What a hectic weekend. Isn't the weekend when you are supposed to relax a little? Saturday I made a significant contribution to green house gases. By making not one but two trips to JoAnns. Which all my life I have always thought that Ahwatukee is a different city but is actually city of Phoenix (I learned from my job).
time to dust off the ol sewing machine
The only good part is that the first trip I met Kathy for lunch. She was kind enough to meet me and loan me pioneer clothing for the project I was/am working on. And it was really nice getting to relax and visit with her. We don't do that very often at all. I was making a frontiersman shirt for my friend Bruce. He is going to be the trail boss on our church handcart trek. We had a fireside about the trek last night and Bruce needed to look the part. I thought the shirt turned out really nice. I used a faux suede upholstery fabric.
wish I had gotten a close up but you get the general idea
It had a lace up opening and lots of fringe on shoulders, sleeves, and chest. When I originally bought the fabric I had not allowed enough for the fringe so my first trip to JoAnn's I bought an extra 1/4 yard. Then when I was working on the shirt I realized I didn't have any eyelets for the lace up front. Therefore a second trip was called for. I probably spent more on gas then the cost of the shirt. Which truth be told only cost a little over $12. Which I thought was great seeing as how the real buckskin one on the internet was $375. Sunday I had to teach the Young Women class at church. Luckily I had been studying the lesson during the week at work. But I don't think you can ever study enough. And on top of that we had the trek fireside for which I had to have a display table. Plus the clothing packets for 9 wards. I didn't start working on that until Sunday morning. I had to write up and print out the clothing guidelines for the trek. Trace and cut bonnet patterns and instructions for 9 wards, which I put into individual zip lock bags. It doesn't sound like much but it took me ALL day. And I barely got to the fireside on time.
my display took up two tables
I took a deep sigh of relief when I got home and snuggled down into bed for a good nights sleep. But alas had bad dreams all night long. (shouldn't have eaten that peach cobbler at the fireside).
time to dust off the ol sewing machine
The only good part is that the first trip I met Kathy for lunch. She was kind enough to meet me and loan me pioneer clothing for the project I was/am working on. And it was really nice getting to relax and visit with her. We don't do that very often at all. I was making a frontiersman shirt for my friend Bruce. He is going to be the trail boss on our church handcart trek. We had a fireside about the trek last night and Bruce needed to look the part. I thought the shirt turned out really nice. I used a faux suede upholstery fabric.
wish I had gotten a close up but you get the general idea
It had a lace up opening and lots of fringe on shoulders, sleeves, and chest. When I originally bought the fabric I had not allowed enough for the fringe so my first trip to JoAnn's I bought an extra 1/4 yard. Then when I was working on the shirt I realized I didn't have any eyelets for the lace up front. Therefore a second trip was called for. I probably spent more on gas then the cost of the shirt. Which truth be told only cost a little over $12. Which I thought was great seeing as how the real buckskin one on the internet was $375. Sunday I had to teach the Young Women class at church. Luckily I had been studying the lesson during the week at work. But I don't think you can ever study enough. And on top of that we had the trek fireside for which I had to have a display table. Plus the clothing packets for 9 wards. I didn't start working on that until Sunday morning. I had to write up and print out the clothing guidelines for the trek. Trace and cut bonnet patterns and instructions for 9 wards, which I put into individual zip lock bags. It doesn't sound like much but it took me ALL day. And I barely got to the fireside on time.
my display took up two tables
I took a deep sigh of relief when I got home and snuggled down into bed for a good nights sleep. But alas had bad dreams all night long. (shouldn't have eaten that peach cobbler at the fireside).
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