Ran Out of Thread





The store where I got this thread (lime in color) is closed today and I'm trying to decide if I want to change to a different color or hit the shops looking for a match. Most of the exterior is done and I would still need another spool of the lime to finish topstitching on the outside. I had originally bought brown thread to do this bag but when I saw the lime thread I was given for free, I changed my mind. OY. So do I do the interior with brown??? Do I hit the shops??? Do I wait until Monday when the shop I got the thread from opens??? OH!

Recovering

This weekend will be the first time in a while that I get to just concentrate on myself and doing what I want to do. Unfortunately part of that will have to be spent cleaning the house but I have enough joy in store that I can endure the cleaning.

I've gotten most of the pieces cut for my mother's messenger bag. I need to pick up some canvas tomorrow at the fabric store for the lining and then I can get to sewing. She's really looking forward to getting this bag and it makes me want to get it finished quickly.




Other than the bag, I will spending a lot of my weekend with my new friend Mac the iMac. Cheesy, I know, but you would be cheesy too if you had one. Isn't he lovely. I think it should be a he. He will get a more appropriate name at a later date, but for now he is just Mac.













When things don't go as well as I would like in life (not that often but it happens), I like to spoil myself. In addition to Mac I bought myself another very special gift which is still in the box so I will post about it later.


For those of you in the Chattanooga area that include fabric in your fiber love obsessions, check out Lavender Lime. I know I've mentioned them before, but they have rearranged their store and it looks fabulous. You can't help but fall in love and loose your money in that store (hint on the other gift I bought myself).

Take care you all and have fun indulging in your fiber love.

I'm Due For A Turn-Around

Since starting back to work I haven't done any crafting. Part of it is due to getting used to being back on a regular work schedule and part is due from it being hot in the house. My heat pump has been out since January and I thought I was going to be able to hold out until July but that idea quickly went out the window when we got hit with a couple of really hot weeks. A friend let me borrow a portable air conditioner and it has been a life saver, but it only covers one room. So I limit my movements and try to stay in close proximity to the cool room.

But I am due for a turn-around! My heat pump is being replaced as I type and all will be good by the end of the day. I hated to shell out the money right now but I value my health. I wasn't even feeling well enough to attend any WWKIP events this weekend and you know that's not good. But I knew this would happen so it's not like it caught me off guard. The downfall of buying an older home. But I love this older home. And now I love it $4k more.

Maybe when I recover I'll be able to knit and sew like I want to. I especially need to get back to sewing. I have a gift for my mother I need to get started on.

Stay cool as you craft your way through the summer.