Well I didn't expect last Monday's snow to completely wreck my entire week of sewing, but it did. I was expecting 2 shipments of interfacing - 1 of a lighter weight for the bags and 1 of a medium weight for the Star Wars dress. And as I mentioned in last week's post, I ordered a couple more yards of the Star Wars fabric and hallelujah they shipped right away and were supposed ...
I just realized I didn't post last week. I don't think I had anything to say LOL Not much has been going on. The head cold I had over New Year's came BACK with another round of stuffy nose and drainage. Bleh. It started snowing yesterday and hasn't stopped! This morning: And the amazing part... no ice! I can't remember the last time we got snow with no ice to ...
Finally posting these! So last fall I wanted a "reference" I could use for my Dapper Day Leia dresses (senatorial and bespin), so I decided I'd just draw them, starting with senatorial and using the vintage pattern illustration as inspiration. I did Senatorial and Bespin and then thought, I have all these other ideas for Dapper Leia looks that I know I'm not going to have the time or money ...
Another weird week. Didn't go out for New Year's - that's not new, we haven't gone out in years - but we also still didn't have Christmas because half the family is still covid positive. My mom finally tested negative this morning. Last week we had Cath & family staying with us for a couple of days. We really need to roll back the carpet in Kevin's room, tighten up ...
All rightie it's that time of the year when we compare last year's to-do list and see what I got done. At the end of 2022, here's what I said I wanted to accomplish in 2023... 1. Finish Wedding Leia -- YES! I did finish wedding Leia! 2. Rebels Leia -- YES! I have been saying I was going to do this for a few years and I can finally mark it off now. 3. ...
As I mentioned in last week's posts, I had a stomach bug or something last week after getting back from NYC. Even after getting past the pukey-ness and stomach cramps, I still was exhausted and had no appetite. Saturday we had to run a few errands and that was the end of that day for me. We were supposed to have family game night that night but I was too ...
So like I said, I didn't post last week, just didn't have much to say and we were busy getting ready for the trip. Not a lot happened out side of trip preparation, so I'll just touch the few highlights. First off I got sick as soon as we got home from NY Tuesday night. I was up all night sick to my stomach in a way I have not ...
Get it? The New York Post? Haha Sorry I didn't post last week; didn't have much to say and we were busy getting ready to leave -- but I will make a separate post of updates after this one, just to have the vacation content separate from everything else. So let's start with Wednesday! We went out to my parents' house, picked them up and headed to the airport. We ...
I actually don't have much to talk about this week EXCEPT a little bit of progress on honeymoon Leia. I can finally see it coming together! Sleeves! So last week I mentioned I gave up on lining the skirt and just did french seams. I planned to finish the edges with white bias tape - machine sewn on the edge and then flipped up and finished by hand so the ...
Well. What a week. Last Monday was HVAC install day. Our front yard with all the old stuff was a disaster area. They were here for nearly 12 hours that day. The new ductwork takes up SO MUCH more attic space :( I could just barely fit everything back in. I had just cleaned this space and our closet spaces out and was proud of how much room I made... now the ...