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Stitching & Crafting Room:  Apron Sew-A--Long...read and then move to the new  |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
 Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 7:33:08 PM
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| I am sewing almost all day everyday!! I teach all year, so when I am home for the summer, it's ON!! I have a machine out on the porch, one in the dining room and one in the sewing room. All different color threads in them so I can do whatever I want without changing threads. The embroidery machine is in use a lot right now too. I actually sew more in the summer and get more stuff done daily. It's a happy time! |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 8:07:34 PM
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| Gosh, I love the sound of your set up...and smart!!! |
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
1862 Posts |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 05:16:45 AM
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Out on the porch I have a quilt that I am piecing from a class I took last month (an international mystery quilt series), plus I mend darker clothes out there since the thread is dark. In the sewing room I am working on the mini aprons (that's where the embroidery machine is) and I sew the binding on there too. In the dining room I am working on small quilts and a pair of curtains. I made a wall hanging with the extra red/white/blue blocks we swapped on another thread this week. I made that quilt in a day!! I even impressed myself with that one.
My kids' friends always seem to sit near wherever I am sewing at night. They cook and draw pictures together and have fun, and I get to be near it all. I enjoy that since they are all growing older (college age) and will not always be here. Some of them have asked me to sew and I show them how to mend their clothes.
Oh, and of course there are aprons to be made! I love making those! |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 06:20:08 AM
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| Wow, everything sounds so fun! You go sewgirlie! |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 06:25:21 AM
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| It is so very quiet around here most of the time and I am totally ALONE all day. It is so strange and foreign to me. I cannot decide if I love it or not! At night it is busy here once everyone gets home and is hungry! When you are used to being out of the house by 7:15 and gone until 4 or 5 it is strange to have no schedule to follow. So I read, clean, cook and sew. Plus, I take the dogs over to the river for a few hours in the afternoon. |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 06:36:28 AM
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| That sounds wonderful...I bet you get so much accomplished!!! |
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
2436 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 09:13:07 AM
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Thats it.. ! I have to quit my day job.. !
i just don't have enought time to do MY things here at work!!!
In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.. |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 09:18:35 AM
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| you go girl...go home and sew and paint, and just make everything your heart desires!! whoo needs work anyway!! |
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
2436 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 09:46:25 AM
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well.. i couldn't really afford all these craft addictions if i walked out that door, & THEN.. Where would i be???
Dang it!
In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.. |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 09:51:53 AM
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
1862 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 1:37:44 PM
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I second the idea....quitting the day job is wonderful...it is the beginning of my second year at home and I am busier than I have ever been....only difference is: I make my own lists, schedules and do my fun stuff whenever I can. Yippee!!! And like you Sheryl-lyn I am home alone with the dogs....I think I love it!!
And Kathie....if you were home, we could sew and chat and have a cup of tea together....long distance!! ( Imagine the phone bill)
Keep Smiling.....Bev
Check out my shoppe at www.honeybeez.etsy.com
www.beehavenacres.blogspot.com , www.beehavenmaven.blogspot.com |
Edited by - Bee Haven Maven on Jun 28 2007 1:39:12 PM |
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
2436 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 1:55:28 PM
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ok.. well we just need to figure out a way for me to afford all my many vices! & I am SO on that long distance Tea break!
In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.. |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 2:59:18 PM
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| I just got a phone service with ATT that costs 39.99 a month no matter who you talk to and where. If you have separate cable for your computer and don't use a phone line, you connect them together somehow. Yes, I actually had to do it and I am a total FREAKAZOID about all those wires, but I got it done. (Ok, after I had to call the company and have them stay on my dh cellphone while I did it all again!) But, it does work great and it is cheap and I can talk to people all over! I have had the service for about 6 months now and there are no "hidden" fees or taxes. |
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
2436 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 4:23:51 PM
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Hmmmm.. well THAT would take care of the.. Sitting on the phone all day long distance part of it.. Now to just figure out how i can quit work, & still pay for all this!!
In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.. |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 4:39:07 PM
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| Just close your door at work and make lots of noise and yell occasionally as if some customer was going nuts on you. Slam drawers and move papers all over and just hang out talking with your friends all day. Explain that one customer needed so much of your time that you could not do any work! |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 5:09:53 PM
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| Ha! you girls are crackin me up again! I have an all you can talk plan also, I love it...as long as I want as often as I want, and pay one low bill each month. I love it! |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 5:25:06 PM
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| We sound like an ad for a telephone company! |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 5:30:17 PM
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| Yes, I thought that when I typed my response, but I clicked the Submit Reply button anyway! |
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
1862 Posts |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 7:24:06 PM
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| I am in!!! Just put your phone volume on low so the kids hollering in the background does not affect your hearing!!! |
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
1862 Posts |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2007 : 05:53:10 AM
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| Bev, that is a beautiful setup!! What a lucky girl receiving it!! Great work! |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2007 : 06:36:26 AM
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| I just love the apron pattern you have been using...and the tea cozy...what a great idea!!! What fabric is that! I just found my "missing" small cherries in my tub of insect prints last night!! I am ready to go again!! Love your latest creation Bev!!!! |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Jun 29 2007 : 06:37:31 AM
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| what does the back look like Bev? |
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Stitching & Crafting Room: Apron Sew-A--Long...read and then move to the new |
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Apron Sew-A--Long...read and then move to the new
