It’s been a day

A good one! But not without its little wrinkles. I spent a good part of the afternoon sewing, which was awesome! But now I have a monster crick in my neck from being hunched over the machine so long. Then I was so excited to show you all the things (yes, plural!) I finished, when I realized I made a …

Craft Hoarders

I have an idea for a reality show. TLC, call me. I’m on phase–I don’t know–a billion of cleaning out and organizing my craft room. I have a ton of stuff that I use regularly. But I also have a ton of stuff that hasn’t been touched in ages. I thought I’d taken care of most of it when we …

Baby Food. OMG, You Guuuuuuuuuuuys!

My tiny little baby is sitting on her own. And so close to crawling. And eating food. How did this happen? TELL ME! It’s kindof awesome, though. Especially the food thing. In 4 days she went from “WTF is this!?” to “What is taking you so long. I just swallowed one bite and there is not already another bite of …

V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N

On Wednesday afternoon we’re heading east to spend a week and a half with family and friends. My younger brother and Sister-in-law will be in town before they move to Italy, and my younger younger brother will be moving back home from Sacramento, so we’ll get to sece all the grandparents, and all the aunts and uncles on my side. …

Cutting and Pressing

Tonight is sewing class, also known as my favorite night of the month. And! In an unprecedented display of preparedness and organization* I got all of my fabric cut and pressed ahead of time. In fact, not only did I cut and press everything, I also basted all of the fabric pieces to their corresponding interfacing pieces, and then pressed …

My Growing To Do List

My works-in-progress pile is getting a little bit out of control. And my works-to-be-started pile is even worse. I need to write everything down so I don’t forget any of it. In no particular order: I started a quilt, a pillow, and a set of place mats quite a while ago. What I wouldn’t give for a solid day in …