babies rant
So, it seems like all of my cousins are having babies- Jessica, Shelly, Tracy, Carrie, and Jackie(age 18) who had a baby like a year ago. I feel sort of bad for my cousin Shelly because she's only 22 (yeah, yeah, she's an adult, she can make her own choices..) but she is trying to go to school and get a degree and from what I understand her boyfriend isn't the greatest guy. I can't even imagine trying to do what I am doing now while having a kid. I can barely afford to take care of myself! Anyways, that's the end of that rant.
On a different note, Shelly is my favorite cousin so I want to do something nice for her. I am thinking of making her a baby quilt but I have never made a quilt before. I think I am going to make it a tied quilt, which is cheating but I am a lazy person. I also thought it would be cool to make it out of patches of things like old sheets and clothes that we had when we were younger. If anyone reads this and has any suggestions please send them my way.
I am currently in the process of making a DS case for a friend. It's taking me forever because, well, I am lazy and get side tracked. I feel like I have no fabric to make stuff but that is a lie. I just counted and I am at approx. 110 yards total. Thats right OVER 100 YARDS. Thats 330 feet of fabric! A football field is 100 yards long... I admit it. I have an obsession. Since I don't have any pictures of my most recent projects, here's where the magic happens (I resized them via the lj thing so they look shitty, oh well):
this here is where most of my fabric is. It doesn't include the 12 yards I purchased the other day.
and here's my sewing table and machine. The bottom two drawers are filled with misc. patterns. Ok, so I have a fabric and pattern addiction. If I ever decide to make a wedding dress.. I've got a pattern. You name the garment and I probably have a pattern for it, or at least something similar to it! You might be able to notice the little blue machine in the previous picture. That is trusty blue. That thing is a work horse that will seriously sew through almost anything. If anyone is searching for a nice beginner sewing machine, I'd recommend it. It's a Kenmore Mini Ultra. BUY ONE!
That's enough for now.
Life Lesson #3-
Always remember to rinse out your travel mugs/water bottles. ESPECIALLY if it has something other than water. Milk goes bad very fast and is a hard smell to get out. I obviously speak from experience. If you do forget, baking soda works works very well to get smells out. Bleach also works great, but don't mix the two!
On a different note, Shelly is my favorite cousin so I want to do something nice for her. I am thinking of making her a baby quilt but I have never made a quilt before. I think I am going to make it a tied quilt, which is cheating but I am a lazy person. I also thought it would be cool to make it out of patches of things like old sheets and clothes that we had when we were younger. If anyone reads this and has any suggestions please send them my way.
I am currently in the process of making a DS case for a friend. It's taking me forever because, well, I am lazy and get side tracked. I feel like I have no fabric to make stuff but that is a lie. I just counted and I am at approx. 110 yards total. Thats right OVER 100 YARDS. Thats 330 feet of fabric! A football field is 100 yards long... I admit it. I have an obsession. Since I don't have any pictures of my most recent projects, here's where the magic happens (I resized them via the lj thing so they look shitty, oh well):
this here is where most of my fabric is. It doesn't include the 12 yards I purchased the other day.
and here's my sewing table and machine. The bottom two drawers are filled with misc. patterns. Ok, so I have a fabric and pattern addiction. If I ever decide to make a wedding dress.. I've got a pattern. You name the garment and I probably have a pattern for it, or at least something similar to it! You might be able to notice the little blue machine in the previous picture. That is trusty blue. That thing is a work horse that will seriously sew through almost anything. If anyone is searching for a nice beginner sewing machine, I'd recommend it. It's a Kenmore Mini Ultra. BUY ONE!
That's enough for now.
Life Lesson #3-
Always remember to rinse out your travel mugs/water bottles. ESPECIALLY if it has something other than water. Milk goes bad very fast and is a hard smell to get out. I obviously speak from experience. If you do forget, baking soda works works very well to get smells out. Bleach also works great, but don't mix the two!