. This whole selling thing is an adjustment, I dislike criticism because I feel like sometimes what people want from you, there's no earthly way you can achieve it, and if I'm happy what should it matter what others think....this is uncomfortable terrain for me, needing people to like my stuff so I can in fact turn a profit.
Anyway, something funny happened. I made this library print skirt, of the easy peasy skirt pattern variety, I have mentioned it before. Well I got this fabric from spoonflower and its super comfy and durable, I have worn that skirt so many times, just because it washes so well. I was walking around shopping at the MCX (Marine Corps Exchange....for anyone who doesn't know its like a big department store here on the Marine Corps base we live on, I'm addicted to it, if you do your research you can get some great things for way cheap) in my library skirt, minding my own business and I caught someone staring at me...and I'm from northern NJ, I immediately went on the defensive, walking the other direction. Unfortunately this same girl was blocking my path back out of that section and I had to back track right past her, I attempted to ignore her by looking at a rack of clearly not my style short shorts, my ruse did not work. She stopped me, very politely, and apologized for staring for so long, and that it seemed like she was staring at my butt, but she wasn't....she was only staring because she wanted to tell me how lovely my skirt was! She wanted to know where she could buy one, called over her friend to look, they gushed.....color me flattered! And I felt ridiculously silly for how NJ I acted. I keep forgetting people are friendly down here (especially on base)...not everyone is out to steal your wallet. I spoke to her for a little while she wanted to know about the fabric because of how different it was and complimented me on how I didn't mind wearing bold colors, saying she wasn't that brave. The skirt is bright bold colors and I paired it with an orange tank and matching blue 3/4 length sleeve cardigan, it looked pretty cute, if you don't mind wearing loud colors. I told her about spoonflower and how this skirt was super easy to make if she knew how to sew, which she did! It made my week. It definitely amped me up for my Oct-Oct Garment Challenge (side note I need to think of a better name for that challenge...any ideas?) I have put on myself. I guess that's slightly self indulgent reason to be happy about a garment challenge, prospective compliments, but what a kick ass feeling to have someone really like what you made! Clearly I don't go out fishing for compliments, I don't deal so well with people staring at me, but I guess if I start making and wearing my own clothes I will have to adjust.
Finally here is a picture of the skirt:
I had another run in, with a person following me in JoAnn's. I was waiting on line to get my Pets Alive fabric cut for the fundraiser Gertie is doing, I have so far made 9 bandannas, I have cut out about 6 more to do the Adopt Me ones on, and then I'll be shipping them off...but I may keep one for Libby and Iceman...they came out super cute.
Here is Iceman reluctantly posing with one on, I clearly interrupted something because he has about 6 different toys on the bed right now:
Anyway, I am standing looking up differences between "stretch thread" and "nylon thread" so I could figure out which I needed for a knit project I have ready, I was looking it up on my iPad while I was waiting to have my number called, I always use my iPad at JoAnn's because I keep my list and coupons on it. You know when you can just sense people staring a hole through you, I was tapping through pages and couldn't take that feeling any more so I casually turned to look around and there was this tiny little woman staring at my iPad. Then she came up after we locked eyes and tapped me on the shoulder, a complete personal space violation and I was not happy. Again, its the deep routed northern NJ in me I was ready to make some snide remark, as my mouth was opening to say something not nice her husband jumped in and apologized. It was so bizarre, so I let her speak. She actually really liked my iPad Speck case that I had. Its from the interwebs and I did tons of research on it because I have hated every case I got for my iPad except this one. I loved it so much I got the same case for my Kindle. I told her this, she wanted to touch the case and wanted the website I got it from, and basically I got the witness stand interrogation about this case. Her husband kept apologizing, I eventually found the whole thing so funny. I indulged her since I actually did do quite a bit of research before buying I had known all the cases she mentioned that she bought and didn't like. She thanked me and as she was walking away I heard her telling her husband that they needed to get on a computer to get one, and how "see she has a Kindle and an iPad, its not crazy". Props to that man for being in JoAnn's in the middle of the afternoon, and then putting up with his seriously quirky wife, he wins the husband gold star award for that. After they left the lady waiting in front of me for fabric cutting, who was on her lunch break and just needed a yard of fabric so I let her go in front of me, commented on how odd that was that the woman came up to me. And I felt like saying well you told me just a few minutes ago about how you come here at lunch and all about the quilts you are making, even though I didn't ask. I have decided I am not going to JoAnn's alone anymore, but I don't think that will last very long...Halloween is coming and I don't think I can keep myself out, so I will have to suck it up and be nice.
