Monday, April 7, 2025
Alteration
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Whale Shark Pencil Case, part 2
Until it's zipped up. Then it looks more like a blob fish, 😂:
It does hold lots of sharpies, which was a goal.
The Youngest declared it "Wonderful" and "A little guy" but would like a pencil case which fits their longer markers (which had already been measured, and their measurements shared with me, oops)
Action items for next shark:
1. Find a white zipper for the teeth
2. Find sharkier fabric. Hopefully, a lighter gray with white speckles
3. Redraft the body pieces to accommodate longer markers, and potentially integrate the tail piece to eliminate extra seams.
It was fun to get back to some sewing. I've been avoiding my sewing area for quite a while. There was a tumble of dust and detritus from the floor above, and it's going to take a few long dedicated hours to get things tidied up and I haven't had the mental energy to tackle the job. But at least my sewing desk is clear and I need to remind myself of that fact from time to time.
Friday, March 28, 2025
Whale Shark Pencil Case, Part I
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Making Progress
There are still five more sweaters to deal with, but I think this is a good place to start.
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Taking Stock
Monday, January 20, 2025
Back in Blogness
It has been a minute!
Since my last post in the fall of 2020 our family has had a pretty crazy few years. Mostly very stressful, often scary, sometimes exciting, sometimes blissfully boring.
The Eldest and The Younger both graduated from High School, and the Youngest is kicking butt in middle school. They're mostly not into having their lives shared online by me, so we'll leave it there.
I have enjoyed Instagram and Facebook over the past decade and a half, but now that MZ has let his true colors fly I'm gonna take a little break.
That got me thinking about what we did on the Internet before the social media took off, and for me and a bunch of my friends it was Flickr and Blogs.
I don't know how long I can resist the siren song of FB, since mostly I check in with friends there, but for now I'm very grateful to have this forum to talk knitting and baking and whatever I want.
This year is my 25th working with House of Hope Choir School. It's been a bit of a whirlwind this year, but I still get to hang out with cutie pie kiddos and play with toys.
Also it goes so nicely with my favorite overalls!
Hope to see you soon, internetland.