Finished sewing

I sewed a little pouch for my noisemaker. It's adorable, but a kind of tight fit. It went together so fast. I used an ancient zipper in it and some old thread, too. Yay! Using up all my stash! 3/8 of a yard isn't much, but I also get a kick of using the old notions.

I've got to trace and cut out E's birthday dress.

Shrinky dinkin'

Those shrinky dinks rock! We had a ball trying to make name tags for the puppeteers. I see more uses now.

The kids have been catching up on their math so it was kind of a fun way to take a break.

Birthday dress #2 done

Yay! I cut it out one day and sewed it another. Simplicity 9846 view D without pockets. It took 2.125 yards of fabric that was all stash. It should have been made a bigger size, but it works anyway. H likes it. Now I need to get going on E's and L's. They are both very excited to get their dresses.

Sewing and exercise

This is the best explanation for how to do a hand-sewn blind hem.

I've gotten the dress for H picked out and the fabric is washing. whoohoo! We're using stash instead of going out! I might need buttons (probably not) and interfacing, but that's OK.

Charlie and I went to the gym today during gymnastics. It was just a little workout, but at least we went.

lat pull-down n/a
seated leg press 128 x 10
row 50 x 10 x2
hip abductor n/a
hip adductor n/a
lateral raise 30 x 10, 5
seated leg curl 50 x 10
ankle raise n/a
chest press n/a
ab crunch n/a
treadmill n/a

Current projects

Now I'm working on altering the tan t-shirt to make it fit for Charlie's skit at church. I'd like to make it work. It's something else that I'd like to learn - adjusting clothes.

I went to the Y Thursday and Friday. I want to go again on Monday.

On Friday, I did light exercises. Mostly the arm ones so I could say I was there. Friday I did 35 minutes on the treadmill. I used the "random" setting with a speed of 1.6-2.2 for 1.25 miles. Not too much but it's a start.

Decision to make

This is the list of patterns that H likes for her dresses. Now we need to narrow it down.

Butterick 4860
McCall's 2950
McCall's 4758
New Look 6577
Simplicity 3902
Simplicity 4337
Simplicity 9384
Simplicity 9846
Twirly Skirt

Updates

Thursday I started going through my yarn stash (winding and sorting it) at Beth's house. As much work as the fabric stash. Oh well, as long as it gets used.

Today I made some fabric-covered cork boards. I like having the daily school assignments in one place for the kids, me, and Charlie to see. It was ugly just having them tacked up on the wall. I got some square cork board panels at Staples and dressed them up with some striped fabric I've had for ages. Only 1/4 yd used, but it's something. The fabric was just stapled to the panels then hung in the hallway. Using fabric on a no-sew project is as good as anything.

I am trying to just use the fabric I have. I want stop worrying about whether or not it is the right fabric or if I might need the fabric for something else later.

Columbia

We are packing to go to Columbia tomorrow for Bible quiz. I really want the kids to do well. L is so nervous. E and J are sick-ish. Fun stuff.

I'm planning Joann's and seeing the Bauschatz family. I've got some scraps and the yo-yo makers in the bag for the travel time. I will probably throw in my forever project, too.

Shopping list:
1. firm fusible interfacing
2. bathing suit fabric
3. wish list patterns
4. bias tape maker
5. rotary cutting blades

Today...

...is my birthday. 39th! yuck. We had fun, though, even though I wasn't in a good mood for most of it. The kids got a few minutes on the church playground. I got some nice gifts. We went to dinner at O'Charley's.

No sewing today, maybe tomorrow at Beth's. I want to get O's blanket done.

Finished

I made McCall's 4006 for O's birthday dress. It's with the pretty floral fabric that she picked out at PPQ. I used my bias tape maker to make self-fabric bias tape. That was a lot of fun. Quite a learning curve. It would have helped had I kept the paper telling me what width to cut the fabric. I finally figured it out as well as how to cut bias strips.
Today I got 4 FQ's. Plus 1 free for O from them for her birthday. I still have to finish her blanket. Then I'm not sure what project will be next. Probably finishing up Christina's diapers. I serged a lot of diapers for her the other night at Beth's. It was fun and kind of mindless.

Speaking of birthdays......Charlie got me a really cool mp3 player for mine. Very cool. And he did it all by himself. Even cooler.

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.