Next!

The quilt is sort of finished. I need to decide what I want to do with the edges. But it is nice and cozy and long enough for me to keep my toes covered, too.

So. There is a 'good' JoAnns about an hour's drive away from the house. There is a 'yukky' JoAnns, about a 20 minute drive. I was working on a quilt, ran out of thread and hit the 'yukky' one for an additional spool of thread in exactly the color I needed to finish my project. I also got 12 sheets of scrapbook paper (which have to be scanned in one sheet at a time). I got home only to discover that though I'd put all the items onto the counter, the sales clerk had not rung up my spool of thread. I discovered this, of course, when I got home and went to get back to work. There are many reasons I think that JoAnns is 'yukky.' Now I can add to that list.

Untouched = Not Updated

So, I finally opened up Lightroom after a long time away from my computer. Really, I shouldn't have. I have had to install at least two updates and reboot once. Eventually, I'll be able to print the two pictures that I wanted.

If I'd regularly used the application, I'd have been caught up with the updates and printing those two pics would be a snap. Nope. If you don't use it, you lose it and staying updated is no exception.

Bernina Stitch Regulator

I do free motion quilting. I'd like a Bernina Stitch Regulator, but I am not willing to pay $12,000 for a Bernina 8 Series. I might think about trading in my Artista for a more recent model, but frankly, the price of the upgrade would not be worth it for me. I just don't quilt that much.

A Reason to be Happy

My stepson's old girlfriend is pregnant. He is NOT the father. I pity the actual father, I pity the grandparents. I pity the poor, innocent baby. But I'm celebrating.

Sketchbook

I needed some inspiration lately and I sat down and looked through my book of sketches for layouts and layout ideas. I have some rather detailed sketches and a few very good ideas for projects in there. Now all I need to do is figure out when I'll actually have time to do some of those projects.

Upheaval!

I looked at my studio and decided that I wasn't using the closet space effectively. I got a set of steel shelves, some plastic tubs and POOF!


A much more effective use of the space. And, I'll be able to get rid of a very large and awkward cabinet that most of the stuff fit into. I just need to find storage space for my iron and my Inkle loom.




Everyone has a professional steam iron and an Inkle loom, right?