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Got a new purse over the weekend, its a Tommy Hilfiger, from Winners.

Mrs Graham bought it for me (thank you Mrs Graham)

I love it.  I am going to try to re-create it in all my crafty being. . . .  .

Colin and I are headed to Ottawa tomorrow to see some friends, B&G, they had their first baby last year and we really haven’t gotten together with them since the baby came.

I wipped up a quick blanket today to take with us, along with Christmas presents and shower gifts we never got to give them. We’re looking forward to the scenic drive.

Of course Manny helped out as usual. I washed and cleaned the blanket to de-Manny the blanket because I’m sure Scout, B&G’s Dog would just *love* to smell Manny. (I do try to keep the cats off my sewing projects, but they just love to help)

The blanket was perhaps too hard of pattern, and I think I bit off more than I could chew, but I’m learning. And enjoying it.

I also wanted to try to make a bag. I took my hand at making covered buttons and Yo-Yos. . . . . I’m reasonably pleased. I still need lots of practise though.

One of Colin’s paintball friends, Will and his girlfriend, just welcomed their first baby over the weekend. A little girl.
I thought I’d make something I could squish into an envelope to send to them to congratulate them. . . . so I made a pair of baby shoes. I’m pretty pleased for a first try.

I also made another headband, I love love love that pattern! So easy! Including cutting and pressing its no more than 15 minutes!

And then I ran out of thread. . . . .     

I started a new quilt today for “Ruby”. Ruby is C&M’s soon-to-be baby, and the sex isn’t even known yet. I have no idea why C&M call their baby Ruby, but all the same, its kinda stuck. Although, talking to C she says if it is a girl, she won’t be named Ruby.

Ruby’s arrivial is probably late June, but I wanted to get a head start on it now while I had a realitivly free weekend.
This is my second quilt, another small baby sized quilt. I’ve tried something a little different than my first. I’m not sure how its going, but thankfully if I decide I don’t like it I have enough time to try it again.

C is a very very talented musician and music teacher, so I wanted to reflect that in my quilt - looking for “music” fabric you often find black and white stuff, so I decided to add a bit of “Ruby” to it, and go black, white and red.

I like the combo, and so does Manny. I’ll update soon when I get the border, backing, and quilting done. . . . .

As most of you now, I’ve been recently trying my hand at sewing.  In one of my efforts to find a couple of easy free patterns to test out my sewing abilities, I came across this site: Threadbared

This site is filled with vintage pattern pictures with very funny captions.  You don’t have to be a sewer to enjoy this one, in fact the ladies who do this site aren’t sewers at all.

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• Project Code Name : Sewing Guinea Pig
• Subject : IPod Holder.
• Mission :Your mission, should you choose to accept it, make a nice small gift to send to your new sister in law. Make it up as you go along.

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For Christmas P gave K a red Ipod, I thought since I’m on a sewing streak I thought I’d make her an Ipod holder. I’ve got it ready to send in the post tomorrow.

I even made a little pocket on the back for earphones.

I didn’t make a pattern, I just played it by ear. . . .

Get it “played it by ear” . . . .man I crack myself up. . . .  . .

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• Project Code Name : Sewing Guinea Pig
• Subject : Guest Bedroom Curtains.
• Mission : Your mission, should you choose to accept it,?is to make curtains for your guest bedroom before Chris & Christine arrive.? They may wish to have some privacy in the form of curtains when they visit.

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?pictures of some of my “sewing” projects.? I’m still learning, but I’ll get there.

Here are the curtains I made for our guest bedroom right before Chris and Christine came up to see us at the beginning of the month.

?? The Fabric I used.

? The window, including Marty.?

Normally the cats aren’t allowed in this room - we like to keep this one as “cat free” as possible for guests.

Anyways, it was a valient first attempt, and I know I’ll be attempting to sew even more.

My next project is some PJ/Trackies for Colin so I can throw away the ugly thick blue perma stained elastic bottomed bum munching & waist riding cheapo champion track pants he has now

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• Project Code Name : Sewing Guinea Pig
• Subject : Cat Cushie.
• Mission : Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to sew an additional cat cushion for Manny, your only cat without a cushion of his own. 

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Marty and Minou were given these wonderful cushions last Christmas from Mrs Graham, since we got Manny he has been a little left out not having a cushie.

Since getting my sewing machine I decided to sew a new cushie for Manny. I got a discontinued, liquidation remenant from WalMart for $2.90 so I figured no better time then now to make a new one.. Anyways, its finished, and we put it out the front window by the door.

Turns out Marty likes new cushie best. . . . .but best of all, all three of them fit on it at the same time.
Here are some pictures. . . . .

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