I managed to get lots of housework done over the weekend but somehow I didn't manage to get much sleeping done Sunday night.

I'm going to give it another go otherwise I'm going to drown when I fall asleep during water aerobics class this morning.

Nighty-nite!

I started out by politely calling the library first. I wanted to make sure there wasn't a huge number of people using the technology room today and I got lucky. There were very few people using the library for any reason Saturday afternoon and only two using the technology room where the serger dwells. (They had something slowly printing out on one ( Read more... )

I found a lovely gray marl sweater and a ten dollar grab-bag collection of pretty quilt fabric last night.

Although I've found enough fabric to make at least two different "single fabric" shirts (which pays for the whole grab-bag of fabric I'm happy to say), the challenge now is going to be figuring out how to coax a few more shirts out of the ( Read more... )

I spent the morning catching up on all the sleep I missed this week.

I did wake up for a short while very early. I loaded up both the washing machine and dishwasher and ran them.

Before I could go back to bed, something started nagging me at the back of my mind--what was it?--and then my eyes fell on the weed whacker I'd brought inside last night ( Read more... )

It's time for a nap and then I'll make some meat loaf for dinner tonight. I have some rye bread to go in it and a bit of celery and onion as well. Lima beans, mashed potatoes and corn bread to go with it.

After that, I really need to finish the mowing because I plan on spending most of Friday cutting out some shirts so that I can go to the library ( Read more... )

Got home from my water aerobics class after I spent an extra hour walking back and forth in the water. I couldn't have done that back at the start of September, so I think I've made a lot of progress over the past month. I was even able to walk from the dressing room all the way out to the parking lot without stopping today! That, in and of itself ( Read more... )

I've come up with three more reasons why I like this shirt pattern:

6) Although I like the collar the shirt comes with, it's very easy to convert this shirt to a V-neck or other necklines.

7) There's a multitude of sin you can commit with these sleeves: So easy to turn the long sleeves into short sleeves or make short fluttery butterfly sleeves, or ( Read more... )

I've been dithering about all summer long over which button-front shirt pattern I wanted to use to make a bunch of shirts with.

I tried several patterns out and even found a pullover blouse pattern that I like well enough to make some of later on: McCall's 4553 (a very simple, but very classic dolman sleeve top).

The winner of the button-front ( Read more... )

I found and brought home my first three bags of leaves Monday afternoon. Now I get to decide where to put them.

Monday evening I went out on a restocking supply run. I bought bleach, laundry detergent, dish washing liquid, Bar Keeper's Friend scrubbing powder, 409, paper towels, bathroom tissue, ziploc bags, and a few other goodies.

I did splurge a ( Read more... )

I got up extra early and washed two more loads of clothes--this time fall and winter mockneck pullovers.

I've never been able to stand wearing a turtleneck, but finally gave mocknecks a try three years ago and discovered that I liked them. Then I caught a sale on them at Blair's last year and I bought quite a few of them in assorted colors.

These ( Read more... )