Blocks

I've been working on my blocks. Remember the fabric that I got to go between the blocks? Here's a sample of how it looks.

Really, I need to get a better camera, or take a picture outside, because it looks so much more rich in person.

Then I got sidetracked. I started another project.

And my taxes. I'm still doing them. Yuck.

Colonial Day

Well, I got the costume finished. Hooray! She looked so cute. I spent the day there volunteering - and did talk to one or two nice moms. I helped the kids weave with straws - it was really quite unique. People really go overboard with this thing. One couple rented their costumes and their daughter's costumes - and spent over $100. One lady bought her daughter's costume for her for a Christmas present - spending $60. And let me tell you, my little girl was definitely a farmer's daughter - most of the other girls were ready for a dance.

I still thought she looked cute. And she was happy. What more could you ask?

We went to the beach today and flew kites. We bought froze our butts off. And I forgot to bring my camera. Damn.

Ah Geez

I've been feeling out of sorts with this town that I live in, with this town that I grew up in. The people are unfriendly, the store clerks are rude, all the women are nasty. Okay, okay. I'm exaggerating. It's not all of them, it's just certain ones, but it still gets to me. Because I'm NICE dammit, and they're not. I loved Colorado because I had so many friends so quickly - and I was always making new ones.

So, I've been in kind of a funk about the whole thing. I don't really know that it's THIS town - I've moved enough to know that people are pretty similar in most places. There are the same cliques, the same people who have to impress other people, the same bitches, and the same nice people. But I'm still pissed because I don't want to have to make new friends AGAIN, and I don't feel like putting forth the effort - because I DO need to do my taxes - and I'm just sure it's because they're the same as they were in high school. Did I tell you that I hated high school?

Then I read Michelle's post. Which tells me what? Get over myself and invite the town in for tea and buttered bread. In other words, be nice and they'll probably be nice back. Ah geez!

Costume

I'm supposed to be doing taxes (no, I haven't finished my "homework" yet). I've also been working on Carra's Colonial Day costume. However, instead of just DOING it, I get sidetracked. I get on the computer, I emptied a couple of boxes, etc.

I HAD to go to Jo-Anns to get some interfacing for her costume. It cost me $40. Well, the interfacing cost $2, the rest of the fabric that I had to buy cost the rest. However, I got some great fabric to go with my blocks.

I got the lighter blue thinking of it for the border, but then realized that I had wanted yellow for the border. So, it's back to JoAnns! Maybe tomorrow. I've got most the costume finished - just need to do the bonnet and some finishing work - hemming, a button or two, some elastic. Great, then I can get started on the quilt! I'm going to put Tonya's letters in the borders.

Huge Pain in My Ass

I was taking Carra to gymnastics and there was so much traffic getting out of town! Plus there were people on the side of the hill with cameras. I couldn't figure it out, until Carra started talking about the plane that everyone was talking about at school. The I realized that THAT was the plane. And that was what people were so interested in. The Airbus. In my backyard. I meant to try to be looking outside when it was supposed to land - but, of course, forgot.


I must say, that sitting there on the runway it didn't look too impressive - there wasn't anything by it to show it's scale. However, in looking at this picture you can see another plane next to it, and the Airbus does dwarf that plane. Which, while not a jet, is still a decent sized airplane.


However, I had to take Dan to the airport today. Something which really only takes 5-6 minutes there, and 5-6 minutes back. Well, today they had the Southbound exit out of the airport blocked off because there was so much traffic. WHY was there so much traffic, you ask? Because everyone wanted to see the fricken' Airbus, that's why! Like I said, Pain in My Ass.


Here's another shot. I took it while driving - well I took both while driving - that's why it's so crappy. Crappier. It was really overcast today, too, has been for a few days. Not that I mind, I don't, but it doesn't make for great pictures. Or maybe it's the photographer that doesn't make great pictures. I think that's more likely the case.

Fabric Folding and Sewing Room

Okay, I have to expand on my last post about the fabric folding. As I said, my folded fabric is just an oasis is a sea of confusion. Here's an oasis:

Here's the sea that it lives in:

You'll notice a lot of boxes. Well, believe me, there are a lot more. You'll notice a cutting table. How do I cut on that with all of that (shit) very important stuff on there? Well, I've managed. Have you seen the blocks I've done?

