Monday, December 24, 2007
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Patchwork Baby Blanket finally done!
Without looking back through my blog I'll pick up where I'd last left the knitted baby blanket project for my cousin. I had just taken it back after making a pre-gifting boo boo of sewing the edging inside the blanket then brought it home and unseamed everything. There it sat for over a month in this unfinished state until this week when I knew I'd better get on it with a bit of "Get R Done" motivation.
I had contemplated trying to duplicate stitch the moon & stars square but let those thoughts slip by as I reminded myself that assembly would most likely take longer than my mind would like to think it takes. So I began on the assembly. I fussed with it for a while on the pool table using a sewing grid until I was disgusted with the fact that the sewing grid wasn't big enough. Ah-Ha! Use the ceramic kitchen floor as a grid! So about my business I went taping down the anti-pill fleece backing to the floor using the straight edges of the kitchen floor to square it up. Then laying the finished knitted blanket over top and squaring up the edges to fit within the fleece square I meticulously pinned the two pieces together at the edges. Attacking the middle grid I used a drywall T-square to attempt to straighten the lines that would be sewn down between each square and pinned those as well.
I hand basted the edges so I could remove the pins so I could sew unobstructed and so I was sure the knit wouldn't bunch as I sewed the two together. SURPRISINGLY enough I had NO trouble sewing the two pieces together with the fleece side down while using my sewing machine using a regular zipper foot attachment. My first attempt at sewing this was while experimenting with my quilting attachment for this same machine. I used yellow and a zig-zag stitch for the edging then removed the basting stitches. I used a transparent nylon thread for the center grid which worked out really well since my lines weren't very straight!All in all it turned out to be a beautifully hand made blanket!
Picture links of each square:
Friday, December 21, 2007
As Christmas nears...
Today is Christmas eve and normally my DH and I would be spending the evening with his Aunt and Uncle, but there's been a death of a loved one in their family. His Uncle's mom has past. I suppose it is a bit of a relief since she has been suffering from Alzheimers for several years now and had worsened with each passing day. She was a proud woman and a great soloist. It's always sad to see someone stripped of their passions of life by a disease such as this. Our thoughts are with them this eve of Christmas.
I've been working on the re-gifting of the baby blanket that was suppose to be done in October. Other than taking a few final photos I'm officially finished; although I had contemplated trying to duplicate stitch some different color yarn over the moon and stars. That thought past quickly as I've really had enough of this project. It did turn out fabulous though! Will post photos soon. So setting that project aside I've picked up my firery dragon scarf which I intend to gift to my nephew tomorrow which brought me to the computer to figure out exactly what dragon teeth are supposed to look like. I hope he likes it... it is cute!
I've been working on the re-gifting of the baby blanket that was suppose to be done in October. Other than taking a few final photos I'm officially finished; although I had contemplated trying to duplicate stitch some different color yarn over the moon and stars. That thought past quickly as I've really had enough of this project. It did turn out fabulous though! Will post photos soon. So setting that project aside I've picked up my firery dragon scarf which I intend to gift to my nephew tomorrow which brought me to the computer to figure out exactly what dragon teeth are supposed to look like. I hope he likes it... it is cute!
Sunday, December 16, 2007
TURNING 40!!!
So today I'm officially "over the hill". Hmm. I don't feel old. Well, not really. I was a little concerned when just yesterday while getting ready for the annual Christmas white elephant gift exchange and feast and found THREE grey hairs while blow drying my hair. Why now? Probably because I don't blow dry often. Solution to getting rid of them? Pluck them out of course! Future solution?.... throw the blow dryer away! What other rational solution would an aging women come up with.
Like I said, I don't feel older. Though I'm still not back to running really after that knee surgery; however, I am now able to swim 30 laps at one time without stopping and provided I'm not on a time restraint I can do it without much effort. Thoughts of participating in a Tri have entered my head on more than one occasion now. I would have to do some open water swimming of course before hand, build up my mileage from 10 minutes to at least 1 hour and maybe borrow a bike... then again what's wrong with my comfort bike? Don't all "old ladies" ride one of those?
