Weekend Chat!
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Posted on 03/18/2006 8:08:03 AM PST by Knitting A Conundrum
Weekend Chat!
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Weekend Chat Time!
Just found out that it looks like my hubby will be retiring three or four months early...and that means the next few months will be getting everything ready to move from Ogden to Boise.
I just love moves (not!). Now I have to look and see what's worth keeping. Yards of fabric. Bundles of yarn. Crafting magazines. Books. Threads.
Yuck.
Will this mean I finish any of the products I have on the needles or waiting to be sewn?
That's the only thing I like about moving . . . getting to see what I forgot I bought!
I'd like to ask for some help from you good folks.
I've been given a 4-harness loom that's been sitting in a garage for a while. I was told it will need reconditioning and minor repairs. Do y'all know of anyone in the Baltimore/Washingon area who I can hire to advise me? I'm DYING to learn how to use it but I can't take lessons until it's up-'n-running.
I need to run out now to pull hay off a pasture (don't ask) but I'll peek back in from time to time.
Knit on with your bad selves!
I like to move because my kitchen cupboards get clean. :)
Today, I'm working on drapes for my sil. I've been teaching her how to sew. My brother bought her a sewing machine for Christmas (she's never used a sewing machine before). We've measured, designed, purchased material, cut and now started the actual sewing yesterday. We've been meeting once a week, at her house. I've been hauling my machine and supplies to her place. I'm putting the beads on, kind of complex for a rookie. It's been pretty fun, she's catching on quite fast. This all started because the drapes she wanted were quoted at $3,700. So far, her cost is under $400, including two 8 foot rods.
Sounds like fun, I can't help you though.
Hi, KAC!
No crafting for me this weekend...I'm up to my armpits in dirt and seeds getting a lot of my veggie seedlings started for the garden this upcoming season. :)
Maybe I'll crochet a little when I sit down for the evening. but I'm pretty sure I'll just be falling asleep, LOL!
You have my deepest sympathy. We did a major, two-household move last summer. NOT for the faint of heart. AND... we will be moving again later this summer, when the kids move into their new house. That's "new" as in NEW. They are having one built. :o)
Naw! Just get some plastic tubs and take it all. Never know when you're gonna need something...
I will have to do spring cleaning now! I was not ready for this situation, but it'll work out, no doubt!
I'm sure you'll get through it okay! And it will be worth it in the end. :-)
Today the sewing room gets a spring cleaning and new furniture. All hail IKEA for storage storage storage. Might get the design wall mounted on the wall today. Maybe next weekend. I'd almost be ready to sew except for all the peat pots sitting on the sewing cabinet which is right by the sunniest window in the house. Heh.
I've GOTTA get into my "sewing sanctuary/closet" today-- which is really my bedroom -- since I had to move from a 3 bed. home to a little 1-bed. highrise apt. in Chicago after a FL hurricanes-induced complete breakdown. Yes, I sleep on the LR sofa, and it's just fine .. I couldn't handle not having my machines set up and all my "stuff" accessible...and it's been a godsend in adjusting to my totally new life to have this haven.
I'm so remiss in finishing a *happy* sweatshirt jacket I'm making for my Mom (was a Christmas gift :( .. and now have another project from my son ... making a birdcage cover.
This should take you to my sewing sanctuary and the happy jacket. You can see, I can't live without my OTT-LITE lamps .. they're everywhere; in fact, I recently counted up 15 throughout this little place -- got them everywhere .. LOL. I worked for them for years, and just can't stand yellow light .. especially for color matching and close work.
This will be my 2nd sweatshirt jacket .. they're so much fun and totally unstructured .. you can put anything you want on the sweatshirt "canvas" .. after you cut off the ribbings, and splay it open up the sides and down the middle .. a totally freespirited, creative adventure.
Now, off to get ready to get off the 'puter and prime myself to work on that jacket .. lol.
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But first, here's a wonderful charity project any of you that are looking for a very worth cause: hats and slippers for the troops .. knit, crocheted or sewn .. The Ships Project
I've collected tons of polarfleece from all the sewing shows I attended, and hope to start making some fleece caps soon .. they're so easy, and now that I've got my serger back working, it should be a breeze.
Keep stitching, folks!
That is just what hubby and I are going to be doing.....selling everything we can, giving away what we can't sell....buying a 5th wheel or trailer, packin up and travlin....when the storms are bad in Florida, we will go to Arizona....when things settle down in Florida, we'll go back....
What do I keep, what do I get rid of...oh my; oh my; oh my...
But you know, I can't wait...we have been wanting to do this for so long and now we can...
Forgot to mention, my Mom is a huge Red Sox fan, and I found some Sox fabric on eBay I was able to incorporate in the jacket.
LOL!!! Star, what is this? She with the most OTT lights wins? ;)
I lose. Oh boy, do I lose...
Hey, I've got fleece, you want some???
Hi, Knitting. I hate moving, so glad that a couple of my kids love to sort and organize. All have to do is stand there, and say, "Save that!" "No I might need that." "Don't throw that away!"
LOL I have no idea where they get their neat gene from, but I'm thankful for them! (The kids and the genes, lol)
I took my youngest to the airport yesterday afternoon to travel to Italy for a week with a friend and her school group. She called this morning to say the flight was overbooked so 14 of them spent the night in the Hilton and leave today for Europe, with 200 additional Euros in their pockets.
I spent this past month weaving camera straps and weaving and sewing totebags for her to take on the trip.
This week, I weave a shawl for a dear friend who is coming to visit in a month. It's out of silk and merino. I can't wait to start! :-)
I'm also doing a lot of narrow weaving on an inkle loom to make samples for some friends who are interested in some new designs.
Pinz
LOL .... only if you can supply the storage pod I can put in a leased space in my bldg's garage ... I've got fleece stuck and jammed in places I didn't know I could create places!!!
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