Sunday, March 18, 2012

These are a few of my favorite things [from the past week]

Got a waffle iron for my birthday. We love waffles around here.

Turns out it's difficult to take a picture while on an elliptical. Stephen and I have a workout competition going and the winner gets a present [ps, I'm going to win].

We're a little unconventional, so we went together to look at some rings so that Stephen can make an informed decision. I have tiny hands, so my dream hand-engraved ring [on the right] was too bulky for my hands.

Huge replica of the Juliette Gordon Lowe house in Savannah, GA. The birthplace of Girl Scouts. It opens up and is an exact replica of the inside too!

Prom dress shopping with my little sister. Where I got asked in one store if I was shopping for prom too, and asked if I was her mother in another store. Sigh.

I love Scrabble! It was neck and neck for a bit, but I won :)



Friday, March 16, 2012

Tag, you're it!

I've been tagged! It kind of makes me want to play flashlight tag. Oh, or I have my Girl Scout troop play tag often because it gets out a lot of their energy and I enjoy coming up with crazy rules for how to be untagged, etc.

Cherie tagged me. We're about the same age, and we chat via email a lot, so that's fun! Yay for the Interwebz!

The rules for this are as follows:

-You must post the rules.
-Answer the 11 questions that the tagger posted for you and then create 11 questions to ask the people you've tagged. [Must put my thinking cap on...]
-Tag 11 people and link them in your post [I'm a rebel without a cause, so I'll just do 3]
-Let them know you have tagged them.

     
1. What is the last thing you watched on TV? There is a FRIENDS marathon on Nick at Nite all week long, so I've been watching that. Despite that I own all the seasons on DVD. That show never gets old to me, as as you see in my sidebar, I like to watch it while I sew!
2. Without looking, guess what time it is. 6:42 pm
3. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time? Oh hey, I was close! It's actually 6:34 pm. Maybe I could be a carnie?
4. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear? My AC just turned on - it's already in the 80's here in Florida and my apartment has absolutely terrible air circulation. And my roommate is playing a computer game, so I occasionally hear voices coming from his room.
5. When did you last step outside? What were you doing? I went outside about an hour ago to check the mail - I'm expecting a shirt pattern and lots of fabric! Sadly, no mail. I have to say that it stinks to walk down 3 flights of stairs for nothing.
6. Can you remember your dream from last night...What happened? Not even a clue what I dreamed about. I stayed up until about 5 am reading Jodi Picoult's newest book, Lone Wolf. She's my favorite author and I own 17 of her 19 books. If you're looking for something thought-provoking to read, definitely check her out. I can recommend which books to start with so you get best sucked into her web haha.
7. Can you close your eyes and raise your eyebrows? I'm glad I was alone because I felt pretty silly trying that out, but yes I can.
8. When did you last laugh? Uhh. Most likely while reading something online today, but I've been by myself all day so I'm not exactly sure.
9. What will you be up to this weekend? It's St. Patrick's Day! Probably drinking some green beer, avoiding Shepard's Pie like it's the plague, and doing some sewing.
10. What is on the walls of the room you are in? There is a large picture from our 2nd Hawaii trip framed behind out couch, but that's it. 

Where the North Shore meets the West Shore, so there are always waves!

11. Seen anything weird lately? Yes! Actually. This little doodad in the picture below is encasing a bicycle. I'm so glad I was on a slow road so that I could quickly snap a picture while driving past. My little sister said he's very popular in our town, and there's a whole FB page devoted to photos of sightings. 


I tag: Jennifer over at Knotted Thread, Jessica at Quilty Habit, and Jessica at Make Me Crafty

Ok ladies, your questions are:

1. What is your favorite hobby outside of sewing?
2. If you could only read one author for the rest of your life, who would it be?
3. Do you like putting together puzzles?
4. Where do you normally sit when you're blogging/reading blogs?
5. Is your car normally clean inside?
6. What's the age you think you have to stop wearing electric blue nail polish?
7. If someone took away your sewing  machine do you think you'd keep up with the hobby by hand-sewing, or would you just give it all up?
8. Did you buy Girl Scout cookies this year?
9. What would you normally bring to a potluck?
10. Did you ever own one of those shirts that was teensy tiny and crinkly and then it stretched to the right size?
11. Do you wear shoes while you're inside?

