Category Archive: Shopping

2015
08/04

A busy day

Today I took the day off to shop. First I wen to choose some countertop for the master bath. Then came home to get Bill and we went to Joann’s

for a “N” crochet hook – which is large and then to lunch. I took him home so he could go to the lake and then went

Off to Goodwill where I found this doll to fix up for a Christmas gift,

this kettle to make up some dyes for the wool.

Then it was off to Walmart for a two more balls of yarn I needed. They didn’t have what I wanted, but that didn’t seem to stop me from buying. So I came home with these 4 balls of dish cloth yarn that was on sale.

And while I was there, they were having a “back to school” sale on T-shirts. so I choose some from 4 different companies. I’ll try them and see which fit the best and return the rest. That was enough shopping for today. However, when I got home, I received a call from the first place and she told me, the product I chose was marble and would be a lot more work, so I need to come back and choose a granite. Ah, the joys of remodeling.

2015
07/31

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Life
Sewing
Shopping

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An interesting day

I was asked if I ever get bored. I don’t even know the meaning of that word. And my children knew better than to say they were bored, because I could always come up with a project for them.

Some days can only be called “interesting” Today was one of them. I went to get some 18″garden stakes. That doesn’t sound too hard, does it. Okay, I get to Lowe’s and the man says they don’t have any. Me “you don’t have any, then what do people do or did you sell out?” He looks over head and says they have some, but he will have to go find a ladder. (good thing I wasn’t in a hurry) Of course there was a ladder right there, but another salesperson was on it. Instead of just waiting, he went off after another and came back to get down the stakes. Oh, whoops, the box is too heavy for him, so calls someone to come help him. Then he asks how many I want. “just one package, thank you.”

Okay, mission accomplished. Now I needed some 4×4 posts and some 2x4s for a future project. Since I always seem to need a 2×4, I like to get some wood each time I have to go there. I asked the cashier if there is someone who can help me. She tells me to go get the fellow off the Hyster. Back to the back of the store, I went again, to be told, “just buy them and they will be loaded as they are all outside”. Did that, and waited another 5 minutes for someone to come out and see that I needed help.

Off to JoAnn’s for my quilting foot, I went. I was greeted as I walked in the door – WOW, unusual and nice. It helps to be the only customer. I told the clerk what I wanted and she went right to where it was and we went to check out. Now this really should have been simple, I had a coupon. But she couldn’t make it work. After about 15 minutes of trying, she tells me, it is because it is a machine accessory and they aren’t included on the coupons.

At home, I have a young man who is doing some odds and ends for me. He had just finished the last project I gave him when I got back, so he unloaded the wood for me which was really nice. He did another small job and left as he could only work a couple hours today. It was too hot anyway. Next week promises to be cooler.

Water! Have you noticed with the heat, everything has to be water much more. That takes plenty of time as well.

Finally, I had some time to sew and this little girl insisted on a summer dress. So she now has one. I like how it turned out and only used 1/4 yard of fabric plus some left over rick rack. This looks like a great choice to make for the Christmas dolls.

2015
07/29

Category:
Sewing
Shopping

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Christmas gift in July

My cousin sent these books to me. It was like Christmas had already arrived to receive them. The patterns are delightful, though some have a bit more work in them. The last one has 12 princess dresses that are beautiful. I’m going to give in to temptation and make one or two for my dolls. But these books have reminded me that the year is going rapidly and it is time to start making the clothes for the Christmas dolls we will be giving.

Today was spent shopping for a new mattress. How do you select a new mattress and know that it will be more comfortable than the one you are now using. We could have it a month and decide it really isn’t better and I don’t want to do that even if they will return/exchange it. It seems like too much hassle. So do any of you have any clues as to how we decide which is the right one?

2015
07/22

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machine embroidery
quilts
Sewing
Shopping

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A day out

Today. Mary and I decided to have a day out. We first went to Sew Fun at Quality Sewing and the photo above is of some of the items Lana Jones made to entice us to buy books and other items. She is truly an artist and we enjoyed her tips and hints. And to our surprise, we were each given a DVD of hints, embroidery patterns and other items for coming to the meeting.

Then it was off to Trader Joe’s for a very few items, followed by lunch at Panera’s. Our next stop was Costco where we stocked up on dog treats and off to the post office to turn in the orange slip and pick up a package. After that we went to Wal-Mart where I bought a pre-quilted panel for a baby boy and she purchased flannel for various projects for the 5 babies that will soon be entering her world. After that we were tired enough to come home and rest.

2015
07/15

Category:
food
Life
Shopping

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Shopping, shopping, shopping!

Why is it necessary to shop – or for that matter to clean house or cook meals? All that just gets in the way of fun. Or maybe we are just mixed up – people used to work for food and it was a real treat if there was anything left for pleasure.

