I finished another quilt block for DD’s quilt. I’ve got 2 more to do. They are both ready to be satin stitched, but I’m going to do some clothing sewing first. Finally, the stash is logged. The inventory isn’t complete because I want to set up a spreadsheet of the stash. I have a good [...]

I had to go to the “Tri-Valley Mother of Twins Club” Spring Sale this morning. We buy most of the kids clothes here. It’s all used clothing. I used to be able to find a lot of stuff for $1 an item, but prices seem to have gone up in the last 4 years. I [...]

I finished logging the rayons. I was surprised to find that I really don’t have that many rayon wovens (unlike the cotton wovens). I have several large cuts, so it was much quicker to catalog them. I was able to start on the silks. Imagine my chagrin when I found a woven cotton in with [...]

So far, I have logged polyester wovens, cotton wovens, knits, swimsuit fabrics, and bottomweight fabrics. Still to do are my silk fabrics, fleeces, felted fabrics, sweater knits, SWAP fabrics, and misc fabrics. Not included in the inventory are quilting cottons in cuts less than 1 yard and crazy quilt fabrics. I’m not sure what I’m [...]

Swam today: 700 m in 20 minutes. It’s going to be a long road getting back into shape. I decided to to take a fabric inventory. So far, I have logged over 200 yards of fabric. I think I’m about 1/3 of the way through my stash.

Another applique finished. I still have 3 more to do.

Yay! My serger is back home.

I worked on DD’s quilt. I started this quilt in the summer of 2002. I’ve only got 3 more animal blocks to do. Then comes some piecing and the quilting and binding. A bed quilt is a big commitment.

WAH! The foot lift on my serger broke. WAH! It won’t be ready until the 22nd. Almost 2 weeks! Burda 8841 OOP? I put the snaps in the shoulders. I don’t think I like them for the dolls clothes. They seem very heavy. I decided to hem the 2 tshirts and shorts before serging the [...]

Burda Plus Spring 2004 pegged straight skirt for knit fabrics I decided to make the skirt much larger than the pattern. I was afraid of it hugging my lumps and bumps. Next time, I will make it a bit smaller. See my review at www.patternreview.com. Burda Plus Spring 2003 pants in stretch fabric I like [...]