My latest project.
Remarkably, I found a 40’s pattern that matches my measurements really well…I love the look of this era, but I’m afraid that the style doesn’t really suit me, but we’ll see… I bought this pattern a while ago, and haven’t really landed on a fabric that I could see making this in. Then I was out with Lauren picking out her apron fabrics and I can across this:
It appealed to me because of it’s vintage look, but most of all that it was $1.99/m. In fact I was going to use it for something completely different, I had it picked out with this wool tweed:
For a separate project, then realized that they would look really nice together, and it would be in keeping with the 40’s era.
Its fun when things come together nicely.
I’ll let you know how things turn out.
So easy to make, and endless possibilities!
Plus, it’s handy to live where there are large warehouses of quilting cotton to be found in every nearby town.
I made this one for Lauren. I have also made one for Chris’ mom, and I’m working on one for his sister.
A few weeks ago I had an urge to throw a party for New Years rather than have the usual quiet evening in with a few friends. I didn’t put a ton of stock into my decision, it was an impulse that I felt needed to be done.
I don’t know, maybe it was because I’m feeling like I need to celebrate even though the life event that I am still waiting for (settlement) is still on the horizon and I’m tired of waiting for something to party about. Or maybe subconsciously I knew that it was the close of a very significant decade in my life. The last 10 years have brought the biggest changes that I have ever experienced and possibly ever will. Its hard to imagine another one that will be as life changing. If it is, I’d like to know, I think I need to catch up on more sleep in order to pull off another 10 years like that.
To reflect:
- Moved to Waterloo
- Travelled to Morocco, Chile, Colorado, Western Canada, Cuba, Congo, Germany, Italy, Ecuador.
- Made fantastic new friends.
- Began singing with the GPC
- adopted Autumn
- “slight” altercation with a school bus.
- massive recovery from altercation.
- met and married Chris (yay!)
- mourned the loss of my dad
- probably laughed as much as I cried.
I think I did pretty good, and of course I couldn’t have done it without my God and my incredible family and friends.
(feel free to comment on anything I may have missed, 10 years is a lot to go over, especially after partying it up the night before)
Now for what’s to come…