It’s Wednesday and time to plan. So I pulled out the stack of recipes I’ve printed from the internet that I wanted to try and put 7 meals for breakfast and about 10 for lunches and dinners, then made a grocery list from those plus things that one does get low on such as toilet paper. Oh, the things on which we must spend money!

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Today it was off to Marlene’s, a health food and vitamin store, where they sell a few items I like and can’t find elsewhere.

Then Panera’s for a sandwich for lunch.

Costco has chocolate chips without dairy that we like as well as better prices on frozen corn, beans, broccoli.

And finally, the local grocery store which was advertising a number of organic foods on special this week. So we bought many items today and still – until I actually cook – the refrigerator is half empty. You probably understand this all too well. At least we stuck to the list I had made.

2015
05/06

Category:
food
Garden
gluten-free cookng
Life
Shopping
spinning

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Around and around we go

In more ways than one we circle.

I spend those little waiting minutes spinning – still working on the dog hair.

I have made some progress, but still more spool to fill.

The other spinning area was spinning car wheels. We started out with a scheduled doctor visit, then to the sewing center, then to AT&T to find out if they could get my Fitbit to work again. No, but they had an idea we could try at home. Meanwhile, they had them on sale for $20. off until Mother’s day and we had 14 days to return, if the other idea worked. Ok, we went for that idea. Then off to Costco for a few groceries. As we walked in their door, they had a better deal on the Fitbit and longer to return it if we could make the first one work, so we bought one there. After Costco, we returned the one to AT&T, gassed up the car and went home, just afraid one of the sheep had lambed and might need help. No, but we are still watching that “pot”.

So we had lunch* and headed back out to the grocery store and to get a few more tomato plants that someone recommended. They also had alyssum, so must have some of that to put in front of house that is half weeded. Home again, I collapsed on the bed for a bit of a nap. Today was one of those days that I woke up at 3.30, so told myself I deserved a rest. Afterwards. I went back out and finished the tomato bed in the hoop house. Tomorrow morning, the plan is to plant the tomatoes.

Please tell me this sounds like some of your days? If so, know you are not alone. We can certainly empathize. Oh, and after we came home the last time, the dentist called and said they had a cancellation for teeth cleaning tomorrow afternoon. Could I take that slot. And that is why the tomatoes have to go into the ground in the morning.

* Quickie bean soup. Because I guess on a lot of ingredients, these aren’t exact. Also I cook my beans and then can them, which make them very soft, but you could achieve the same thing by cooking until really done. I opened a pint of red beans (could be another type), into the blender with a pint of hot water, some Brewer’s yeast, chicken-like seasoning, garlic and onion powder and salt. Using a high-speed blender, I blended them for about 2 minutes. Meanwhile I opened another jar and heated the contents one minute in the microwave. I put 2 tablespoons of beans in each bowl of soup. It was so very good and it was fast. I had salad ingredients prepped and so lunch was on the table in 5 minutes.

2015
05/02

Category:
farming
quilts
Shopping

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shopping and sheep

Our first iris of the season.

I went shopping late yesterday and now have the fabrics to make this quilt. It set my numbers back by 3 yards, but I can live with that. I needed one yard for the front and maybe 2 for the back of this quilt.

I really thought that with us gone most of the day, this ewe would do more than just eat grass. She has been this way for a week now. Apparently she is no hurry, though she should be as there is a runner up waiting her turn. Now it’s a gamble on who goes first. Any bets? I’m pretty sure the last one will be the end of May as that was observed.

2015
03/15

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food
Life
Shopping

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Lunch and shopping

There was so much rain overnight and all day today that it was necessary to “think on other things” So out to lunch we went with youngest daughter and son-in-law. They chose a Vietnamese restaurant and these are a couple of the foods we had. The one above is spring rolls.

This is a vegetable fried rice, which was also very good.

From there we went to REI in downtown Seattle. This is an adventure!. We saw the waterfalls as we went from the parking garage to the store. It is manmade, but beautiful. Then on into the store.

The children have a lovely play area. In fact the store, which is an athletic store has various types of situations so that one can try out the merchandise and see if it works for you. There is a climbing wall, some trails, a small hiking area, etc. I did not see a body of water for the kayaks though. I think they missed that one. The photo below is as close as I could get to try to show the enormity of space. This is truly a tourist adventure if one is in Seattle. What did we get? Raincoats.

2015
02/26

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Knitting
Life
quilts
Sewing
Shopping

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Sew Expo 2015

This is the best “over all” photo since I was on the same level as all of these booths. All up close photos were taken with permission as this is a show where photos in general are not allowed.

One of the vendors enjoys painting her machines.

