I suffer from sewing ADD

Anyone else out there afflicted? I have so many ideas swirling around in my head it's insane! On top of baby sewing/embroidery, maternity clothes, top-a-palooza, to name a few of my schemes, my friend Annie showed me fabric she bought at Fabric Depot this weekend to make duvets. I took a jaundiced eye to the duvet cover on my bed and thought, "Hey, that looks pretty shabby, I need to make a new duvet!" Yikes!!! Luckily I found a brand new King size flat sheet at the thrift store in the most delicious color of chocolate brown to star as the bottom of my duvet. I have this diabolical plan for a wraparound so that the bottom layer becomes the edging as well around the center, which will be a quilting masterpiece. Well, maybe not a masterpiece because I would like to whip this out before Tom returns from Fire Academy, but it will be nice. The quilted piece will be done in strip fashion for speed and then the trusty EMP6 will do the quilting while I work on something else! I am leaving the top hem of the sheet intact and it will fold up and button envelope style to encase the down comforter.  Now I'm off to dig through the quilt fabric tote for the perfect fabrics. Hope I don't get distracted with another project!!!

No Sew Sunday

They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions...so is the road to UFOs!  I had every intention of getting up and sewing before I went to work today, but somehow the morning got away from me, so nary a stitch was done today. Maybe before bed I can do a little.  I collapsed in the recliner last night and promptly fell asleep right before Apolo Ohno's silver medal race...dang it! I hate when I am waiting to watch something and wake up to realize it's over. Not that I can't go online and see it...I'm sure I can...it's just the principle of the matter. Is there anyone else out there that can't pull an all-nighter anymore like in their younger days? I think I need a nap!!!

A Little Bit of This...A Little Bit of That...

Today has been one of those days where I have done a lot of things, but don't really have much to show for it.  I worked today, I sewed a little, I enjoyed my Godchildren and their parents and went out to dinner with them.  I talked to my sweet Baboo who made it safely to Baltimore.  I shopped a little on line...I put in my treadmill time...I digitized a bit...I embroidered a bit...Did a little bit of laundry and housework...gave the Pom a bath...I wonder why I'm tired...maybe I'll go curl up in the recliner with the Chief and watch a little bit of Olympics...Go USA!!!

Hail to the Chief

The Chief had her little surgery yesterday and here she is with the cone of shame on! When we got up this morning she had figured out how to ditch the e-collar, but she doesn't seem to be licking her incision and it looks good with no signs or symptoms of infection, so I'll let her be without the cone as long as she behaves.  Hope to get some sewing in after I do my household chores. Tom informed me I will have company this weekend, so I must go spiff up the guest room.  Embroidery Library has Happy Hour this weekend and Reen has the cutest little Olympic gold medal designs for onesies on her Yahoo group! Must get chores done so I can sew!!!

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Date Report...

Another fabulous year at the Sports Show.  We took in a couple of classes.  The Fly Fishing Central Oregon was very inspirational and I loved that the instructor highlighted some of my favorite lakes! He called Crane Prairie his "social fishing spot" where he likes to take friends and family (not customers).  And the good news is that the trout are making a comeback in Crane.  Small mouth bass were introduced illegally into the reservoir and the balance had been upset, but things are improving.  He also talked alot about Browns in East lake, which I would really like to fish.  East Lake is another crater lake...sister to Paulina (one of my most favorite spots in the world)...absolutely beautiful!!! We usually run into someone we haven't seen in forever and today was no exception.  I had just been telling the students about a state police officer we knew when we lived on the coast who had let me off once when I got caught speeding.  This officer was known for being tough...to quote my husband's BFF "Swede would give his own Mother a ticket!!!" He had transferred to Fish and Game a long time ago and we all have moved on...He was working at the show in the Fish and Game booth! Small world!!! We had a wonderful time, capped off with a wonderful meal when we returned home...Happy!!!  Tomorrow is the Chief's surgery...all the animals are up in arms because the food and water have been pulled...sorry guys...NPO after 2000!!! Up early with lots of chores to do...maybe some sewing in the afternoon???

Annual Date

Tomorrow Tom and I are having our "annual date" at the Sportsman Show.  We try to make it to this event every year because we both really enjoy it.  Sometimes others go with us and sometimes it's just us.  I was excited to see a class on fly fishing in Central Oregon tomorrow, so we're going to go early enough to catch that and some of the other classes too.  Plus all the vendors...most years we leave with some cool gear.  I'm also excited to talk to some of the log home builders and pick up some possible floor plans for Tom and Mary's old folks home!  No sewing today as I worked a double shift, but I will leave you with a picture of a recent project that is on it's way to England...I don't know how often my girl checks my blog, but this will just be a little tease of what's in her care package!