[It was fun making those up, by the way!] Have fun :)
And my weekend got hijacked, so all sewing is moved to Monday while I help my little sister find a prom dress!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Happy Thursday!



Cutting out 104 squares that will finish at just an inch?


Not my most favorite activity, but something that must be done for the finish that I plan to share tomorrow!

And now, to give my wrist a break from the rotary cutter, it's off to the gym to make the rest of my body work :)

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

My name is Rebecca and I love fabric.

I recently ordered some fabric from Hancock's of Paducah. They were all fabrics listed in their web sales, and I was really excited to get some large quantities of fabrics that I really needed for a couple projects.


2 yards of this Etchings architecture/blueprint that I'm using as a backing on a friend's quilt [she was an architecture major...ah, I kill myself with my cleverness haha] and a yard of this Ruby to use for my other friend's quilt because I was 10 charms short.

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I also ordered 1.5 yards of the Children at Play print that has the little boys playing with the rockets. In navy. Because I love it, and so does my friend Kelly, so I wanted to incorporate a lot of it into her quilt.

I was pleased that I was getting 4.5 yards of fabric at about $6 a yard, so that made up for the $5.95 shipping costs [I usually only buy online if I get free shipping].

Except, Hancock's emailed me a day after I placed my order to say that the Children at Play print was back ordered and would be coming in a later shipment. That was fine with me, although I would have been watching to make sure I didn't get charged a second shipping fee.

Well then they emailed me yesterday to say that they were cancelling my order of Children at Play because they actually didn't have any. So this leads me to several thoughts...

1. Why was I allowed to place an order if they didn't have enough fabric?
2. Why was it first on back order and then just...not...? I wouldn't have minded waiting another week for the fabric.

So now I'm bummed. That Children at Play fabric was why I decided to place the order to begin with.

Must go sew away my sorrows!

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

New projects are underway!

Have you ever checked out what stuff of yours is Pinned? I don't have a Pinterest, but have been known to browse, especially for recipes.


Well, if you enter http://pinterest.com/source/sewfestivehandmade.blogspot.com/ you can see all the items that have been pinned from my blog by Pinterest members. Obviously, you can just replace my blog with your blog address to see if anyone has pinned your stuff.

I admit, it tickles me to know that people have pinned my creations, and it's cool to be on a pin board under "inspiration" with people that I consider to be the "big names" in the online quilting world.

So yes. I am lame. :P

And on to the sewing!


Sneak peek of my next project. Except both polka dot fabrics won't be next to each other. Just for these illustration purposes. I'm excited! :)


*Linked up with Quilt Story and Sew Happy Geek so go browse both places if you have some time!

Monday, March 12, 2012

Hoping for some interwebz help!

Just a quick line today...I've been 23 for 2 days and I pulled my back or something...so I find it very hard to move around today. I feel just about 80.

So I'm online buying some clothing patterns with birthday money. Yay!

Both photos are courtesy of the Amy Butler website

I got 2 yards of this Amy Butler corduroy at 50% off on my birthday, and I would like to use it for a skirt. That being said, I haven't come across any patterns that I like. I've recently become a little obsessed with Megan Nielsen patterns [the 2 non-maternity ones have just been purchased].

I LOVE these 2 skirts that are in her clothing line from this past year, but she does not having sewing patterns for them.

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This is where you guys come in! Do these skirts look like any other skirt pattern you might have come across in all your worldly knowledge? I love them both, and think they would both look fabulous in corduroy.

Just holler if you have any thoughts! :)

Sunday, March 11, 2012

These are a few of my favorite things [from the past week]

The sunset at the beach wedding we attended last Sunday.

Dressing up and having fun with friends!

We cleaned out our closet and donated clothes that were too small or hadn't been worn in a while.

Stuffed shells. Enough said :)

I like to record NCIS and then watch episodes at night to wind down before I go to sleep. Love this show.

23 years old! Had a great birthday :)