OK, I have just bought the TWO most awesome-est books EVER (just today they arrived), and between the 2 of them, I don't know which projects to start on first! Holy cow, am I ever itchin to get to the fabric store, and like, RIGHT NOW! I have sooooooooo many projects to get done here at home first (read: curtains), but I am just ACHING for a new skirt, maybe that will hurry Spring along? and this new book of quilts is just fantastic, I want to get moving on another right away...
Oh, the horror. And the worst part of it is, that I really SHOULD get along on more curtains for the living room to go with the one I made for the front door. That room just looks horrid now. Maybe a trip to the fabric store for some inspiration is in order after all. I do love me a good look-see through the clearance bins! :-) Who knows? Maybe I'll find a good curtain bargain fabric, and something just so springy-fabulous it can't stay at the store any longer will just FALL into my cart? It could happen...
and the books, by the way? sew what! Skirts by Francesca Denhartog & Carole Ann Camp. I haven't actually MADE a skirt yet with their guidance, but I have practically read the whole book front to back, and will be reporting on a project from the book soon (hopefully sooner than later!). And the other book is Material Obession - Modern Quilts with Traditional Roots by Kathy Doughty and Sarah Fielke. I just LOVE the pictures and colors in this book, and so far, I've already gotten a BRAINSTORM of a marvelous idea for some half-made and mostly-cut-out flower-y squares. Yay!
Perhaps if I find a good fabric to finish up my "big" curtain, and get that done & out of the way, I can "reward" myself with a spring-y skirt-making session! Sounds glorious! Now, if only Spring would actually GET here. This snowy stuff better knock it off, real quick.
In my "real" life? Let's see... work is kicking my butt, I'm missing Ian more & more every day, sometimes almost to the point of tears... I just want him to come home for a visit, and of course I worry CONSTANTLY about the other 2 for one reason or another. Brenna with her grades and Robin with his constant avoidance of anything important whatsoever. And, ya know, there's always my constant stream of worry about money, bills, etc.
Stuff with the foreclosure isn't moving along as I would like it to. I can't get any information from anyone, and practically anytime I try to call about it, "the office is now closed", which means I have to call while I am at work, and that's not really what my boss is paying me for, plus, I get NO privacy whatsoever there, unless I want to get on my cell phone and go outside in the frigid cold and deep snow and try to carry on a conversation, oh yeah, and I need account numbers with me and 5 jillion other bits of information, which really isn't conducive to being outside in the freezing snow trying to get privacy... oh yes, and we know I can't count on Mr. Wonderful to make any calls or take responsibility for any of that stuff... grrr. Enough about that.
Pepper is getting used to the new digs, actually, she isn't all freaky-like, as she was when we first moved here. I haven't had to "drug" her at night so she will sleep for a long time. That was only the first couple of weeks. Oh my gosh I thought I might never get any rest. Thank god for the wise advice of the vet! And I think she is really enjoying her new very big backyard. The doggie on the other side of the duplex is kinda terrified of her, and rightly so, as Pepper just is always trying to hump him, and he is about half her size. She is going to squish the poor little guy. I really have to watch her if they are both outside at the same time, she is trying to "dominate", which is NOT good. I don't like that kind of behavior, its just not good manners. Ha! Well, I'm off to dream about floral, polkadots, stripes & plaids! Sewing is good therapy. Spring & Summer will bring some gardening therapy, so I can switch things up a little. Still waiting for Spring...
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