Lastly I FINALLY purchased this fabric because my best friend liked it just as much as I did and wanted a little zipper up pencil case for her to use at work...I of course obliged because I have been dying to have an excuse to buy it...thanks Dawn! I can't wait for it to come in....I think I may make a skirt out of it too, because you know I didn't just buy the fat quarter I needed to make the zip pouch...how could I resist?!
Alright perhaps today I can make a couple things...I have to run some errands before work and then hopefully have a decent Monday night in the ER....although Mondays are always crazy, which really I don't mind, one day I will collect up all the stories I hear and make a book. As long as I can look back and laugh at it, I know I'm doing the job I love. After tonight I have a 3 day sew a thon planned. I plan to get everything I need to get done for the craft-fair done now so that I'm not scrambling to get it ready the night before. In 10 days we start a two week vacation and I'm super excited about going! Part of the trip is just back home to hang out with family and friends....the other half is to Disney for the Food and Wine Festival and Not So Scary...this is my absolute favorite time of year to go to Disney, seriously. I am excited!
Hope you all have a good Monday....Lets hope my mojo comes back for the next 3 days and I kill all the projects i have very neatly lined up to begin.
PS: Have you seen the new sewing cave in its completeness....I love it more than the basement I had. Looky loo:
I think my mojo has gone because I'm nervous. Normally I could care less about what people think, I have always had the curse/blessing of beating to my own little drum and very rarely caring if that rhythm marched along with anyone else's. Now though I'm starting to feel like my gypsy wares will be inadequate and not as beautiful as others. I guess I never wanted anyone to buy anything of mine before, so now I guess others opinions matter? My normal behavior would be to just be happy about what I made and be proud of it, and if people didn't like it, screw them....but I don't think that would go over well with costumers.....ha ha or my sister wouldn't be happy with me telling people to shove it and scaring patrons and buyers away. This whole selling thing is an adjustment, I dislike criticism because I feel like sometimes what people want from you, there's no earthly way you can achieve it, and if I'm happy what should it matter what others think....this is uncomfortable terrain for me, needing people to like my stuff so I can in fact turn a profit.
Anyway, something funny happened. I made this library print skirt, of the easy peasy skirt pattern variety, I have mentioned it before. Well I got this fabric from spoonflower and its super comfy and durable, I have worn that skirt so many times, just because it washes so well. I was walking around shopping at the MCX (Marine Corps Exchange....for anyone who doesn't know its like a big department store here on the Marine Corps base we live on, I'm addicted to it, if you do your research you can get some great things for way cheap) in my library skirt, minding my own business and I caught someone staring at me...and I'm from northern NJ, I immediately went on the defensive, walking the other direction. Unfortunately this same girl was blocking my path back out of that section and I had to back track right past her, I attempted to ignore her by looking at a rack of clearly not my style short shorts, my ruse did not work. She stopped me, very politely, and apologized for staring for so long, and that it seemed like she was staring at my butt, but she wasn't....she was only staring because she wanted to tell me how lovely my skirt was! She wanted to know where she could buy one, called over her friend to look, they gushed.....color me flattered! And I felt ridiculously silly for how NJ I acted. I keep forgetting people are friendly down here (especially on base)...not everyone is out to steal your wallet. I spoke to her for a little while she wanted to know about the fabric because of how different it was and complimented me on how I didn't mind wearing bold colors, saying she wasn't that brave. The skirt is bright bold colors and I paired it with an orange tank and matching blue 3/4 length sleeve cardigan, it looked pretty cute, if you don't mind wearing loud colors. I told her about spoonflower and how this skirt was super easy to make if she knew how to sew, which she did! It made my week. It definitely amped me up for my Oct-Oct Garment Challenge (side note I need to think of a better name for that challenge...any ideas?) I have put on myself. I guess that's slightly self indulgent reason to be happy about a garment challenge, prospective compliments, but what a kick ass feeling to have someone really like what you made! Clearly I don't go out fishing for compliments, I don't deal so well with people staring at me, but I guess if I start making and wearing my own clothes I will have to adjust.
I had another run in, with a person following me in JoAnn's. I was waiting on line to get my Pets Alive fabric cut for the fundraiser Gertie is doing, I have so far made 9 bandannas, I have cut out about 6 more to do the Adopt Me ones on, and then I'll be shipping them off...but I may keep one for Libby and Iceman...they came out super cute.
