I did some crafting this past week! I sewed two bags for the Halloween Swap I was in. So if you're my swap partner stop reading this right now, unless you've already gotten your package. She likes purple and sugar skulls so I tried to lean toward that vibe with my fabric selections.
This weekend was very busy with work for me, then two birthday parties to attend yesterday. One a classmate of Ronon, the other family in the evening. I was pooped by the time I got home last night. Today after work we visited family again and Liara got to do sit on a horse for the first time. She was very well supervised.
I wish I could say I'm going to get some down time this week, but I have a grave side service for my Great-Aunt Arlene Wednesday and I'm also picking up hours at my second job Wednesday as well. Arlene would have been 103 if she'd made it to her birthday later this month. She lived a full happy life. It was her wish to have a small service with family and not an elaborate funeral nor calling hours so that's what we're doing. I think that's about it for me this week. I was almost 90 degrees here today. I thought it was supposed to be fall, ugh. I'm hoping that cooler weather comes soon. I want to break out the accessories!
I used some Singer fabric bundles I had picked up at Joann last fall. I'm impressed with the quality of the fabric. I did look to see if I can get Singer fabric anywhere else and I found it on Amazon, so that's a nice plus. I'm really pleased with how this bag came out.
She also likes The Nightmare Before Christmas, so I picked up some Jack Skellington fabric from Walmart and made a decent sized notions bag. It's about 10x10 (inches) so I think it could also be used for really small projects or for circular needle storage. In hindsight, I wish I would have added a loop tab on one of the sides to help with zipper closure, but I think it came out okay. I made her a pair of earrings as well. I also included a few of her favorite treats including some gummy worms in a sugar skull tin.
I received my package from my partner and she really outdid herself.
I'm already using the new badge holder. I super excited to use her handspun yarn. (The brown skein is handspun alpaca.) I'm thinking maybe a cowl with either texture or lace.
I'm currently reading City of Snakes by Mariet Kay. It's the sequel to Born of Starlight. This one is a Beauty and the Beast retelling with some Aladdin vibes mixed in. The world is the same as Born of Starlight; it's another realm. It's a hot arid climate and the city sounds very Moroccan or Moorish. I keep picturing The Alhambra in Spain. There's been lots more world building and history. It's engaging just like the first book and I'm enjoying it.
This weekend was very busy with work for me, then two birthday parties to attend yesterday. One a classmate of Ronon, the other family in the evening. I was pooped by the time I got home last night. Today after work we visited family again and Liara got to do sit on a horse for the first time. She was very well supervised.
-Q
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