interruption-free

Julia spent the weekend on my brother's boat this weekend playing with her little cousin, the 2 big girls were out and about with friends, The Bumble was working, and just look at what I accomplished:


I actually sewed more lunchbags but they are more of the same.
It's amazing how much you can get done when no one is interrrupting you, I had forgotten what it is like...it's been over 15 years! I sat at my sewing machine for 12 hours on Saturday only leaving for coffee and a snack and to list Etsy items. It seemed like no time at all. I did miss my Julia, she is my constant companion and quite a chatterbox.

What did you do this weekend?

who knew?

I didn't!
Maybe this is old news for some of you but did you know that Walmart carries Martha Stewart crafts now??? it's true, look:

Julia wanted this cute little set and I couldn't say no. They also carry a lot of paper craft supplies; stamps, punches. glitter, ribbons, etc.
Awesome! Now I get to hide some crafty purchases in the walmart shopping trip where I buy my paper goods, snack foods and shampoo. Yes!

new things

Hi there~
I just thought I would pop in before I retreat to my air-conditioned sewing room for the day (thanks to my husband!)
I spent yesterday sewing lots of oilcloth items as usual but there were 2 new ones I tried for some nice etsy customers:
a custom oilcloth & rick rack table mat

a custom oilcloth bib

Bias tape gives me anxiety but I managed just fine. This won't be a regular item of mine any time soon.
I made Julia a new camp tote from a cute dishtowel


And just look at this BEAUTIFUL necklace that I found at kneehighsnpigtails.etsy.com

Camille makes such nice pieces that are just my style. She also makes the chain any length you want, what service! I tend to wear a lot of solid colors to work and like to use an interesting necklace to liven things up. I bet I will get lots of compliments on this one.
Have a good day~

2 more weeks

Have I told you about my orthopedic specialist? She's 12, ok maybe not 12 but she's young. Now I have 2 specialists that are much younger than me. What the heck???
Anyway, she's a young, hip, surfer type girl. She has a great staff and they all love her. There are fresh baked, homemade cookies and gourmet coffee in the waiting room every day. It's almost a pleasure going there, EXCEPT I still have to wear this damn boot. We are on an every 2 week basis until it is better. I was certain that it was going to be all better on Monday so I cleaned my house bootless all weekend.

Dummy!
Nothing else is going on here, still sewing oilcloth everyday and sweating in the heat.



I hope you are well and staying cool. Have a great weekend!

more goodies from the mailbox

I guess I've been on a little "binge" lately. I have been tightening my crafts-pending belt here at WIP but every now and then I've got to spend some of that PayPal loot before sending over to the bank for bills.
How on earth could I possibly resist the new Sublime Stitching patterns???

Oh, I know, I have not even threaded my embroidery needle in months but still...Russian dolls, Black Apple????? I had to.

And then there was a sale going on at Z&S fabric...

Look at these prints! How cute will tote bags made from this be??? Pretty cute, right? And just look at how nicely they wrap it up for you :)

I couldn't pass on these either...

There won't be any/many sewn items coming from me this weekend. This is the first weekend in MONTHS that my calendar has been empty and the house desperately needs someone to clean it. That would be me.
Tomorrow I go back to the dr. for an ankle x-ray, wish me luck!
Happy Sunday friends!

Good day for mail!

It's 90 degrees
It's 70% humidity.
I have the boot.
But wait...the mailman brought lovely things for me today!
I won a drawing over at casa calamity
http://calamitykim.typepad.com/calamity_kim/ and the prize was a copy of Cloth Paper Scissors featuring Kim herself

(yay Kim!)
In true Kim fashion, she sent me a sweet little package with a nice note, a packet of tea and my very own Calamity Kim Art Doll!!

It says to collect or trade, I'm keeping mine :)

Thanks Kim, you're swell!
Then there's a package from my long lost friends at
http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/index.aspx
I bet they missed me since I've been on a fabric diet! Anyway, they had a pretty good clearance sale going on and I was able to snag charm squares for $3.98 a pack. You've got to love that!


Suddenly everything seems more bearable.

Healing nicely

Thanks so much for all of the get well wishes!
Julia is healing nicley and is happy that she can swim with her cast. We are very happy that she can swim with her cast!! I am still lugging this awful boot around, UGH! I keep telling myself that it is better than having a cast on 24-7 but it really just sucks.
The quilt was well received at the shower on Sunday, I really think she liked it. I also made and gave a belated baby gift to someone at the shower:


Other than that, I have been sewing oilcloth like crazy. For some unknown reason I had a record amount of sales over the weekend. Woohoo!
Here's the new additions:



I hope you are all staying cool, thanks for stopping by!

Just got worse...

So, I am hobbling aroung work yesterday (totally miserable with the boot)when the camp director calls me. Julia fell at camp and hurt her arm, they iced, splinted and slung it, gave her a slushy, but she should see a doctor.
After 3 hours of doctors and x-ray and a trip to a new orthopaedic (boot on, boot off, boot on, boot off, boot on, boot off, boot almost out the window...)


She's broke!
Poor Julia has a fractured wrist. What a sight we are together; like we survived a bus accident or something, sheesh!
Anyhow, she's a real trooper and isn't in a terrible amount of pain. The worst parts of the experience for her were that the boy she collided with didn't care that she got hurt (ouch!) and today is rollerskating day at camp and she has to stay home (double ouch!).
PS- yeah, that's sharpie marker all over her shirt, somebody missed. A lot.

it could be worse

Rewind 2 months ago: I woke with a sore ankle (for no reason) and walked 2 miles in the opening day parade for Little League.
Rewind the last 30 years: I have had a lot of foot surgeries so I wasn't alarmed at the pain.
Anyway, I got home and my cankle was HUGE and killing me and has been swollen and hurting ever since. I finally went to my regular doctor who said "hmmm, something is really wrong here, you need an ankle specialist". I went to see my new 12 year old orthopeadic specialist ( I now have two 12 year old specialsts, wah!) and she's pretty sure I have a stress fracture. I need to wear this damn boot for 2 solid weeks and go back for an exam and x-ray. Two solid weeks except for sleeping, showering and driving. The worst part is driving. Take the boot off at the car, drive, put the boot on, do whatever I went there for and repeat. THIS SUCKS! It is also very hot, and itchy. WAH! Oh yeah...I have to sew left-footed now. WAH! Did I ever mention that I live and work on the second floor? WAH! One more thing, I will probably need to continue wearing this another 6 weeks after. WAH!
I am however an optimist...shut up, I am!... and am so happy that I don't need more surgery. Yay!