Here is Iceman reluctantly posing with one on, I clearly interrupted something because he has about 6 different toys on the bed right now:
Anyway, I am standing looking up differences between "stretch thread" and "nylon thread" so I could figure out which I needed for a knit project I have ready, I was looking it up on my iPad while I was waiting to have my number called, I always use my iPad at JoAnn's because I keep my list and coupons on it. You know when you can just sense people staring a hole through you, I was tapping through pages and couldn't take that feeling any more so I casually turned to look around and there was this tiny little woman staring at my iPad. Then she came up after we locked eyes and tapped me on the shoulder, a complete personal space violation and I was not happy. Again, its the deep routed northern NJ in me I was ready to make some snide remark, as my mouth was opening to say something not nice her husband jumped in and apologized. It was so bizarre, so I let her speak. She actually really liked my iPad Speck case that I had. Its from the interwebs and I did tons of research on it because I have hated every case I got for my iPad except this one. I loved it so much I got the same case for my Kindle. I told her this, she wanted to touch the case and wanted the website I got it from, and basically I got the witness stand interrogation about this case. Her husband kept apologizing, I eventually found the whole thing so funny. I indulged her since I actually did do quite a bit of research before buying I had known all the cases she mentioned that she bought and didn't like. She thanked me and as she was walking away I heard her telling her husband that they needed to get on a computer to get one, and how "see she has a Kindle and an iPad, its not crazy". Props to that man for being in JoAnn's in the middle of the afternoon, and then putting up with his seriously quirky wife, he wins the husband gold star award for that. After they left the lady waiting in front of me for fabric cutting, who was on her lunch break and just needed a yard of fabric so I let her go in front of me, commented on how odd that was that the woman came up to me. And I felt like saying well you told me just a few minutes ago about how you come here at lunch and all about the quilts you are making, even though I didn't ask. I have decided I am not going to JoAnn's alone anymore, but I don't think that will last very long...Halloween is coming and I don't think I can keep myself out, so I will have to suck it up and be nice.
Lastly I FINALLY purchased this fabric because my best friend liked it just as much as I did and wanted a little zipper up pencil case for her to use at work...I of course obliged because I have been dying to have an excuse to buy it...thanks Dawn! I can't wait for it to come in....I think I may make a skirt out of it too, because you know I didn't just buy the fat quarter I needed to make the zip pouch...how could I resist?!
Alright perhaps today I can make a couple things...I have to run some errands before work and then hopefully have a decent Monday night in the ER....although Mondays are always crazy, which really I don't mind, one day I will collect up all the stories I hear and make a book. As long as I can look back and laugh at it, I know I'm doing the job I love. After tonight I have a 3 day sew a thon planned. I plan to get everything I need to get done for the craft-fair done now so that I'm not scrambling to get it ready the night before. In 10 days we start a two week vacation and I'm super excited about going! Part of the trip is just back home to hang out with family and friends....the other half is to Disney for the Food and Wine Festival and Not So Scary...this is my absolute favorite time of year to go to Disney, seriously. I am excited!
Hope you all have a good Monday....Lets hope my mojo comes back for the next 3 days and I kill all the projects i have very neatly lined up to begin.
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| Where the magic happens...lol! Notice my Owl Cork board....thanks mom :) And I switched it up and turned the peg board length wise, its working out better this direction. |
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| My table from amazon....It collapses down to night stand size so it's perfect when there are guests. Now its up halfway holding all my projects to complete and a cutting board. Also my Tardis fabric swatches that I got on spoonflower so I know what each fabric feels like....and as I try to think of what I could possibly use Tardis fabric for....I'm thinking a skirt for comic con next year..... |
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| the view from the door, it's much smaller than the basement but much more functional, and not nearly as many temperature swings. |
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| That's Bula, with my dress on her that I made last Christmas, that I LOVE. The red sticking out the bottom is the hem that fell out :( I have to fix that up so I can wear it again this winter. That's my new ironing board and iron (not 100% happy with it, so I will continue to research a much better sewing iron) and my newly acquired ham roll, or whatever its called....and my bookcase filled with notions and patterns. In the corner is my little vintage sewing box I painted my favorite color teal and houses some of the non-essential for daily sewing things I don't use that much. |
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| And the best sign ever! :) |
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