new things
I mentioned we've been busy over here. My husband and I purchased our first house, shown below:
So, we packed and moved within two months. I've also started teaching a new lecture series and lab, which means time is limited, to say the least.
With our new house, we found this little one:
She was about 4-5 months old and sleeping under our side stoop. She's the sweetest little cat. Apparently we are collecting black kitties, because she's our third. We checked the neighbors before taking her in. She fits so well in the family. She's so lovable.
It's my birthday today and I'm off for spring break, so I took a few days to myself. Tomorrow I head out to do some research and will have to work on some grading, but today it's all about me. And spending some quality time with my hubby. Earlier in the week though, I did some sewing. I made "The Jenny Bag".
It's a wonderfully simple pattern. Sewing it was easy, except for the topstitching on the top part of the bag -- it's a bit tight on the sides. I made the first one on the right and found it was a tad too small for me. I could fit my wallet, keys, and phone, but not much else. My wallet is a tad fat, but this was just too tiny for me. So, I increased the pattern by 125% and changed the sides a bit to suit my taste a bit more. I made the inside pocket a bit bigger (125% bigger), but kept the outside pocket the same (adding a velcro tab). It stands up so nice because of the flat bottom. I may keep the other one for something, just not sure. And yes, the larger version does have handles (I had to use the ones from the smaller bag), but no pictures yet of the handled ones. Oh yeah, the handles I made were 30" long instead of the size on the pattern. I like shoulder length straps and not elbow length ones.
I have been knitting, but no pictures on that yet. I also joined revelry -- knittinganet. I have the project up there, but again no pictures. Sigh, I'm so slow. I've been relaxing and enjoying my time off.
Alright, off to find hubby and head down to Home Depot. I'm getting a pegboard for my sewing room/office. Too cool. Oh yeah, I organized a bit too this week. My floor is almost entirely clear. It's never going to be entirely clear, me being me, but it's getting. Pictures soon of the lovely sewing room/office I now own. Too cool!
So, we packed and moved within two months. I've also started teaching a new lecture series and lab, which means time is limited, to say the least.
With our new house, we found this little one:
She was about 4-5 months old and sleeping under our side stoop. She's the sweetest little cat. Apparently we are collecting black kitties, because she's our third. We checked the neighbors before taking her in. She fits so well in the family. She's so lovable.
It's my birthday today and I'm off for spring break, so I took a few days to myself. Tomorrow I head out to do some research and will have to work on some grading, but today it's all about me. And spending some quality time with my hubby. Earlier in the week though, I did some sewing. I made "The Jenny Bag".
It's a wonderfully simple pattern. Sewing it was easy, except for the topstitching on the top part of the bag -- it's a bit tight on the sides. I made the first one on the right and found it was a tad too small for me. I could fit my wallet, keys, and phone, but not much else. My wallet is a tad fat, but this was just too tiny for me. So, I increased the pattern by 125% and changed the sides a bit to suit my taste a bit more. I made the inside pocket a bit bigger (125% bigger), but kept the outside pocket the same (adding a velcro tab). It stands up so nice because of the flat bottom. I may keep the other one for something, just not sure. And yes, the larger version does have handles (I had to use the ones from the smaller bag), but no pictures yet of the handled ones. Oh yeah, the handles I made were 30" long instead of the size on the pattern. I like shoulder length straps and not elbow length ones.
I have been knitting, but no pictures on that yet. I also joined revelry -- knittinganet. I have the project up there, but again no pictures. Sigh, I'm so slow. I've been relaxing and enjoying my time off.
Alright, off to find hubby and head down to Home Depot. I'm getting a pegboard for my sewing room/office. Too cool. Oh yeah, I organized a bit too this week. My floor is almost entirely clear. It's never going to be entirely clear, me being me, but it's getting. Pictures soon of the lovely sewing room/office I now own. Too cool!
-- posted by Annette @ 3:21 PM
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