May 10, 2008

A New Summer Skirt

Now all I need is summer to get here. It's in the 30s today and I'm just ready for spring. Although today is graduation at the University, so I shouldn't be surprised - the weather sucks every year.

I spent all last week in Indianapolis at a conference on fundraising. I learned a lot, but came home yesterday exhausted. I guess that's the price I pay for living in a hotel for 5 days. Before I left I managed to make myself a new summer skirt - mostly because I wanted some cotton skirts for summer but I refuse to pay the crazy prices for them (and I wanted to take at least one on my trip to Indy). Anyway, I have a pattern that I've used before, so I just whipped up another one with some cotton fabric from the quilt shop.

I didn't line this skirt, so I used french seams to finish it.

And I put an invisible zipper in rather than the regular zipper suggested by the pattern.

This pattern is really simple and I like how it fits so I think I'll make at least one more skirt for the summer. After that I'm going to have to try something new.

Otherwise I haven't done a lot of crafting. I didn't knit anything while I was in Indianapolis. I just went to class, ate dinner, and vegged in my room - oh, there was a tiny bit of shopping too. Of course. I'm feeling kind of blah about my knitting right now, but I think we're going to start a knitting group at work, so I think that will help me get back into the swing of things. I have a couple of projects that I really like, but I just don't seem to be making time to work on them. All in good time I guess.

Tomorrow we're taking my mom to brunch for Mother's Day, which is always fun. And she's decided she wants to make a couple of skirts but wants me to help her. I'm not sure I'm qualified for that, but we'll see. It might go alright or it could be a complete disaster. My other plans for the weekend include baking some cinnamon rolls (what's the consensus on pictures? yes or no?), doing laundry, and maybe sewing a simple summer top that I have cut out. We'll see how productive I am tomorrow.

Steph

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May 1, 2008

Happy May Day

Hi strangers. I know it's been a really long time and I have to tell you, I honestly debated about keeping my blog going, but it turns out I've missed you all. So, I'm back - hopefully to stay. I have a new job, and I really like it. I'm doing development (fundraising) for the University of Wyoming College of Ag. It's totally new and different, but so far it's been really fun. The people I work with are great and I think that will make all the difference for me.

I've been knitting and sewing, although not as much I should. I found that I'm not as productive when I don't have you all egging me on and waiting to see my progress. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that I'm not all that motivated as a general rule. I'm really excited because I took a basic quilt class on Saturday and learned lots. I learned how to cut straight lines, how to make blocks with little squares of fabric

I learned about making stars

And I ended up with a finished baby blanket quilt top.

Now I just need to figure out what to do for the back and how to bind it and then it can be quilted. This is for my cousin's baby and she isn't due until July, so I think I should be ok for time. Assuming I don't procrastinate! Anyway, this quilting business is kinda fun, and my brother and his girlfriend are having a baby in November, so I will get to try my new skills on another quilt soon.

It was 70 degrees yesterday and today it snowed. This time of year I really hate living in Wyoming. It's spring everywhere else and it's snowing here. Ugh.

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