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My cough is almost gone, thanks to some quick remembering on my part. My doctor had originally written me two prescriptions for the same thing, and I chose which one to take based on the results of the bloodwork. Bloodwork showed that option A would work, but there was nothing wrong with option B, either. So i’ve been on option B for about a week, and I think I’m only coughing once or twice a day now. Sweet! I’ll still make an appointment with my idiot doctor at some point, though.
I did not spend my weekend idle. No sirree! Saturday I did some LEARNIN’! Not book learnin’, CRAFTY learnin’! One of my christmas gifts from Kev was for a beginner’s sewing class at a sewing and quilting shop right down the road from us. Saturday was the day, and it was FUN! I don’t want to brag, but of the 3 people taking the class, I was OBVIOUSLY the most advanced. I also had the low techiest machine, which gave me waaay less trouble than the fancy computerized ones the others had. The one woman’s machine just kept beeping at her no matter what she did. Poor thing.
By the end of the day, we had each made an adorable little bag!
eeee! isn’t it adorable??
We had to buy two fat quarters of fabric to make the bag. My outer fabric is a light corduroy and the inner is a cotton. I’m really happy with the way it turned out, and while it is by no means perfect, I think I did pretty darned good. And I got a much needed refresher course on sewing and reading a pattern.
Sunday was rather low key for most of the day - lunch out and then an afternoon of spinning. Then we headed to Sandy and Bob’s place for SUPERBOWL AWESOME FUN TIME! We brought beer and buffalo chicken dip* - only to be met with MORE BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP brought by friends of Sandy and Bob. *sniff* No matter. Ours was made with blue cheese dressing, not RANCH, and was INFINITELY better. So ha!
(I keed, I keed! Her dip was very nummy, too)
*I subbed in some gluten-free brands and used Frito’s scoops instead of tostidos, which I think work better anyway, personally 
And we all know how that day ended. And Monday I was hit with the full realization that I’m not in college anymore and that maybe chasing shots of Jager with margaritas isn’t the smartest thing one can do on a school night….oh well. No one at work blamed me for coming in a little late, and there were congrats all around. GO STEELERS!
For my last show and tell, you’ll need to click on the link button below, but ONLY if your name is not Julie, you don’t live in Brooklyn, and you are not in the process of spinning yarn to swap with me. If you fail all 3 of those criteria, then please do NOT click below. You will see soon enough, missy!
My yarnz. Let me show you dem.
This is 275 yards of darned near sock weight yarn, spun from Gale’s Art BFL in the “rose garden” colorway. I love spinning Gale’s stuff, and aside from the benefit of supporting a local artist, her stuff is AMAZING. It spins like BUTTAH. And I highly recommend her stuff to all spinners, especially if you’ve had issues with slightly felted hand dyed fiber in the past. Gale manages to dye without felting the edges, so that it practially spins itself. BUY HER STUFF! Either from her Esty shop or if you’re in or around Atlanta, from Knitch.
I’m very happy with how this turned out, and I hope Julie likes it! My next spinning project will be 8oz of merino from KnitWitch’s shop, for another swap! This on on ravlery. One day, I’ll be able to spin for myself again!
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I am Very Impressed with your bag! Tres Cute!
When I was in Junior High, we had to take Home Ec and that meant we had to Learn To Use A Sewing Machine. We made Tissue Box Houses. I still have mine. But, it is like, Awful. I don’t think there is a single straight sewn line.
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TDR
Oh. my. gosh. LOVE the bag! LOVE.
Very nice with the bag, lady! I love the fabrics you choose.
My goodness, you had a successful weekend all the way around. Your yarn is amazing! And I lurve the little bag - your fabric choice is perfect! Is the pattern available? (I’m such a copycat!) It’s great to see your coughing is diminishing. I think simple is best - those computerized sewing machines scare me.
@The Daily Randi - when I was in 7th grade, I learned to sew in home ec, too. we made very ugly shorts, which I wore to sleep in for years and years. I forgot most of what I learned, though, so it was nice to take a class and learn to make something useful!
@Meg - awww, you crack me up!
@grace - thanks! it was love at first site with the corduroy. MUST! HAVE!
@Jane - thanks! the pattern was the instructor’s, we were “test sewing” it for her! (way to take advantage, right?) I don’t know whether she’ll sell the pattern or just use it to sell bags in her etsy shop.
I love that bag! So cute - great fabric too.
And ohhhhhhhhhh - I didn’t know you were actually spinning the roving for the swap!! I thought you were just swapping roving. What a great idea! I can’t wait to see how it looks all spun up.
Lol, Gratz Steelers! I was thinking of you when they won. Oh, and I made the Buffalo dip, too, for Mrs. Clooney’s Superbowl party.
Nice bag! Where is this shop?
I heart that fabric so much, I can hardly stand it.