Finish #1

 

I took this pile of goodness to girls weekend.  And took along one of my favorite summer bags ... a denim one with wimpy handles -- but I like the size of the bag ...

 

and finally during Sunday night laundry -- got the lining done and the handles attached.  I'm not liking the stitching on the handles -- the leather is pretty tough to needle thru ....so will probably find a better method to attach them.

 

nothing fancy on the interior -- but it's large enough for my ipad, phone, notebook, drugs, etc ...

 

The print is decorator weight drapery (sp?) fabric and the black is a wide wale corduroy .. I quilted the exterior with a craft weight batting and the lining is a cotton print that I interfaced ... it's pretty stiff.

 

I like it!

 

 

 

blizzard ....

 

in the Free Press this morning -- it's always good to have the beer deliveries during a blizzard ... wth

 

 

again, from the Free Press, driving was ugly.

 

I went home (with lots of homework) at 5:00pm -- did a stop for milk .... always important.  my trek is relatively protected so the blowing and drifting wasn't that bad -- but the wind howled all night long. 

 

inbound was pretty uneventful.

 

heat wave needed soon.



Wordless Wednesday!

http://www.southernminn.com/st_peter_herald/news/article_6a1b0e79-6d82-542d-8964-cda543ab6b79.html

found!

  yeppers, the missing credit card has been found ... in a bag of Menards stuff I had stored in the truck ...

  and yeppers, I had called and cancelled it and requested new info -- at least I know someone was not having fun with it ...

Girls Weekend Wrap Up:

1.   Tornado Photo Scrapbook -- done!
2.   Amy Butler jelly roll pieced together.
3.   Amy Butler yardage cut and pieced
4.   Wedding gift quilt quilted.
5.   Tote bag pieced -- need to find longer leather handles
6.   All my shit stuff is unpacked and put away.

  the brutal cold has arrived -- zero and falling for days .. and a clipper zipping thru this evening.  

  stay warm peeps!




 

Blizzard Warning/Girls Weekend @ the Scrap Sack

 

pre-craftiness strategy meeting -- also know as supper

 

 

my first project of the weekend was putting all my tornado pictures/junk into a scrapbook --- above and below are my favorite pictures of that awful summer --- Nick, holding his dozer and freddy the stuffed cow ... giggling with Cathy in the makeshift office (which was the screen porch at the farm)

 

 

Jean was running back and forth to the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis with bank transactions and Nick's daycare had been wiped out --- Mom was in Montana and well, Nick was my shadow for a couple of days ... it was so chaotic in the beginning -- he was one tired little boy by the end of the day ... naptimes were non existent -- we were always on the move.

 

my 2nd project was to turn this pile of goodness into a tote bag -- mission accomplished ... kind of used the denim one as a pattern ... need to find suitable lining and it will be done!

 

Jean putting together some stars .....

 

 

the commute home last night -- blizzard warning --- I was dumb.  It didn't look to bad so I took the field road -- it wasn't too bad on the top but when I got below the hill it got a tad bit messy.  4WD was handy (and needed) some pretty hefty drifts behind our house -- and one I got home the wind roared all night long -- it's  -15 (yes, 15 below 0) now.

 

I took the field road home Friday night too -- lots of critters roaming the prairie at 10:00 pm

 

 

Nick came over and took the group shot -- this was after an attack of the giggles -- not sure why we didn't move the (1) chair and (2) the trash can and well, love the crooked wreath on the wall ...

 

I also finished piecing 2 strip quilts (what else) ... and started on a scarf .... back today for brunch and some more play time.

 

 

 

Day 2

  Well the first day was a bit anti-climatic.

   Fabric was purchased, scrapbooking stuff, office supplies, returned some ugly shoes I had ordered online, exchanged some too large shirts -- and had tasty Chinese for lunch.

   After lunch I managed to knock over my portable glass of tea into the passenger seat of Mom's wheels -- the lid popped off and soaked the seat -- mind you, this was after Kohls, the mall, HyVee and Office Max, it was an already kind of full vehicle.  So Mom rode in the backseat the rest of the journey.  I have now experienced the life of a cab driver. 

  Then we went to Menards -- the mecca of all important stuff.  Light bulbs, batteries, flashlights, food, rugs --- all at 15% off ..... and drum roll ..... between Menards and home, I lost my credit card.  ((insert grin))

  While searching home for said credit card -- the vehicle got cleaned out and #1 suspended a hair dryer from the visor and dried out the seat -- which should have been totally unnecessary -- he has a heated machine shed .... sorry I digress ....

   Anyhow -- 3 more bags of trash -- from the car, the home office and my bedroom.  One would think I would have nothing left post purge -- sadly -- there is more.  Argh.

   I went to bed early -- seemed like the thing to do.  I've cancelled the credit card -- and ordered a new one.  My next project is use two of the zillion batteries I purchased and install them in my garage door openers.

  TGIF.

  2014 Statistics ....

    3,510.5 hours of work time ....
       my first thought  ... holy shit.

    301 blog posts -- I ordered a pdf of the blog ... kind of fun to save




  

Day 1 of the Fabulous 2015!

Yep, sappy, but to the point. 

 

Resolutions are posted -- pages are constructed.

Next up is the laundry (ya, more laundry).

And a brief voyage to the big city to the south.

Got to stock up on the necessities in life -- batteries, light bulbs, trash bags, laundry soap -- yes, the necessities.  A couple of returns too -- and a really nice lunch.

 

Happy New Year

 

Going to make it a memorable year.