Diary of a Mad Fabri-Holic

One gift done... a lot left to go.

First off- I've decided just to put the Stash Sunday entries over at the stash Sunday HQ blog.  Double posting is too much work for a lazy gal like me...  So, wanna know what fabric I am extremely grateful to own?  Go visit!  LOL!

Today, I accomplished one lovely thing.  (And if you are my mother, or will show her this, time to stop reading. NOW.)  My mom's birthday is exactly 7 days after mine (12/23, if you need to know).  So when I arrived, not only did she have to spend Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve and Days in the hospital, she was also trapped there for her birthday.  I've told her time and again, that wasn't my fault, but oh well.  Which means not only do I have to come up with a great Christmas present, but also a lovely birthday present a few days later.  And as my mom is (justifiably) bitter that all her childhood birthday presents came from after Xmas sales (she says she felt like she only got the leftovers that no one else wanted), the birthday present has to be good.  Is this good?  Another of the scarves. The front is all from my stash- and faithful readers might recognize the theme fabric as the bowl fabric from Thanksgiving.  Nothing like having a big stash...  I did buy new fabric for the backing.  I used some fleece fun fur stuff from JoAnns, and it was VERY tricky to work with. SUPER SLIPPERY.  Left pieces of fluff on everything, including me.  But, it is nice and soft and warm.  I'm hoping it will get easier to work with as I go along.  I splurged and bought some Oh So Soft to try, but at $16/yard, I'm either going to have to find a cheaper source, or a 2nd job!  BTW- Tonya, if you look really closely at the photo with me in it, you can see my lime green wall peeking thru in the background.  The photo was taken in my turquoise bathroom...

So far, the votes seem to be for Fabric Choice A.  If you don't know what I'm talking about, read my last post, and please, input still being solicited as I haven't had time to start cutting yet...

We had a good photo session at JC Penney's yesterday.  There was a group of 11 people in front of us, all of whom were wearing leopard print.  Even in my weird world, that seemed a bit much.  Then, we had an awesome night as The Hubby had read the local outdoor fancy mall was having a Santa celebration.  It was great- free carriage rides, free hot cocoa, free face painting, music, square dancing, and Santa handing out candy.  The kids had a blast, and so did I.  Anything where I can use the word "free" that many times makes me happy!  See? 

Mixed feelings... (and a stash sunday)

I'm posting today with some... mixed feelings.  I see that the Quilt Maverick Webring has had some shakeups over the weekend, and I'm not sure how I feel about it yet, so I'm not going to talk about it.  'Kay?

I am feeling less exhausted now.  The whole family pretty much collapsed yesterday, for some much needed R&R, but that did mean I missed meeting a new friend.  :-P  Ah well, in January, right, MF?  Or maybe even sooner?  Stayed in last night and frantically added stash fabric to eBay.  Buy my fabric, please?  Also kid's clothes.  Since we are pretty certain we done expanding the family, it may be time to sell of the garage full of kid's clothes and baby gear.  If ya know anyone in the Denver area seeking a mega bargain, send em my way!  Sorry to sound so money grabbing, but once I decided I want something gone from my house, I like it gone ASAP!

That meant I didn't get any quilting done at all this weekend (did I mention I went to a swanky benefit gala on Friday night for a very good cause?)  I did work some more on my practice blob scarf.  And this morning, we headed out to JoAnn's for some supplies for a tote bag experiment I'm working on, where I caved and bought some cheap yarn to try a scarf for me.  It was my first actual cast-on without the help of my superb teacher...  I am sure that the yarn is cheap and junky, but for someone with my skill level, that seems a good choice!

Which brings us to today's stash sunday- something new.  It can't get more new than 11am today, can it?  Ta-Da:

I also indulged in some 90% off fabric from the Halloween clearance section.  I've been toying with the idea of a fabric self-portrait, and these fabrics definitely screamed "ME!"  We really, they screamed splashy and ostentatious, but isn't that the same thing?

I also splurged (not really as I had a gift certificate) on a new book.  I am thinking- I love to make quilts, but I have a lifetime's worth of fabric, and I'd like to be able to throw together little gifts for folks.  SO, I am trying the fabric bowls, quilted scarves, and also tote bags all at the same time.  No one can accuse me of being unambitious.

I also had some very very bad news about my masters thesis this weekend. It may be even more kaput than I thought.  Which sucks, as I have completed all the course work except for the damn final capstone project.  It was supposed to be about Native American quilters, but it totally fell apart.  Anyway, more on that as it comes, but...  I may be in big trouble.  Cross fingers?