Adventures in Vintage Resales... fka adventures in baby-sewing

A third UFO out of the way, S4138 skirt, in a brick red crepey rayon blend from Hancock's. Laugh all you want, this one lacked pulling the finishing threads! Put it aside & forgot. I will try to wear it tomorrow to church.

This summer I bought a bit of Citrus Paisley Mesh from Ann (Gorgeous Fabrics) and cut out my B3070 TNT top, two layers as she recommends. Then I sewed the neckline and slightly stretched it out (oops!). I put it aside. It sat. Tonight with Mike & the oldest at the local football game, I worked on it again. I put a binding strip from the fabric. It puffed. I looked at it again. I am leaving the puffiness. Instead I will work with it and add some embellishments there to utilize the puffs. Tomorrow I will get batteries for the camera and take some pictures. BTW, that mesh is so pretty, the paisley in lime green and yellow. I know it's summery, but we live in So Texas, it's usually warm here.

A UFO that is! This one I started months back, a Jalie Criss Cross in size 8 for my daughter. My camera has no batteries, so I will describe it instead. It is from a poly lycra remnant from the bin at Walmart, under $1 for the remnant. I zigzagged-topstitched the criss cross hems and bottom hem. Used the flutter sleeves. It is dark purple. She should love it, hope it still fits. This pattern is wonderful for kids and women. It has a maternity/nursing option, too.

This week, as I said earlier, has been a getting back to normal week, slowly. I feel a bit under the weather and have a few kids with minimal symptoms as well. I did do some patchwork on some charms that I have in stash and had started months ago. I am the queen of UFO's, by the way. I did a block yesterday, they would not line up, so I gave up for the day. Today I did about 5 blocks and had to redo a few. I may try some more this weekend. I also have clothing UFO's for days, a sewing area in shambles. I hope I wake up feeling better tomorrow.

Well, the funeral was yesterday, the church festival this weekend, tomorrow is Joseph's birthday/death date. Hopefully, life will return to normal soon. En route to Houston, the car was shimmying a bit, more so after the burial on the way to the reception. Luckily, we pulled into a Walmart and had a tire replaced due to tread separating and the tires are only 2 years old. Thank God, it happened while the kids were at my in-laws. We pulled in to our driveway about midnight, so I am feeling it now. The kids are all bathed and watching tv, so they will go to bed soon and so will we...

circa 1968, with me Grandma Susie passed away last night while we were attending the rosary for a lady who passed away this weekend who went to church with us. She had her four children in attendance and some of the grandchildren. She was 90 years old. The last of our grandparents on my side and Mike's have now all passed. It is the passing of that generation, the toughest generation, those that survived the real Great Depression, who knew how to make do or do without, make something from practically nothing. Real ingenuity and tough spirits.

even though I have been trying to sew. I am working on some things for the church auction next weekend, as well as clothes for the kids and me. Just can't get anything finished, some stumbling block or error pops up in the way and can't get past them. Also, been pensive because this is the 7th anniversary/birthday/death day of our first son coming up on Sept 16. He was born very prematurely, I probably posted it last year, and as that day approaches, I always get blue. It gets better each year, but it's still there... Also oldest son's birthday is Sept 12. I had him prematurely a year after Joseph, two months before he should have been born. I also lost another pregnancy in September a few years ago. September is not a good month for us. Another reason for the disordered mind is my grandmother's dying. We are basically gearing up for the inevitable, she is in hospice, failing a bit more every day. She has lived a long life, seen great-great grandchildren...