That's right, how was your day?? Mine was supposed to be so much different than it turned out to be. I was supposed to go out with my friend Cori but I got really ill last night. My stomach was knotted up and I felt awful. I called Cori in the am and we decided to plan our adventure tomorrow instead.
So that meant that I had the whole day home, since I went back to bed and didn't get up until 11am!! I finished the chennille blanket I was working on. Now on to the binding. Pics later. I spent a lot of time persuing swaps on Flickr, which is kind of addicting!
I thought I would let you in on my secret, now that I have permission. I am so excited to talk about this. At the bloggers meet up in SLC I had the pleasure of meeting Jacquie of Tallgrass Prairie Studio. If you are not familiar of her work you should go and check her out. Anyway. I was so excited to get a photo with her and she said she was excited to get a pic with me!! As if!! Anyway, she called me last week and asked me to be a pattern tester for her!!!!!!!!! Can you believe it?? I am so excited!! We end up having so much in common, it was so exciting to actually have an extended conversation with her. I am so walking on cloud 9. We may actually be meeting up in Chicago sometime soon.
Next up I need to tell you what I did in a moment of weakness today. I was watching several Featherweight sewing machines on Ebay and I don't know what came over me, I bid on one!! I didn't think I would actually win it. Most of them go for $200 or more. I got this one for considerably less than that, cas and attachments and all!! YIKES!! How amazing is that?? I hope DH doesn't mind. I guess he should not go out of town eh?
Well I thought I would leave you with some pics of Mosen, laying on the chennille blanket.
So that meant that I had the whole day home, since I went back to bed and didn't get up until 11am!! I finished the chennille blanket I was working on. Now on to the binding. Pics later. I spent a lot of time persuing swaps on Flickr, which is kind of addicting!
I thought I would let you in on my secret, now that I have permission. I am so excited to talk about this. At the bloggers meet up in SLC I had the pleasure of meeting Jacquie of Tallgrass Prairie Studio. If you are not familiar of her work you should go and check her out. Anyway. I was so excited to get a photo with her and she said she was excited to get a pic with me!! As if!! Anyway, she called me last week and asked me to be a pattern tester for her!!!!!!!!! Can you believe it?? I am so excited!! We end up having so much in common, it was so exciting to actually have an extended conversation with her. I am so walking on cloud 9. We may actually be meeting up in Chicago sometime soon.
Next up I need to tell you what I did in a moment of weakness today. I was watching several Featherweight sewing machines on Ebay and I don't know what came over me, I bid on one!! I didn't think I would actually win it. Most of them go for $200 or more. I got this one for considerably less than that, cas and attachments and all!! YIKES!! How amazing is that?? I hope DH doesn't mind. I guess he should not go out of town eh?
Well I thought I would leave you with some pics of Mosen, laying on the chennille blanket.
So I am going out with Cori tomorrow and you need to stay tuned for more exciting adventures of tomorrow! ~XOP~
Ohhhh that is exciting news! Congrats on the new machine too!
ReplyDeletehey that is nice to get a featherweight for less than normal! congrats on being a tester too.
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Sewing for Jacquie AND a new featherweight! What a day Pam! So very cool!
ReplyDeleteSo I guess you are pretty talented at what you do Missy!!! So lucky!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat Featherweight find:):)
I didn't know you could swap fabric on Flickr?!
Awesome on all fronts! Katy (gingermonkey) just bought a Featherweight off eBay for a great deal as well. You'll just love it!
ReplyDeleteVery cool- Jacquie does so many clever things! How lovely that you got a Featherweight, you will love it - I'm holding out for a treadle, lol!
ReplyDeleteMosen looks awful comfy...
Congrats on being a pattern tester, how fun is that!! Also congrats on getting a feather weight. I love mine....even though I don't use it much...such a sweet stitch.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear you are feeling better. Bob caught that awful bug on Saturday and thankfully he didn't pass it on to me.
Crispy
I've bid on a Featherweight...but it went for over $400. ...a little more than I wanted to spend!
ReplyDeleteI read Jacquie's blog and I agree that she does great stuff. Can't wait to see what you all do together.
Well that is very exciting.. I'm not quite sure what it means to be a pattern tester. Maybe you could do a blog post about that. Do they provide all of the fabric for you, and the pattern, and you stitch a quilt for them? I think she couldn't have chosen a more talented quilter.. and the patterns will turn out very fantastic. Your list of things to do will get much longer and more fun!! SEW EXCITING to get a sneak peek before everyone else.. I hope there are still goodies for us to see here :)
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