So another week of no sewing in the sewing cave...with no desire to sew...it's sad really. The very thing that makes my heart sing and gives me a reason to live (and I kid you not - I don't care how sad you think it is!), is the very thing I'm NOT doing and horrors of horrors NOT even thinking about! The only sewing thing I've been doing is being obsessed with The Great British Sewing Bee. The second episode is here if you haven't seen it already...
...and reading every blog post about it that I can get to...
I've listed a few of the blog posts that I thought were interesting reads here...
My favorite sewing board, which Ann Rowley is an active participant of, Stitcher's Guild has a wonderful conversation going on about the show, so check that out too.
...and in Great Britain Crafty Magazine has organized a blog tour touting the book that's associated with the show. I found the blog posts halfway through the tour at Karen's blog, Did You Make That. You should check the tour out! Lastly, the book that's from the series can be purchased at Amazon. That is the extent of my sewing or thinking about sewing for this week, although my GBSB obsession has filled quite a few hours and in my quest to see the second episode as soon as possible, to blow up my work computer! Thank goodness for IT Techs! *LOL* Hopefully I will finish up the herringbone version of Vogue 1250 and my floral version of Butterick 5147, this weekend. It will be nice to have some new clothes to wear to work next week. ...as always more later!
I've been crazy busy the last couple of weeks so very little sewing has been thought about...usually sewing consumes my waking moments but work and other things have encroached on my precious time. Several times I've thought about writing a blog post but it's only been small bits, not enough to support a post. So as an update, I've pulled all the bits together to form this post. Honestly I don't know if I'll get a chance to sew this weekend. I was suppose to meet friends today in NYC but since I'm feeling like a truck ran over me, I'm not going to make it which really disappoints me. I think I'm just going to pull the covers over my head and veg for the weekend...anyway, here are the bits of me! 1. Remember this dress...
Well I've gotten another idea for it which meant pulling some of the piping off. So it still sits waiting to be completed. 2. With one unfinished dress, you would think I would leave well enough alone. Nooooo, I cut out and started to stitch together another version of Vogue 1250. That is also laying unfinished on my sewing table.
3. Y'all know that I have fabric issues. Well my issues become more pronounced when I have no opportunities to sew. Suddenly the call of fabric gets louder, stronger and more demanding. Yeap, I bought more fabric...the boxes arrived earlier this week...
4. Have you seen the Great Sewing Bee that just started to air this week in Great Britian?
You should definitely check it out, if you haven't already! This is what a sewing show should be about. There's also a great article about it in The Telegraph (thanks Ruth for the heads up!) 5. I wanted to give a personal thank you to everyone who left a comment on the "A Sewing Machine Story" post. There are some wonderful sewing stories there and I so appreciate everyone who left a comment. Later when I can I will give you the back story on how that post came to be. 6. As I stated in a post last weekend, I did not make the jacket that should have accompanied the MSN Lace Challenge Dress. I had no desire to sew and even though I had Friday off, it was a very packed family friendly weekend. So here are a few photos from the weekend...
My sister and I at church
The grandbabies with coats on headed to church
It was a wonderful weekend ~ full of family, church and good food! 7. On the bus earlier this week, I found this Chinese Fortune left floating on the seat. I went to remove it and then read it...finally thinking this was so appropriate for me!
"Happiness lies in the joy of
achievement and the thrill of
creative effort!"
8. One of the things that happened during my family friendly Easter weekend, was that I met a younger cousin who's just starting to sew. So we will be going through my fabric collection, via Face Time, so that I can send her some pieces for her to continue her sewing journey. Honestly, I love encouraging others to sew...gotta keep our artform growing...one sewist at a time! I don't know if I'll sew this weekend since the Musinex couple have moved into my head. I'm more inspired to head back to bed with my tissues and remote control to watch movies. I do know that posts may continue to be sparse around here for a minute since I'm still in the throes of work projects. I need to find a new work/life balance. ...as always more later!
