Sleepy weekend

It was a lupus weekend here, so I basically slept. Delilah, being the great dog she is did the same. I cannot tell you how happy it made me that she picked her new bed to be her favorite spot. She is so cute cuddled up on the bed. It makes all the sewing trouble worth it! Here are some pics.

Preparing to nap.

Falling off the bed napping.



I wonder if she is looking at me under all that fluff?


Yep, that is one comfy dog.



Now that you have endured my doodle pics for the day, I should tell you that I went to a stamp a stack Saturday. It was fantastic. I only was awake for a few hours that day, I could not think of a better way to have spent the limited energy. I checked with my demo to see if I can post pics of the cards. They are great, but I was not sure of the protocol on posting cards I did not make all on my own. Stay tuned for more on those cards.

It is hard to say what the bigger accomplishment is....

It really is hard to say what the bigger accomplishment is. Me making Delilah a bed, or me getting Delilah to actually get on the bed. In either case, both happened.

I am SO proud. I made this dog bed for Delilah. It was the second (and last) project from my sewing class. I was not able to get too much help because the class was only an hour and a half and in that time I could not even get that white cord all the way around the blue part. After several desperate calls to Mom and some real quality time with the seam ripper, it is done. Here it is.

The bed:



The dog by the bed:


The dog on the bed:

She actually dislikes the camera. That is part of the reason for the pitiful face. Of course once the camera battery died Delilah made her self comfortable and is sound asleep on the bed. More pictures of that later. I am so giddy!!!! Yeah that is right. Cheesy, but I made something and my favorite creature in the world likes it. Hooray!!!

My first project on my own

Today I decided it was time to make my first sewing project on my own. After a few calls to Mom, and some improvising, I finally finished here it is ........


Yeah, I know the picture is bad but it looks like a little blanket. That's right. It took most of the day to sew that. But it is more than you know. There is batting in there people.

So, when I started the process, I thought it was going to be a much bigger blanket. Based on the pattern, I thought it was going to be about a yard and 7/8 on the top and bottom. Nope. It is much smaller. However, I learned a lot and now can put together something bigger someday. (I hope).

Well, of course this was for Delilah. Clearly it will not cover the furniture when she lays on it, but I thought she would like it anyway.


She did not look impressed. I told her it was her treat. Below is her reaction to the word treat. She was a little annoyed when there was no snack for her.





However, all the excitement did make her sleepy.


Hope you had a good day!

The new machine

So, after I went to sewing class, I thought, "Hey, I could do this." I came home and made a list of things I would actually sew:

I could fix the hems in my pants.
Finally replace my curtains.
Make happy accent pillows.
Treasures for the dog.
A blanket for where Delilah sleeps on my bed.

OK, so the point is I could buy all this stuff and move on or I could spend the money on a sewing machine. The people where my class was showed me their machines. They were expensive. I pondered. I surfed the net. I found a sale. God Bless Amazon.

Well, today it came. My new, highly discounted sewing machine. Of course, I could not leave it in the box, so I went out and bought a couple fabric straps and spent the afternoon working through the owners manual. Yep, I can work it. It is pretty fun. Now, of course after a few hours, I got board. I really needed something to make for there to be a point. For now I have it set up in the living room so I can watch TV while I play. I will find it a better home after sewing class later this week.

Of course that means that my good intentions of starting Christmas Cards today are shot. I think I will go play with stamping stuff for a little while though. A good way to unwind before bedtime.

Happy Saturday!

Fish out of water......

So today was a big day. I went to my first sewing class EVER. Now the real odd part of this is that I don't own a sewing machine, but a friend asked and I thought "Why not!!!" Anyway, today we learned to measure and cut out our pattern. So far so good. Next week we get to sew. So tonight, I went online and surfed for a machine. I found a really nifty one that was 56% off with FREE shipping. Happy dance for me!!!

I am pretty excited about learning a new project. Now I have to decide what I am going to make for my second project once we finish our skirts. I am thinking that I should make something for the house or dog because I don't know that I am confident enough to wear what I make. I know, silly but true.

Anyone know some good doggie patterns????

Have a great day. More cards and stories about the dog to come.