Sunday, May 17, 2009

Blogger Buddy Award...

WOW, another award, thank you Christy @ Designing Creations and Rachelle @ Knitmachinequeen. I enjoy both of your blogs and I thank you for including me as your blogger buddy! I'd like to pass it on to the following blogger:
Debbie @ Stitches & Seams
Joan @ Wannasew
Sherril @ Sherril's Sewing Saga
Linda @ Danvillegirl Sewing Diary
Tanya @ Sew Sassy
Aminat @ SewFit
Gold @ Live & Learn
Andrea @ Knit-Knac
These are just a few of the many wonderful blogger's out there. Enjoy and spread the Love!

Friday, May 15, 2009

A little BEHIND...

Not that behind...LOL! I've gotten a little behind in my sewing, blogging, housework etc, etc. The last few weeks have be full of ups and downs amongst family, friends, work & travel etc. Fortunately it hasn't all been bad. I tell you life happens and you just have to deal with it. So, hopefully this weekend will be the most normal weekend I've had in a few weeks. I hope to get caught up on all of the above. When I don't get to sew or do the things I enjoy most I still read my favorite blogs and that gives me hope and inspiration for a better day. I thank you all for that inspiration when life seem to overwhelm me. That's why I'm so glad to be connected to all of you through blogging. Keep doing what you do! I hope to have something to post soon, I'll be trying to finish my jacket & pants from this post. Until then...



Happy Sewing!

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Attitude of Gratitude Award...



The Rules of Accepting and Sharing this Award

1.Put the logo on your blog or post

2. Nominate a few blogger's that show an attitude of gratitude

3. Link to your nominees within your post

4.Comment on their blogs to let them know they've received this award

5.Share the love and link to this post and the person who nominated you for the award.

Tell us how you've come to have an attitude of gratitude

Thanks to McVal at http://sewnotmyday.blogspot.com/

I have so many things to be grateful for it's hard to know where to start.

I'm grateful to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ & He accepts me just as I am.

I'm grateful for my life & all that I've learned along the way.

I'm grateful for family and friends who are there in good times & bad.

I'm grateful to have enough for myself and plenty to share.

I grateful to have a safe place to lay my head at night.

I'm grateful for my job and pray that anyone who wants to work can find work.

I'm grateful for all the gifted crafters I've met online from blogging.

This list could go on and on so I'll stop here for now...

I would like to share this award with:

Knitmachinequeen @ Smoking Needles

Susan @ Knitter's Delight

Elaray @ Another Creations

Cennetta @ The Mahogany Stylist

Christy @ Designing Creations

Faye @ Faye's Sewing Adventures

There are so many more I could mention, I'm grateful for every sewist and other crafters I've met that have inspired me in so many ways.

Happy Sewing!

Sunday, April 19, 2009

THE TALE OF A TUNIC

I could have given this post several headings such as
A Love - Hate Relationship...
I Coulda,Woulda, Shoulda...
I Can't Believe I Did That!...
What Had Happen Was...
I'm So Over You...
I could probably go on and on but this tunic will not be a pleasure to wear and here's why.
The fabric is linen...I love linen but I hate wearing it,Unless it is constructed in such a way to avoid the awful wrinkling. I gave my lovely tunic a nice crisp press and it looked wonderful...
until I wore it for a little whileActually only a few minutes and it began to look like I slept in it. Well, being in such a hurry to sew it I didn't think through the things I should have done to make it more wearable. I should have used a light knit interfacing on the whole tunic. I also could have done a FBA to make it fit a little better across my boobs. Yeah, always need to do that, how did I not this time. One solace to this whole thing is I didn't actually pick out this fabric and purchase it, it came from an order I placed from FabricMart.com , sometimes they run a special, with a purchase of a certain amount they'll give you a mystery bundle of fabric at no cost. This was in that mystery bundle from a purchase. When I saw it I knew right away what I wanted to make with it..but so much for that.

OK, so I have moved on to this jacket,(short version w/cuffs) I wanted to make pants also but don't have quite enough fabric left, so I'll make a skirt instead. Thankfully it's turning out quite well so far...Thank Goodness! Whew! I don't know what I would do with another wadder so close to the last one. I'll take pictures of the completed outfit soon.

Meanwhile, I did sew with some friends today, just a quick thing we decided to do. A mother and daughter that are learning to sew together. I think that is so great and wanted to help the daughter get her dress done and hopefully wear at least once before it gets too warm, here's her completed dress, the so popular Butterick 5247 I'm so proud of her accomplishment.
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