We are 33* and dry. Hope it stays dry for my walk. My neighbor and I walk at 8:05. We live by a high school and that's when traffic dies down. Nothing spells SCARY more than walking along a road crowded with laughing, racing, yakking teenaged drivers!
Yesterday I did 3 loads of laundry, put binding on a quilt, added snaps to the shirt I made, removed the darts from that shirt to give it a bit more fullness, futzed around with my sewing room a little more, and then made 10 more crazy blocks. A very full day! This morning I have to make a quick trip out to buy a birthday gift, and then going to the birthday lunch. We were a group of five former co-workers who get together a few times a year to celebrate birthdays and just to catch up with each other. Sadly two of our group passed away in Jan and Feb. So we're only three now. I've been told we're going Italian or Mexican. Either will be great with me! Any extra time I have today will be spent on ughlies or in the sewing room.
JANA - what a generous offer! And I will take you up on it! I am looking for a classic pattern, collar, long sleeves, cuffs, rounded tails (not cut off at hips like I saw some modern patterns). A western yoke is nice, but not crucial. I have size 42, which just barely fits Bill (now that I took out the darts that I'd put in and was so proud of!) So this one will be for Alec who has a slim build.) But the other boys would probably need a 44. They are huskier builds. If you have an extra pattern I could use, I would love it! I promise I would return it all intact. It never occured to me that I wouldn't be able to find one. Or that they are so expensive now! Putting picture here of the shirt I have done
CAROL - where will the quilts go that your teams make?
BECCA - You are lining up projects and don't even have a sewing space yet! A true blue quilter for sure!
TINA - sounds like your weather is purrfect right now! Enjoy! And you must be feeling a lot better if you are out working in the yard. Just don't do any raking!! That's the worst thing for you, for your current injury but also for your chronic sciatica. Rearranging my sewing room is a big deal. It's quite a bit smaller than yours, but has twice as much stuff in it! My center floor space is only about 5' square so there's not a lot of maneuvering room when you're pulling out tables and shelving units to move across the room - and you have to share that maneuvering space with the husband, cat, and dog who have to be in the middle of everything! lol! And I needed the husband do do all the heavy lifting.
LORI - Oh, I would NEVER tell my friend about her cooking. She wouldn't be my friend any longer, and after this winter, we can't afford to lose another friend! She has been cooking for her family for 48 years and maybe they all like it.
Since Im going out to lunch today (didn't know this until yesterday afternoon), I'm not sure about supper - I may be too full for a real meal by evening. In that case, Bill will get grilled cheese. I WAS going to make Irish's Haluska (sp?). Tomorrow we have friends coming for supper and I promised them spaghetti. Haluska may get punted to later in the week.
What's happening on your plate tonite?
Vel
