My busy weeks were busier than I thought, but all is well. The wedding was great and my dress worked just fine. It paid off having sewing prepped because I was able to sew little bits all the way up to the wedding weekend/Little S coming back home from college.
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| Hmm. Something is wrong! |
The following weekend Little S was headed to France for a "semester abroad" for intensive language studies and she is also planning plenty of art during the trip. So anyways, there was a lots of prep for that and I was still working and I had to prepare a sub plan for taking another day and a half off. It all worked out, but no sewing took place until she left.
Then I finally got back into the sewing room. First, for a good rearrange to accommodate a shelf Little S brought back and a new to me shelf that has been waiting for months in the garage. This is the time of year that teachers are cleaning out so I also scored a rolling 10 drawer cart in white which coordinates better and Teacher E will take my colorful one. I have a few other ideas for the room, but they will have to wait for summer vacation. For now I am happy to get the mess under control and get back to sewing.
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| Chicken Girl and her Chicken Apron! |
I sewed with my student two days after school to finish the pillowcase (no photo) and make the apron we had been planning. She picked the fabric for this project. She already has a good eye for colors. She is determined and has been practicing at home on all kinds of random things. I could see definite improvement in keeping a straight line and threading the machine herself with confidence. I love it!
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| Fresh eggs in exchange for sewing lessons!! |
My progress this week was more of the Scrappy Spools. Only 6 more blocks and 2 of them are already mostly prepped.
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| Lots of progress here! |
This is the last week of school and we only have 4 days, but they are full. Plus, our hallway is getting new cabinets (Why?? The existing ones are fine and the district is in financial difficulties???) so I have to pack up ALL the cabinets before checking out for the summer. This blog is not called "packrat" for nothing! In my defense, it all gets used and I rarely have to ask the parents for anything. I am already figuring at least 1-2 days after our one post-planning day next Monday. All that to say, I'm not sure where my energy level will be, but hoping for 15 minutes each day and prepping accordingly.
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You've had a really full plate it sounds like. You did well to sew as much as you did. Hope you can wind up the school year on a good note and be back to your summer level of stitching time.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's a very busy week! Your design wall looks great. I hope the school year wraps up smoothly. Eggs in exchange for sewing lessons are great! Thank you for sharing and linking up, take care.
ReplyDeleteCounting down the days. There always seems to be a new requirement for the end of the year. This time we were asked to clean out all of our desk drawers. Something to do with pest control. The closer it gets to the last day, the more there is to look forward to. So many happy colors on your design wall.
ReplyDeleteYou'll be done with all the school stuff soon and then you can focus on what you want to do for a few months. Cute apron.
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