Notice the gadget for thread. This winds off the metallic threads in the correct way to keep them from breaking. (Yes, there is now one in my studio.)

This was an interesting demo. See the quilt in the background. She used gridded fusible interfacing onto which she put the pieces – either tee shirt or other fabric. Then she adhered strips between them as well as setting blocks if wished. This keeps the shirts from stretching.

Then she sewed straight lines across and then down to complete the top.

This is a look at the back of the quilt. (With this method, one could make a quilt very quickly)

Cindy Losekamp is demonstrating her paints and special stencils.

These ribbons made their way home with me,

as did these threads from Superior Thread Co.

I also needed a new rotary cutter from Kai scissors, some seam rippers, 2 pair of knitting needles and a pattern. I did NOT buy any fabric or yarn.

2015
02/20

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Knitting
Life
Shopping

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Dish/wash cloth #2

I went to JoAnn’s and didn’t find what I wanted, so off to Wal-Mart and they didn’t have it either. Then, after running around, I thought to look on the internet. Guess what!. The colors I wanted aren’t made in the yarn I wanted. So now that I’ve hit a wall, I really didn’t feel like working on one of the larger projects and I needed a cheery color, so I chose this project.

I was knitting away on this when DH noticed it looked like one I made earlier. He informed me that I can’t show you this because it looks like the last one. It is the same pattern, Almost Lost, but a different color. I used a larger needle on this as well. Apparently, he thinks this blog should be for helping you to understand how things are made. So I’ll add a bit of that with this. So here comes the learning part. I used a Peaches and Cream cotton.

I thought I was done with this, when I noticed after petal #6, I had one petal upside down (on the bottom).I ripped out to just before this photo (forgot to take photo of mistake).
So the learning is going to have to be to watch more closely what I’m doing. It ripped out quite easily for which I was thankful. Some of the sock yarns aren’t so forgiving.

Category Archive: Shopping

I was asked if I ever get bored. I don’t even know the meaning of that word. And my children knew better than to say they were bored, because I could always come up with a project for them.

Water! Have you noticed with the heat, everything has to be water much more. That takes plenty of time as well.

Finally, I had some time to sew and this little girl insisted on a summer dress. So she now has one. I like how it turned out and only used 1/4 yard of fabric plus some left over rick rack. This looks like a great choice to make for the Christmas dolls.

Why is it necessary to shop – or for that matter to clean house or cook meals? All that just gets in the way of fun. Or maybe we are just mixed up – people used to work for food and it was a real treat if there was anything left for pleasure.

Today it was off to Marlene’s, a health food and vitamin store, where they sell a few items I like and can’t find elsewhere.

Then Panera’s for a sandwich for lunch.

Costco has chocolate chips without dairy that we like as well as better prices on frozen corn, beans, broccoli.

And finally, the local grocery store which was advertising a number of organic foods on special this week. So we bought many items today and still – until I actually cook – the refrigerator is half empty. You probably understand this all too well. At least we stuck to the list I had made.

In more ways than one we circle.

I spend those little waiting minutes spinning – still working on the dog hair.

I have made some progress, but still more spool to fill.

Our first iris of the season.

I went shopping late yesterday and now have the fabrics to make this quilt. It set my numbers back by 3 yards, but I can live with that. I needed one yard for the front and maybe 2 for the back of this quilt.

There was so much rain overnight and all day today that it was necessary to “think on other things” So out to lunch we went with youngest daughter and son-in-law. They chose a Vietnamese restaurant and these are a couple of the foods we had. The one above is spring rolls.

This is a vegetable fried rice, which was also very good.

From there we went to REI in downtown Seattle. This is an adventure!. We saw the waterfalls as we went from the parking garage to the store. It is manmade, but beautiful. Then on into the store.

This is the best “over all” photo since I was on the same level as all of these booths. All up close photos were taken with permission as this is a show where photos in general are not allowed.

One of the vendors enjoys painting her machines.

Notice the gadget for thread. This winds off the metallic threads in the correct way to keep them from breaking. (Yes, there is now one in my studio.)

This was an interesting demo. See the quilt in the background. She used gridded fusible interfacing onto which she put the pieces – either tee shirt or other fabric. Then she adhered strips between them as well as setting blocks if wished. This keeps the shirts from stretching.

Then she sewed straight lines across and then down to complete the top.

This is a look at the back of the quilt. (With this method, one could make a quilt very quickly)

Cindy Losekamp is demonstrating her paints and special stencils.

These ribbons made their way home with me,

as did these threads from Superior Thread Co.

I also needed a new rotary cutter from Kai scissors, some seam rippers, 2 pair of knitting needles and a pattern. I did NOT buy any fabric or yarn.

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