Long time since I last blogged

Well I cannot believe that over a month has passed since I last blogged. So much has happened! I am logging on right now to make a quick list of the things that I want to continue to work on and get finished!

I went a little crazy in early August buying the makings for embroidering keyfobs. I guess all of my abstaining from garage sales and thrift stores and stuff gave me the right a way to order supplies necessary for key fobs off of ebay. I bought the hardware and the cotton webbing. Before that though I roaned around Hancock Fabric's and JoAnn's searching for just the right ribbon/webbing combination. The sizes were are funky. I'm still in a bit of a quandry about some of them.

I did make some great ones that I am most proud of.

Then I bought dishtowels to embroider the days of the week on for a wedding present. The trouble is, I'm such a cheapskate, and so afraid that my sewing machine will eat the towel that I refuse to buy good towels. Therefore, they are not worthy of a wedding present.

At a recent parent meeting at CorJesu it was determined that prizes will be needed for the Mother-Daughter Bunko event. I've decided that this is a perfect opportunity to make stitched towels and use them as a prize. I also wanted to make the key fobs as prizes. (I had a goal of 6, but I might be stopping at 4, I've worked on them all day!) I'm such a slow poke.

(New diet has me moving a little slower - hunger pains)

Okay, so I also have designs on a pillow case for my Katie B pillow. It is larger than your average size pillow, but not quite a king size pillow. So this is another project.

I am still making Terrie K a couple of kitch towels just for fun.

I am making 6 of the key fobs that have the pocket. These will also be used for CorJesu prizes.

Found the fleece blankets I bought that need to be embroidered. One pink, one black and one green. These will get stitched and given away!

I went back to my patriotic quilt stuff because I want to make matching pillows. I stitched a design for one of them. I need to piece the fronts together - I found this awesome fabric at a thrift store for the backing. It was a Liz Claiborne skirt. That reminds me, I broke my pact. I was actually in the thrift store for a legitimate reason, but I veered off course and bought this skirt for the sole reason of sewing. Therefore, my new nine month expiration is whatever is nine months from August 23rd. I was there to buy toys and stuff for my new job! I"m excited to be a practicing Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant!!

Oh, and Sally's quilt, of course.

bye for now.