Monthly Archives: January 2007

LabelS & rEQUEST FOR hELP

My request for help could be for a cOMPUTER THAT DOESN’T TURN THE CAP locks key off and on at will. I spilled a glass of water on MY KEYBOARD LAST WEEK AND THIS IS THE DEFAULT TYPING MODE i’M GETTING. pRETTY annoying, huh? Yes, VERY annoying. I switched keyboards. Not the problem. Something on…

Presents

Gifts kept secret for the holiday. Pillowcases for my nephews made using Esther’s pattern. New oven mitts for my sisters and my mom. Made using my own pattern (larger than the DS version), lined with one layer of Insul Brite and one layer of batting. See my binding technique here.

Hancock’s of Paducah

It’s Night of the Living Dead in our house right now. Leil’s the only one to escape the wrath of a flu bug we brought back from Oregon. A bright spot was the Hancock’s of Paducah catalog appearing in the mail stack yesterday. If you’re not on this mailing list go sign up right now….

A Dress for the Ball

We headed South this past weekend for the Oregon Governor’s Inaugural fesitivities. (Yes, Uncle Ted won, yippee!). This is my favorite picture. We have a TON of posed family shots, I’ll spare you. I made Leil’s dress for the Inaugural Ball held on Saturday night. Burda pattern 9757. This was a last minute decision after…

Advent Calendar – Finished!

I had my moments with this project. My original completion goal was December 1. As that date passed I thought of trying to catch up and then make sure the next ornament was done as each day came. Thank goodness I never caught up. Who needs that kind of pressure. My little blog along idea…

Happy New Year

Optimistic. Thankful. Ideas whirling. Ready to tackle the tasks of the day. That’s the side of the bed I tend to get out of just about every day of the year. The New Year for me is all of that in overdrive. I love the energy of the calendar flipping to January 1. I make…