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Awesome Thrifted Book Deals

The most expensive book was Couture Sewing @ $3.99, followed by Shirtmaking @ $2.99. The rest were all $1.99 each. Gotta love it!

Thrifted Goodies

Fabulous finds from VV and Sally Ann's. That was a great day! All added to my stash for now.  The brown is an upholstery weight perfect for bag making I think.  Right of that is 5 metres of flannelette, guess I know what all the girls in my fam will be getting for Xmas!  Makes me very happy looking at this pile.  I also picked a bunch of binding & some beautiful burgundy baby Llama wool from Peru.  I got 16 - 50 gram hanks for $8.00.  I bet it easily cost at least that much for each when it was new.  So I'm pretty excited about making a sweater or a shawl with it.  I want to make something I'll love & wear forever.  I get this same trepidation when I get an extra nice fabric - I don't want to be disappointed in the results.  Oh well, anything can be remade I spose.

Adelia

My sweet little grand-daughter and my son & dauther-in-law came down from Quesnel to visit. It was awesome seeing them. Wish they lived closer to the Ridge.... She's just a bit over 4 months, a very happy and contented baby. I never dreamt becoming a grandma could be so wonderful. My daughter Jo loves being an Auntie too.

Blog Following

I get so busy with my life and following other people's blog, I end up totally neglecting mine!   I do have some pretty darn good ideas to share, it's learning how I guess.  Sometimes I feel real like a real old school chick....lol.  New things to learn & embrace.

Some of My Favourite Things

Finished top & skirt

Sewed a little yesterday, finished the skirt. I love that the elastic waistband is cool & that it can shrink with me. I'm seriously working on shedding at least 10-15 of the pounds I gained after quitting smoking.  It's been almost 4 years so I guess you could say it's about time!

I took the sides of the top (view B - size M)  in an inch on both sides .
I cut out another summer top (M4444). I altered both necklines, the front only slightly but I dropped the back neckline 5 ". I cut the sides on an imaginery line between the S & M cutting lines. I hate facings on casual clothing, so I'll be binding the armholes & neckline with the scraps.

After that it was back to sorting out & downsizing this time my laundry room which besides having a full size washer & dryer set, also contains an apartment size freezer, two book cases, one for recipe books & one for canned, packaged goods, a cedar chest and assorted totes & boxes of things I think I, or someone else, may need someday. I'm not a hoarder but  do have to keep an eye open! I've got two more rooms to go through and then I'm going to have a garage sale. This will only be my third in 30 years. I figure I need to take this opportunity to get some nuch needed work done around the house, after working full time for eight years.