If you look closely, you'll see this oasis in the above picture:Here is my latest and greatest oasis. These fabrics are just SO yummy. This fabric folding was done while I was supposed to be doing my taxes.

And here is it's Sea of Confusion:This Sea is actually worse than it looks - I've cut off some of the boxes and stuff next to it. And yes, that's my sewing table on the left.

So, you see, even though I've been folding, I still have a mass of STUFF everywhere. Plus, I share my sewing room with our computers. So, many times, there are five of us in here. Wouldn't it be great if I could make this room into a REAL oasis? Wouldn't it be great if I could make it a Posy Heaven? Or, hell, like Monica's room, or Autum's, or Elizabeth's, or any other room that I covet (there are plenty)?

Maybe one day. In the meantime, Sammi will be very happy if I never get rid of these boxes.

Busy Weekend

Well, the kids had Friday off - so we went to Disneyland. It was great - the lines were very minimal. Unfortunately, Carra wasn't feeling well, so her and Wyatt, and I left early. Tessa and her girlfriend stayed with another friend and her family.

I got some sewing done. I finished my blocks for my Get Crafty block swap. Here's what I came up with.

I also did a block for the April BOM on ThreadStop. We're going to do a signature block swap, so I figured that I would make April's BOM a signature block - but use my BOM fabrics in it.

These are the blocks that I'm going to use the coffee words on.

I also figured out a plan for my other blocks - I've got the quilt all sketched out. Of course, I need to go and get more fabric for it.

And, I've had some more fabric folding Kool-Aid and been folding, folding. I love it.

I Drank the Kool-aid

Okay, Monica said the drink the fabric folding Kool-aid, and I did. Damn, it's so addicting. I'm going to drink more.

Now, this is just the beginning, and they're not color sorted, and not put away, but look at that. Just LOOK at that beauty. Okay, it doesn't look as good as Monica's, or Autum's. Heavy Sigh. But, you know I do have Posy Envy and maybe one day my room can look even remotely like one of theirs.

Still working on my blocks.

I couldn't do it the way Allsorts did it. I just couldn't have blocks that didn't have NINE DIFFERENT FABRICS in them. So, I just cut all the blocks first, then rearranged the squares, and then sewed. And would you believe it - just look at those two blocks! I screwed it up! Yes, 9 different fabrics - the seams match a little better - but the POSITION of the colored blocks are wrong.

I'm not going to rip them apart. I'm not going to rip them apart. I'm not going to rip them apart.

Blocks

I've got 18 blocks done. I did Allsorts' blocks. However, I didn't want mine to be in strips of all yellow, all red, all blue. So I mixed them up. And, to my mathematically challenged mind, if there are 9 fabrics, 9 blocks and 9 patches in each block, then each block should have all 9 different fabrics. However, I just couldn't get it to come out. Frustrating. Anyway, here's what I came up with. Also, in some of the blocks I used a yellow that was too bright. And it really bugged me that I couldn't get all of the seams to match - cutting through 9 blocks with seams just doesn't make for matching seams. However, I was proud of myself - not only did I let the non matching seams go (meaning I didn't rip them out and redo them), but I also let the blocks have some patches that were the same. I was so tempted to undo seams. But I didn't. I let it go.

I think I'm going to use some of these blocks for my block swap.

What I Miss

While there are a lot of little things that I miss about Colorado, there are two things that I miss the most. The first is my girlfriend, Mary. We used to spend so much time together, and it was always fun. Man I miss her.

The second is the music. Yes, the radio stations in L.A. SUCK. Not just a little, but hugely, enormously, GIGANTICALLY. They bite. Luckily, I can stream music online from KBCO. I know, it's Colorado, but damn, they play great music. Oldies and new music mixed together. Something that was a hit five years ago, they WILL play again. I can hear Led Zepplin, Bob Dylan, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Keane. All mixed up. It's great.

Now, if only I could do something about the music in my car.