Sunday, Sunday

So Sunday.... ran out of thread stippling the couch quilt, so need to go buy some today.

And I'm officially old...I wasn't really amused by the MTV VMA's last night. I found Russell Brand to be very obnoxious. Hmmm... now what do I watch?? Oh yeah:

Steve & I have been watching Freaks & Geeks on DVD from Netflix. I knew when it started that a lot of the guys in it were part of Judd Apatow's crew from Knocked Up & Superbad (and Pineapple Express, which we have yet to see)...but was suprised to see Linda Cardellini as the main character (now she's on ER, strange career twist). Steve was suprised to see all of those guys together. We do have great affection for Jason Segal, since How I Met Your Mother is one of our most favorite shows. :) Anywho, we're going thru the DVDs at a fairly slow pace, but are really enjoying them. I don't think we'll watch any tonight, since Gossip Girl is on, which I'm sort of obsessed with. :)

Redneck Cat Carrier

Sylvester has been dying to get inside this box for a while now, so when I finally emptied it of its cans, I called him over and he hopped in right away. But all I could think when he got inside was "this looks like a redneck cat carrier."

Radar is giving Syl the stink eye cuz Syl is having more fun than he is (you can't have fun w/out 'Dar's permission).

Baby Bib - Never Again!

I followed the tutorial at Crazy Mom Quilts very loosely for this bib. By loosely, I mean that I didn't realize I should have just stippled the pieces in recentangle format, then cut out of the pattern. I, of course, did it the hard way - cut the pieces of the pattern, then stippled. And I decided not to make a snap for the neck - I just wanted a tie back.

Then came the binding...using 1/4" premade binding (too lazy to attempt to make some, plus not sure what fabric I would have used). See "Death by Pins" below...

Then came time to put on the binding around the inner neck - what a disaster! This is the reason I won't be doing this again - at least, not in this manner. I couldn't get it to go on straight, I kept missing the fabric w/my stitches, etc. etc. WAY TOO much work for such a little bib. I think I like the idea of turning the fabrics, and just using a snap/velcro to keep the ends together. You could still stipple after turning the fabric...

Final result - pretty decent stipple (but it is really small, so that's why I think it works). Two sided - notice the yucky dimply curved inner binding, contrasting nicely with the pretty outside binding.

*sigh* I just love that airplane fabric though :)

Sewvester

My little helper Sylvester becomes "Sewvester": He LOVES my little chair I sit on when I use my machine, and never hesitates to hop up when I abandon the chair to press seams, etc.

I almost forgot...

My new clock:My first time using Mod Podge. :)

Crafty Update

I've been busy with these:Stuff for Baby Girl Rademacher (clockwise from top left):
1) shaggy quilt (which I didn't really have fun making, I may not do this again);
2) girly tote w/helicopters, airplanes, rockets (Branden is getting his PhD in Aerospace engineering, and complains its hard to find girly things w/airplanes on them - so I think I succeeded in meeting his challenge with fabric from Purl);
3) gift package - tote, blanket, and the requisite copy of Fox in Socks; and
4) inside fabric of tote (red w/cream stars) and shaggy quilt.

Hopefully I will also get a bib made with the fun fabric the tote is made of.

I'm also trying to free-motion quilt Miranda's Baby #2 quilt...

...with limited success... I can't get the needle to stop breaking - or its skipping too much. Hmmm... I think I need to take a class...

And this was pretty fun to make (about an hour) - now I just need to find some more cute dish towels:The pattern was in the August 2008 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting.

I'm weak...

...can't stop reading the spoiled Midnight Sun...reading the version released from Stephanie Meyer's website.

Twilight is over...

...actually, I was done reading Twilight on Saturday. So now I'm a more fun person now that I've stopped being sucked into young adult books about vampires & werewolves (which I apparently can't say properly in my Nebraska accent...).

But I'm super excited to see the movie, so I need to get someone to read the books so they can be excited with me! :)

So in looking at the Wiki for the Twilight books, I discover that there is supposed to be complementary book written called Midnight Sun. However, part of it has been leaked on the internet, and it appears to have killed Stephanie Meyer's motivation. This makes me really sad. Based on the first chapter, which she released on her website, I think it will be a really good read... Boo!

I'm a winner!

So I don't quite remember how I stumbled upon it, but I entered a contest for a baby gift set from the Whimsical Stork. But anywho, I won a gift set! Which is awesome, because its nice to have something to give that I don't have to make... I make for those whom I know will appreciate my little clumsy creations!

A side note - I think I'll actually really enjoy reading the Accidental Mommies when I actually become one myself - for now, I just like to win contests!

Streams of consciousness...

Michael Phelps is amazing

Actually - so are all of the American Olympic athletes - 46 medals so far! Yay!

Even more interesting - think of all the work some of the pool-play sports athletes have to do to get to a medal - May & Walsh play a ton of matches before they'll get to the finals.

This is going to be a long weekend...which has followed a long week :(

I need to finish sewing together the squares for the baby rag quilt I'm making...so I can take with me tomorrow to clip.

Tomorrow, I have to get up insanely early to drive hubby & a couple of other bikers up to Ventura for his 100 mile bike ride benefiting leukemia & lymphoma society. I plan to entertain myself with the portable DVD player and some neglected DVDs (due to excessive Olympic watching), Starbucks, and the rag quilt. If I still need to entrain myself, I plan to steal hubby's iPhone. Plus the Camarillo outlets are just down the road. Hopefully, all riders in my car will be done mid-afternoon, and I can drive the stinky tired riders back to the South Bay.

Sunday, I think we're driving to San Diego to meet up w/our friends Will & Karla from Maryland who are out for a visit. Can anyone say Sea World??? :-D

I'm tired...I need to stay up to attempt to watch Phelps win #7 tonight!