Sewing With MM

[msmoon]

Mood: Determined

Yo. Today was …interesting I suppose. I got up and got ready and tried to print out my resume only to discover that my computer and printer were not on speaking terms…so I waited a while (organizing my sewing stuff) till it finally decided to print. By then, Mom had left for Lafayette. Her sister is having some sort of surgery, so she’s headed over there to take care of her.

Anyway, once she left, I headed to town to drop of resumes. I’d checked on Houma Today.com and found a vet hospital and a dentist needing a receptionist. So, I took care of that, and while I was in town I went to Circuit City and returned that thing they sold me yesterday. I then moseyed on over to Best Buy and asked them their opinions on it. At first they acted like they had no idea what I needed (or what I was talking about), and I pretty much felt deflated. But then, one of the younger guys asked what type of computer it was exactly that I was trying to work this on, and I walked up and showed him (they have the same computer there!) and he said that there is a slot for the extra hard drive, it’s just shoved behind all the other stuff and more difficult to get to…it’s not like they could make this easy or anything. So, I felt so much better, ‘cause that means I don’t have to ask my parents to buy me anything else!

So, I came home, and I immediately started working on Mom’s Christmas present. I know it’s early (well not really), but it’s a sewing project, and I wont have many opportunities to sew this while she’s here. Now is the perfect time to get it done! See, Mom loves humming birds…actually she just loves birds, but humming birds are her favorites! And I found this fabric at Hancocks and it has the look of a stained glass window with humming birds in the center surrounded by other birds. I took pictures today..um...pleasue excuse my messy bed. Here it is right here…

On the edge of it were these little panels…

So I figure I’ll sew the two big panels together, and I’ll put opposite little panels together, and make 3 pillows. It was a little difficult, because only one of the sides were cut evenly, and none of the others matched up. So, I had to end up cutting off the blue border, so that only the black part of the stained glass was where I could sew….but chances are, she’ll love it ‘cause it’s pretty, it’s humming birds, and it’s from me!

Then I got to looking at all the other fabric I’d gotten and horded up. So I dragged all that out, and reminded myself of my plans when I’d bought all those others.

This one…

And this one…

Were both scraps that they were gonna do whatever it is they do with. But I recognized that they were from the japaneses silk section (the same section I got Chibi’s birthday pillow from), and I wasn’t about to just let that pass me by!

These two are separate fabrics that I figured I’d make a nice sized pillow out of. They’re exactly the same, but I envisioned a type of “Daylight” and “Nighttime” sides for each to represent.

This one was an extremely small scrap, but I loved the pattern so much! It looks like weathered writing with a butterfly on it! Kawaii!

This fabric

And this fabric…

I intend to put together for pillows, because I find their colors accent each other. And, plus, they’re really really cool!

This fabric will make a small pillow.

And this fabric is so pretty, I just want to sew all the sides and call it one big pillow.

This one, I just liked. It reminded me of being back in school again (home schooling that is, otherwise the memory would be unpleasant). It’s made to look like a flag, with the American flag up in the corner, and all the different states’ flags around it.

And this is by far, my most favorite of fabrics.

Isn’t it adorable! I love it so much! I think I bought 2 yards of the thing…oh well. I’ll use it ^.^

Oh and this is a fabric for my Dad’s Father's Day present.

One time, Dad asked me how many stars I’d give him if I could rate him…so this one has a lot of sentimental value, even if it isn’t the prettiest thing out there.

And that’s Fabrics with MM!

God, I’m tired. We went to a revival servace. The preacher is all right…but he didn’t preach anything I hadn’t heard or known before. /shrug. Preachers have to really go a long way to impress me.

Anyway. We got back home, and Dad and I watched our copy of The Comedy Bard from when we went to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. It was so funny, we hurt from laughing. I’m glad we can share things like that.

And now that I’ve showered, my meds are kicking in and I must sleep. Those crazy road workers always get over here around 6:30 a.m. every morning and are so loud and have that crazy beeping machinery…it’s such a mess. But if it gets us a nicely paved road, I’ll endure it. They’ve only been saying they’d pave our road for 22 years now…I’m glad they finally got around to doing it.

So that’s all for tonight everyone. I think I’ll e-mail Chibi before I really turn in. Goodnight!

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Your Brain's Pattern

You have a dreamy mind, full of fancy and fantasy. You have the ability to stay forever entertained with your thoughts. People may say you're hard to read, but that's because you're so internally focused. But when you do share what you're thinking, people are impressed with your imagination.

What Pattern Is Your Brain?

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