Blog RSS FeedI love the smell of fabric in the morning…
First, big thanks to narcissaqtpie for the patterns she so kindly sent me. I can’t imagine being brave enough to actually get rid of patterns. Even the ones I accidentally bought while trying to organize the stack at the thrift store (giving back, that’s called), I have developed an unnatural attachment to. Probably because I’m anticipating the return of the Executive Linebacker style for women, and I want to be prepared.
In other news, I have had zero time for sewing lately. Zero! Well, I’ve had four minutes every morning as I wait for the iron to heat up. I’m sewing the border on a baby quilt (which is already two months overdue… the quilt, not the baby), and I get one seam pinned or sewn every time I iron.
This is unacceptable! Especially because I want to try to make a lot of holiday gifts by hand this year (sorry, 4Horses, it is what it is). And that means sewing. And that means I’m going to have to leave cookies out and hope the elves come by and do some stitching in the middle of the night.
This is not to say I’ve had a lack of inspiration. Oh, no! I’m still buying patterns and fabric. I bought a holiday print from Joann to make myself a holiday skirt along the lines of the Halloween skirt. It’s even Sue-approved, so there you go.
I also bought Simplicity 3903, these table runners that you weave through one another… as soon as I got home and looked at the pattern, I wondered why on earth I had to buy a pattern to make table runners. But they were on sale for $1.99 so I stopped worrying about it. But I love the look of them, sort of a tablecloth and placemats put together…
I’m also planning to make chair covers to slip over our dining room chairs, because, really how hard can those be?
The only problem, as usual, is finding the time to get everything done! Maybe I should get together a band of singers and have them sing me a benefit song.
(Sung to the tune of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”.)
It’s Christmas time, there’s no need to be ashamed…
At Christmas time, we make a list with lots of names…
And in my sewing room of plenty, I can make a cool placemat,
Throw your arms around the sewing machine at Christmas time.
But say a prayer; pray for the busy ones…
At Christmas time, it’s hard, but when you’re having fun…
There’s a time-consuming dog show, and there’s a messy house to clean,
And the kitchen sink is plugged up, and the plumber is so mean,
And the panther in the backyard is scary cat of doom,
Well, tonight, let’s hope I sew a thing or two.
Or there won’t be woven table runners this Christmas time,
(oh ohhhh oh)
And the greatest gift you’ll get is a placemat,
Which you will want to stow
Because the seams and selvage show,
Won’t I get to sew a thing at all?
Okay, that’s all. Happy crafting! *sniff* Have fun without me.
(Oh, and no one is allowed to point out that I could have been sewing in the time it took me to create this blog post, do you hear me???)
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