Finished

I finished the spider. J helped some with it. He likes machines. We'll call it done. That's .75 yards old and new stash.

I also did the little bag for I's birthday. It is very, very cute! L helped a bit. That was fun. Another .75 yards old and new stash.

Pictures:

I did it again

I broke the computer. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Now I get to put all my data on a thumb drive and send the computer away for a little while.

I worked on I's spider and backpack. fun stuff. I'm also looking for a dress for O's birthday.

Busy days

I've been so busy lately! A lot of cleaning has occurred. Many large black trash bags have left the house. That always feels good. Gloria has been visiting. It's been a lot of fun, but very tiring. I hope that she will come again.

I bought material (sigh) at PPQ for a spider and a bag for I's birthday. He will be 1yo on Thursday! Time flies. The fabric has been washed and is waiting for cutting. That's on tonight's list.

Mending

I'm emptying the bucket one drop at a time. I started hemming the cowboy vest with a blanket stitch. I also put waistband and leg elastic in 3 pairs of panties that O can wear. Mom made them, probably for L. This is why I'm so glad I made that list of stuff to "fix" somehow. Some of the things just needed a tiny bit of work. Some need a lot of work. The list, though, helps me see the trees in the forest so I can know which ones need work.

Mending, mending, mending

I hate it. So far I've done the following:

1. L's bookmark from B/S
2. E's apron from B/S
3. tightened elastic waist for O's skirt
4. fixed ripped in H's doll dress
5. put buttonholes/buttons on star vest

More exercise

1/16/09

lat pull-down 90 x 10 x 2
seated leg press n/a
row 50 x 15, 7
hip abductor 55 x 15, 12
hip adductor 55 x 10, 9
lateral raise 30 x 10 x 2
seated leg curl n/a
ankle raise n/a
chest press 40 x 10 x 2
ab crunch 50 x 15 x 2
treadmill 15 min, #3


I also did some work on the wii fit. It's kinda fun. I did 20 minutes last night. I don't think it'll do anything for strength, but the rest is a blast. It keeps track of my weight and goals and everything I do each time I get on it. Even Charlie used it for a bit. fun!

Exercise again

Today I want back to the Y and worked out. I really want to not look like and feel like I do right now. I want to be able to move about freely, not worry about how my clothes fit, and live for a nice long time.

I exercised hard. I realized that I needed to push up the weights. More tomorrow.

lat pull-down 90 x 15, 3
seated leg press 108 x 15, 8
row 50 x 15, 2
hip abductor 55 x 10, 8
hip adductor 55 x 15, 9
lateral raise 35 x 5, 1
seated leg curl 40 x 10, 1
ankle raise 25 x 10, 7
chest press 30 x 15 x 2
treadmill 8 minutes

Posting

I'd like to post regularly, but I can't seem to get it done. I hate to be boring. I'll never be a pro blogger, but I want to be interesting. Today I got more patterns organized. yippee. I'd love for them to just jump in the pattern boxes, poof! I also got buttons sorted and put away. And, H and I sewed doll eyes on her doll from Gram. H thinks Gram forgot the eyes, but The Evil One ripped them off during the party when Mom gave the doll to H. It felt good to do that. I should try more often to sew in honor of my mom.

This and that

Today I made some detergent. I like making it. One less thing to buy. Sorta. I do need to get washing soda and borax. The soap I use is the soap that I made with Beth. It's still cheaper.

I still have a ton of fabric to inventory. Last night I used 1.25 yards to make Leah a baby doll sling. At this rate, I can sew until I die without ever buying more fabric. I did also work on altering the prefold diaper into a fitted diaper for Christina. I like the idea of doing that. I might use some of my prefolds for it.

Busy, busy day

Here's the list for today:

1. shortened elastic in waist of corduroy skirt from thrift store for L. Twice.
2. fixed button on pants for Charlie.
3. tacked down facing on H's new dress.
4. attached purse handle to my bag.
5. attached clasp on skirt from thrift store.

I also got some diapers to mend from Christina.

Yesterday I got J's spider completed. UFO contest, yay! I also got E's blanket done. Stash contest, yay! 2 yards.

More when not so tired.

New year

I already have some sewing done. I made E's fleece blanket. It's 2 layers this time. One is the blue camo (blech), and one is a medium blue textured knit. I sewed a seam about 3" from the edge all the way around. Then I cut 1" strips for fringe all the way around. The 2 layers were supposed to be tied but E thought it looked better just loose. Picture will follow.

4 yards out of the stash, 2 yards qualify for the contest.

