Weekend = YAY!

Well, I took my WEST-E test this morning. I don't know how it went, I guess I'll just not think about it until the scores come out and deal with it then. My Psych class is going well though.

I realize I never posted the picture of my Potato Baker Bag, but here it is now:

I am going to try and crank out a couple of more tomorrow as I don't have any other big plans.

Happily, I got my stamps in from Purple Onion Designs today. I am very happy with them and can't wait to do stuff with them. I don't entirely know what I am going to do yet, but we'll see. I got their perpetual calendar as I thought it would be very useful multi-purposeful and their treat logos which I thought would be good for giving treats as gifts. I was just messing around with the stamps - here is what one of the treat logos looks like:

 

I'll have to get some more ink colors and paper shapes to fancy things up.

The plan is to post more tomorrow. Hopefully I'll have some more colorful Potato Baker Bags.

A Demain!

BON-JOUR-NO!

I finished my first Potato Baker Bag. It came out okay. I had some issues with the fabric stretching and the lines then not matching up. I am going to try and get a picture posted today. I am thinking of a cute way to attach the instructions and warning label onto the bag and might browse around JoAnn's website today at work to see what I can come up with.

On a very happpy note I got my cutting table put together - YAY!!! It is wonderful! I thought it would be horribly wobbly and cheap and crappy given the reviews I read of it, but it's not! Well, it's a little wobbly, but not bad. And it is sooooooo nice to be able to cut stuff out without getting cricks and unhappiness in my lower back. I tell you though, it was a pain in the acre to assemble. I had to screw in 60 ( I KID YOU NOT) screws into non-predilled holes! It took forever, but it is done now and I never have to do it again.

I am going to be pretty much incommunicado this week as I am not allowing myself to sew or anything like that. I have to cram review for my WEST-E test this Saturday and my GRCC classes start today. And, I need to contact my old profs to beg them to write recommendations for me even though I haven't talked to them since 2006.

Cheers for now!

2010!

Happy New Year!!!

It's a new year, work will be getting back to normal after the holiday craziness, and I ready to be back and sewing!

My family was very generous to me this Christmas and I received a lot of JoAnn's gift cards to round out my sewing supplied. First and foremost, I purchased a cutting table. I am six feet tall and it's has been a serious pain in my back and neck cutting on our dining room table. Here is my new table - the reviews suggest it is a bit unstable, but the sale price ($69.99) was right and I am only a hobbyist so I figure it will be okay.

I also picked up a couple of pillow forms and some new fabric. The fabric is to make microwave potato baker bags which my MIL had mentioned to me. I found a pattern online and it looks like just the kind of easy project to get me back on track.

The fabric I picked out is really cute! Here are some not so good photos of it:

 

I also decided to enter the world of contrast thread a picked up some fun colors in addition to the cotton thread I need for the potato bags.

As some follow-up, when I last left you I was about to start my sewing machine cozy, had ordered some awesome Hot Patterns patterns, and was contemplating purchasing some fabrics from Gorgeous Fabrics. I received my Hot Patterns, but have not started any projects with them yet. I also purchased and received the two fabrics I had been considering. I am nervous to work with them as I don't want to ruin them, but excited too. And, I finished my sewing machine cozy. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out. I managed to match of the stripes use the oilcloth in a way I thought was attractive. I had some problems using the bias tape on the smaller areas, like the handle hole and the cord opening, but I made it work - just don't look too close! I think maybe an awl would help me hold it in place while I working with it where my fingers can't reach. I'll try to remember to pick one up a JoAnn's next time I go. Here is a photo of the finished project.

 

I hope to be posting more now that I should have more time away from work. Next stop ... potato baker bags!

Cheers!