Do I hear bells?

Guess who is getting married??????      My baby.

She is Perfect for him!

Aren't they just adorable?  November 21st.

I am pooped.

12 miles this morning. I am pooped. Kids are coming over tonight and we are making chicken green chili enchiladas. I better take a nap!

Run when you can

Walk if you need

Crawl if you must

Just never give up!

Later!

I love BAGS.

A co-worker of mine requested a black denim Market bag with puppies inside. Took me forever to find puppy material that I could stand. Here is the finished bag. I hope Carol likes it!

Lots of puppies inside...

And inside the zippered pocket.... Napping puppies!

Of course, if you are going to make one bag.... why not more?

B/W Burst of Flowers Teardrop Bag

Fleur de Lis Tootsi Roll Bag

and Fall Paisley Teardrop Bag

Now... I must clean house a bit!

Run when you can

Walk when you need

Crawl if you must

Just never give up!

Butterick 5328 Gathered Wrap Front top

Finally a few pics of what I have been sewing. Hubby was available to take pics today.

Here is B5328 gathered front wrap top and McCalls 5590 high waisted pencil skirt. I definitely had to work on the top. The gathers really needed reworking on the front, and the sleeves!--I inserted the first one TWICE! they looked like clown sleeves. Huge poof. I took it out and compared it to a Vogue sleeve that I had success with before and ended up reshaping the sleeve head. Third time in was the charm. They are still gathered, but much less. I really love this shirt. Think I want to do one sleeveless. No buttons! No zippers! Got to love it!

This pencil skirt I have made a few times. Next time I will not make it high waisted. I love this fabric, got it on sale at JoAnns. Not sure what it is called, but I hadto interface it with knit interfacing on all seams. I also added an insert in the back slit so my slip would not show.

Here is the whole ensemble, sans shoes of course. If I look sick and tired.... well, I have been both. (-:

Run when you can

Walk when you need

Crawl if you must

Just never give up

Later!

Anniversary Ride

Last night we decided to take a train ride for our Anniversary. The skies had been dumping rain for hours but as we neared the train stop, the rain stopped, the clouds disappeared and a moonlit sky shone above. We were the first to arrive, so we got our pick of train cars. We chose the open air caboose. As the conductor buckled us in our seats, he wished us a very Happy Anniversary. We waited as a few other hopeless romantics chose their seats, and then our ride began. The train whistle was very quiet and distant sounding from the rear of the train, but as we rounded tight curves, we could see the conductor and he would sound the whistle for us. (and maybe for the pig tailed little girl 3 cars ahead of us). As we neared the concert station, we could hear the band and see the people dancing under the stars. We held hands, it was a very romantic ride. Soon we were zipping past the home economics building which displayed the most beautiful hand made quilts and then past the swine and goat pens. Zoom past the ducks, turkeys and geese. We zigged and we zagged around the specators who jumped out of the trains way at the very last moment. We were amazed at the conductors talent at tight turns around ice cream vendors and slow moving strollers. As we neared the end of our ride, we whizzed past the vendor selling funnel cakes and I knew the remainder of our date would be just as sweet.

How I spent my End of Summer Vacation

(no longer to be referred to as our Anniversary Vacation - that is still to come)

I found a wrap top at Saver's (used clothing store) that I just loved. It was too small, but at only $1., I figured I could use it as a pattern.

My first muslin, I did out of a quilting cotton, came out pretty nice, but gapped at the chest some. This is the second one I have made. I really like it. I folded the neck edge seam over invisible elastic which I pulled every so lightly while stitching (fixed the gapping issue). This is a very see through woven, and loves to fray. I had to finish all inside seams. I did french seams and some other finish which I don't know the term for. You trim one side of the 5/8" seam allow short, fold the other towards it and then over again and then stitch just inside the orginal seam allowance. Makes for a nice enclosed seam. That is how I finished the armhole seams. The sleeves I morphed from a Vogue T shirt pattern. See through quality insists on a cami. I am thinking black or brown would look nice.

KG's (my body double's) tape has relaxed slightly over the years, so she is a tad larger than me (or I have shrank) so this shirt does not fit me this snugly.

Run when you can
Walk when you need
Crawl if you must
Just never give up

Later!

Off to the Market!

Well, if I felt up to it, I could be off to the market with my new Market Bag!

Run when you can

Walk when you need

Crawl if you must

Just never give up

Later!

Sick of Flying?

I am!
4 hours on a plane with some guy coughing on me the whole way. Now I am sick. Been a rough week. Playing catch up at work, then prepping for a week of vacation, a biopsy (benign, thank god) and a head cold trying to take up residence in my chest. Thankfully, my vacation began today.
I refuse to not enjoy my week off. My husband also has the week off. It was suppose to be an anniversary vacation (married 6 years), instead it will be 'tearing off an old roof and laying a new' - HIM, 'cleaning house and reorganizing the sewing room' - ME. Still sounds pretty good, as long as I can shake this darn cold. First thing on the sewing block in a new Market bag. For ME. (-: Have sold all of the others and I am in need of a new big bag. On the 9th my latest Fabric.com purchase is suppose to arrive. More knits for fall tops. Hope I actually have time to do some organizing!!

Run when you can
Walk when you need
Crawl if you must
Just never give up

Later!