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I got a new toy this summer. I've been too busy to keep up here, and too busy to sew creatively (as opposed to commercially) but I've also been finding time here and there to play with my new toy.  And now that I've taken the "Intro to Machine Embroidery" class to get me REALLY familiar with what the machine can (and can't) do, I've been spending ( Read more... )

Had a date with DH on Saturday night, called in MIL to look after the kids, she stayed the night, I had to drive her home on Sunday.

Since I had to drive more than an hour to get from my place to downtown Toronto where she lives, I thought I'd spend the afternoon shopping for fabric on Queen Street West. (MIL lives right around the corner, ( Read more... )

Yep: been busy! And I can prove it!

Cross-posted to sew_hip  and craftgrrl

( Cut to be merciful - you may lay your tokens of gratitude on my altar )

The boy is getting sassy. And growing a wit or two. There's no denying it or stopping it. Witness ( Read more... )

Burda 9674 - my first successful Burda. I'm not sure what was wrong with me (or the pattern company) 6 years ago, but now these patterns aren't frustrating. Or maybe I'd just chosen a pattern that was 'way beyond my sewing ability back then. :-D


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I went to the Canadian National Exhibition yesterday. (Ow, my feet. Ow, my wallet. Oh, the midway! The kids were great: they're old enough to go on quite a few rides without me, yay!)  It's an annual exhibition fair, kind of old-fashioned, in that you have flower contests, appliance exhibits and sales, international pavilions showcasing stuff you'd ( Read more... )

OK, I'm not dead.  Almost as good: I have my high-speed connection back.

But I am super-busy - and I'm not just saying that because I don't know how to manage my time even with flylady.net listed as my home page on my browser.

I am very sorry I can't catch up just yet with the F-list, and I haven't even tried to look at sew_hip or craftgrrl to see ( Read more... )

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