From Family '09

Exercise and sewing

12/29/08 #25

lat pull down 70x10 x2
seated leg press 108x15 x2
row 50x10 x2
hip adductor 50x10 x2
hip abductor 50x10 x2

I did not do too much. In a little funk, I guess. I want to workout more in 2009.

I also got some more of the quilt for J cut and some more fabric folded. I need to tally that up. I hope that the no-sew blankets can count for the stash contest.

End of year

I got a lot of sewing done this year. I hope to sew as much or more in 2009.

ELHO Christmas dresses
doll skirt for L
10 puppet bags
McC 5135 rick-rack fabric
ironing board cover
2 blankets for Mrs. Peterson
blue eyelet NL 6710 (PR)
changing pad (PR)
romper for I (PR)
4 shirred fabric dresses (PR)
4 zip pouches for gifts (PR)
doll panties
several cloth pads
zippered pouch at PPQ
recycled skirt purse for O
placemat purse X2
Dick and Jane apron for L
pillowcase at PPQ
wallet for E
Amy Butler Nappy Bag
doll skirt for H
doll dress for H

So far I have 419.795 yards in my stash. There is more that I haven't counted yet. I hope to get that done before the new year.

workout 11/18/08

#24
Seated leg press 128 x 10, 10
Lat pull down 90 x 10, both grips
Lateral raise 30 x 10, 6
Row
Ankle raise
Seated leg curl 40 x 10, 5
Dead lift

5 min. 332 steps level recumbent Xtrainer

Of late

Mon 11/17 I made 40 oz of laundry detergent. It was roughly 6 cups each of washing soda, borax, and grated soap (handmade, of course).

while on vacation I mended/altered a lot of things. Cut off a pair of shorts to make a purse. That's just waiting for a strap. Hemmed a red dress for one of the girls that had been in the pile for quite some time. Darned a pair of tights for Lottie. Patched a hole in my red sweater. Whew! It was a busy time. I also organized a bit of my current sewing pile and folded more yardage.

Today I made a gallon of plain applesauce.

Last night I cut out O's Christmas dress.

Girls' measurements

Olivia
Chest 22"
Waist 21"
Hips 22"
Length 21.5"
Arm length 11"
To waist 8"
Crotch length 5"
Thigh 11"

Holland
Chest 22.5"
Waist 21.5"
Hips 25"
Length 27"
Arm length 13.5"
To waist

Lottie
Chest 26"
Waist 25"
Hips 28"
Length 33"
Arm length 17"
To waist 14"

Emily
Chest 27"
Waist 26"
Hips 29"
Length 35"
Arm length
To waist 13

edited 2/2/09

Apples and sweet potatoes

On our vacation (and the farmer's market upon return) we got 45 pounds of sweet potatoes, 3.5 bu of apples, and some other random fruit. There are many varieties of apples, and one bu was for a friend.

This is what I've done with it all so far.

1 gal of apple pie filling
1 apple coffee cake
1 qt of fried apples
16 C of frozen sweet potatoes to eat later
6 C eaten sweet potatoes
8 C mashed sweet potatoes to share
4.25 gal applesauce (using 1 gal to make apple butter)
numerous apples eaten

edited 11/21/08

Painless Savings

Piggy Piggy was a very heavy pig! We decided to roll the coins for our upcoming trip to NC. It was over $100!! I was floored! This is going to be a new Nov. 1 tradition for us now.

2295 pennies for $22.95
167 nickels for $8.35
280 dimes for $28
180 quarters for $45

Wow! That doesn't even include the state quarters that we took out to add to our collection. I want to see if we can get more every year.

More fabric?

My goodness! I went into the attic looking around and I found more fabric. Looks like Mom's. I may never be done going through her stuff. Speaking of her stuff....tomorrow I will send off the IRS forms. Hopefully that will be the end of it.

I think that when we get a storage unit one of the first things I will move out is those white boxes. That will free up some space to put other things away. Then we can do the garage and barn. I can't wait!!

I did some more pattern organizing tonight. Some got put into envelopes and into the filing drawer. Some got entered onto the spreadsheet. And finally, some got pictures into picassa. Fun times here. It's fun to get organized, but it takes so long.

Exercise and project

We went to the Y on the 27th.

Seated leg press 128 x 10, 128 x 10
Lat pull down 70 X 15, 70 x 8
Lateral raise 30 x 10
Row 50 x 15, 50 x 8
Ankle raise 25 x 15
Seated leg curl 40 x 8
Dead lift 25 x 10

I also ran out of laundry detergent. So I just made some more. Love it! It's so easy and cheap.