Location of fabric

1. LR -- print woven (green tub), solid woven (blue tub), solid woven (green footlocker), recycled flannel and terry (tan tub)
2. under bed in spare room -- baby, wool/flannel, seersucker, recycled denim
3. under crib -- print knit, solid woven
4. under bunk beds -- solid knit, woven floral/coordinates, stripes/plaids/checks, corduroy
5. FROG --

On the mend

Cute pun. I've been on a mending kick tonight. I fixed an old canvas bag, the pocket in a pair of J's shorts, and one leg of cut-off-into-shorts also for J. And last night I finished another pad which adds 1/4 yd to my yardage out tally.

I had a class at PPQ. We made a zippered pouch. It is so cool. I want to make more.

Off to mend some more.

Contest

I entered a contest on Pattern Review yesterday. It's a fabric stash contest to see who can sew up the most fabric from her stash in 2 months. It starts 6/1 and ends 7/31. I can gather fabric and patterns but no sewing or cutting until then. That will be a good time to work on my WIP pile. I also want to complete one review before the start date to practice.

Today I put a lot of stuff in boxes in the sleeping room. EJLH now have a box for socks and undies. Many of the toys are now in stackable matching boxes that fit under the new beds that Crunchy Geek got finished yesterday. The space is very cramped, but it looks so much better. This evening I got more boxes. One for my mat/nursing clothes and one for more attic clothes. And a few more for some sewing things. I may use those black bins that go in a 5-gallon bucket for my sewing gear.

Library day

Today we went to the library. It was a fun but also a chore. I'd like to make it a weekly or bi-weekly. The kids have been so good for 2 days now. Maybe tomorrow will be a good day, too. We are going to Jennie's graduation drop-in at church. Tonight was H's K4 musical presentation. What a hoot! K3, K4, and K5 kids all singing. Some were scared, some were nervous, some were hyper, but all were cute.

Here is a list of the books currently out on my card due 6/6:

(vid) Between the lions, but, mama, but... (5/23)
Amazing crochet lace : new fashions inspired by old-fashioned lace (6/4)
Herbal homekeeping (6/4)
The impatient embroiderer (6/4)
Baby signs for bedtime
Curious George visits the library
The Hindenburg
I can't talk yet, but when I do--
Ice-cream Larry
My garden = Mi jardin
A pig is moving in!
Queenie Farmer
Space launch disaster : when liftoff goes wrong
You can't buy a dinosaur with a dime : problem solving in dollars and cents
You're broke because you want to be : how to stop getting by and start getting ahead
Too many time machines : or, the incredible story of how I went back in time, met Babe Ruth, and discovered the secret of home run hitting

Sewing Thursday

Whoohoo! I added a picture!!

It's totally irrelevant, but adorable. I was 11 days old and cute as could be.


Last Thurs. night I finished one place mat purse and almost finished another. I used ribbon from the stash for both. The second one needs a bit more work to finish it. I also have ribbon to make one more. This one will be a purse for me. Beth worked on her pads and I finished the edges of one that was in my bucket. All it needs is a snap.

Tonight is an AWANA event for the leaders so I sewed with Beth last night. She will be there tonight, too. I worked on the baby blanket that I am sewing/crocheting for Mrs. Peterson. Maybe I will get a burp cloth done. It's tedious but going faster than expected.

Not half bad

The Geek family went to Chuck-E-Cheese for L's birthday today. It was a lot more fun than we (the parents) expected. A blast was had by all. O was the funniest! She loved getting the little paper tickets that she traded for candy. L liked her apron and E wanted one, too.

I took kids EJLOI to the health food store while H was at PE. It is emptying the shelves to re-stock for an upgrade. We spent $80 and saved $121. Awesome! I'm going back tomorrow to see if anything is left. I sure hope they don't remodel themselves out of my business. I like that they are close so we can get odd or organic products without the drive to Mt. Pleasant.

I'm looking for school books. ABeka, ToG, things to round out the things I already have.

The last birthday gift

I finished L's apron except for the snap because I need her to try it on first. It is very, very cute though, and used 1 1/4 yds of fabric. While I was at Beth's I started to make a pattern for doll panties. I still haven't figured it out.

Beth told me all about the beef they got. It's a great deal. Maybe Crunchy Geek and I can do that. We'd get bones and everything. Our grains arrived too. Time to get baking and eating better. I did fix a good lunch Friday. It was a chicken and rice dish from "Make a Mix." I also made cream 0f whatever mix to have in the freezer.