I pondered for a short moment on my life and was actually upset for a brief moment that my mother who gave me up for adoption when I was very young then found me again in 1996 and who then disappeared again hasn't been in contact with me in years now nor sent a card from some unknown town to wish me a happy 40th birthday. The weird thing is I'm still in contact with my Grandmother, who isn't doing very well right now, and sort with my mother's siblings... but not with my mother. It's not that I don't think she thinks of me and in some ways I see myself doing just what she does though not at the extreme at which she does it. I guess what I'm saying is that even though I think about people that are a part of my family, I should make more of an effort to make them part of my family. I could never be one of those people that calls their family every week or anything, but contact them more often. For instance, it's just as much my fault as it is my SIL that I don't go to any of my nieces' or nephew's events (choir, little league stuff) since as much as she doesn't make the effort to invite me, I don't make the effort to invite myself. I always think that they think I live too far away to just stop by, but shoot I can certainly make and would like to make it to at least a few events each year. Then again maybe we can just start with getting a school picture every year. Ok, I'm depressing myself now.
So I looked into the mirror this morning and asked the reflection "Do I look like a forty year old woman?" To which I replied to myself after a brief examination of fine lines and now greyless hair, "Yep, you could be a forty year old, but you still look better than most forty year olds," then when happily on about my day.
Like I said, I don't feel older. Though I'm still not back to running really after that knee surgery; however, I am now able to swim 30 laps at one time without stopping and provided I'm not on a time restraint I can do it without much effort. Thoughts of participating in a Tri have entered my head on more than one occasion now. I would have to do some open water swimming of course before hand, build up my mileage from 10 minutes to at least 1 hour and maybe borrow a bike... then again what's wrong with my comfort bike? Don't all "old ladies" ride one of those?
I pondered for a short moment on my life and was actually upset for a brief moment that my mother who gave me up for adoption when I was very young then found me again in 1996 and who then disappeared again hasn't been in contact with me in years now nor sent a card from some unknown town to wish me a happy 40th birthday. The weird thing is I'm still in contact with my Grandmother, who isn't doing very well right now, and sort with my mother's siblings... but not with my mother. It's not that I don't think she thinks of me and in some ways I see myself doing just what she does though not at the extreme at which she does it. I guess what I'm saying is that even though I think about people that are a part of my family, I should make more of an effort to make them part of my family. I could never be one of those people that calls their family every week or anything, but contact them more often. For instance, it's just as much my fault as it is my SIL that I don't go to any of my nieces' or nephew's events (choir, little league stuff) since as much as she doesn't make the effort to invite me, I don't make the effort to invite myself. I always think that they think I live too far away to just stop by, but shoot I can certainly make and would like to make it to at least a few events each year. Then again maybe we can just start with getting a school picture every year. Ok, I'm depressing myself now.
So I looked into the mirror this morning and asked the reflection "Do I look like a forty year old woman?" To which I replied to myself after a brief examination of fine lines and now greyless hair, "Yep, you could be a forty year old, but you still look better than most forty year olds," then when happily on about my day.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Wee Willy Warmer
I made this for a fun gift exchange party last week. Though probably not functional it did turn out cute and funny! It's modeled after this pattern.
The On-On foot dischloth is the "logo" for this group. NOt exciting I know, but it's been a while since I've posted. (more to come though!)Monday, December 10, 2007
Blisters in the Snow
My toes have been feeling funny. In fact earlier this week I stopped to re-adjust my socks thinking they were bunching up and rubbing my toes funny giving me a feeling like they were creating blisters.
Last night I got in the hot tub with DH and HOLY CRAP when that hot water hit my feet I about jumped out of my skin. DH takes one look at my now purpley/gray little digits and claims "You have frostbite." Huh? Frostbite? Ummm... never had that before. So I go into work this morning and tell em I think I have frostbite and call it in as an "injury". It was the usual questions from the lady taking the call at Liberty Mutual; "approximately when did it occur," "did anybody see it happen". If only the world were that black and white.
So I go to the clinic that evening to see just how badly I've frost bitten my toesies. Seems they aren't worried, but advise me to stay out of freezing tempertures; other than that there's nothing they can do. Hmm. You do realize it's the beginning of February and I'm a work outside don't you? Egads. The ONLY good thing here is that I'm leaving for Florida in the morning! Yeah!
Last night I got in the hot tub with DH and HOLY CRAP when that hot water hit my feet I about jumped out of my skin. DH takes one look at my now purpley/gray little digits and claims "You have frostbite." Huh? Frostbite? Ummm... never had that before. So I go into work this morning and tell em I think I have frostbite and call it in as an "injury". It was the usual questions from the lady taking the call at Liberty Mutual; "approximately when did it occur," "did anybody see it happen". If only the world were that black and white.
So I go to the clinic that evening to see just how badly I've frost bitten my toesies. Seems they aren't worried, but advise me to stay out of freezing tempertures; other than that there's nothing they can do. Hmm. You do realize it's the beginning of February and I'm a work outside don't you? Egads. The ONLY good thing here is that I'm leaving for Florida in the morning! Yeah!
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