Archive for the ‘Sewing’ Category

No end to the creativity

  Yep, I learned something new this past weekend–making beaded fringe! So awesome, but incredibly time consuming and expensive. But still, much prettier than anything you can buy at the store, and in the long run, probably cheaper than buying a yard at a time of those stupid prepackaged things. Anyway, I’m currently wearing a pair [...]

March 10, 2008  Tags: ,   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

In an Ideal World

  Yesterday was so awesome.  Since we had a field trip scheduled, and the first stop on the field trip was near a BART station, I was able to meet everyone at the location rather than going all the way to school and then more than half way back.  That meant that I was able to [...]

March 6, 2008  Tags: ,   Posted in: Sewing, Work  No Comments

The Surge Continues

  No, I haven’t decided to go all political on you.  I leave that to K.  I mean my sewing motivation.  I actually got done what I had planned to do AND did the dishes.  Go me!  The skirt looks fabulous with the bottom flounce on, which helps motivate me even more to get it finished.  [...]

March 4, 2008  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

hee hee

  I didn’t do anything that I was supposed to do this past weekend.  Well, that’s not entirely true; I did do some yard work.  I got two major flower beds weeded and trimmed in the front yard, and K weeded and mowed the small strip of lawn that we have on the other side of [...]

March 3, 2008   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

The rollercoaster of teaching

  I was feeling a bit depressed about my job today, but my seventh period students have brightened me up a bit.  I love ending the day with my seniors, at least most of the time.  It is tough to get them to focus, but they are a really great bunch of kids and often make [...]

February 28, 2008   Posted in: Sewing, Work  One Comment

Hi ho, hi ho.

  I can’t believe I’m already back at work. Last week just flew by, and the weekend left me exhausted. But, time marches on, and I’ll just have to figure out how to keep pace. I did manage to get a picture posted of the little crocheted bonnet I made. It’s on my 2008 crochet projects [...]

February 25, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

Updates…well, sort of

  I can’t really update my website right now, but at least I can add pics via this blog.  Lots of new pictures on my 2008 crochet project page (see list of blog pages in the right-hand column. I’m also getting close to being finished with my latest cross-stitch project.  At least, the cross-stitch part of [...]

February 14, 2008  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

Yet another whirlwind weekend.

  I got up early on Saturday so that I could get a mock up of my bodice cut out.  In the afternoon, I went down to the South Bay to help K’s friend with her curtains.  (Note to self: roman shades are not a one-afternoon project.) I got up early again on Sunday to assemble [...]

February 11, 2008  Tags: ,   Posted in: Sewing  3 Comments

Grrrrrrr

  So, I tried making the earflap hat smaller by using a smaller hook.  No go.  The problem is that the rounds at the top of the hat are too full, so instead of being a circle that gradually gets smaller, it sort of ripples.  Originally, I figured it was because the hat is supposed to [...]

February 8, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

My most seaming virtuous queen

  It’s always a good day when you can quote Shakespeare in your title.  And, no, I didn’t misspell anything thing–I sewed last night!  Not much, admittedly, but it was something at least.  I got another flounce hem done.  I have to put the skirt aside for the moment, though, in order to get a mock [...]

February 7, 2008  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments