Current Mood : Pleased with me !
Spent on fabric : $14.82
Spent on thread : $17.01
Spent on machine embroidery supplies : $20.16
Current Image Notes : Beloved Hubby snagged this for me tonight. He said he was proud of me for working the Sophie Sew tutorials, and wanted me to have some fun stuff to trace. Squeeee ! He got the set, he said, because it was cheaper than just two of the enclosed books !
Well, today, I was several times reminded that I can plan all I want, but I am NOT the one in charge of things ! Finished the pin-back ‘Grammar Police' badge last night, using the spray adhesive that Beloved uses at work - not the designed-for-craftwork stuff. It was quite easy to work with, and I had about 20 seconds to get it all positioned correctly before it began to set up. Of course, it isn't until I compare the fridge one to the badge one that I remember - I didn't Fray-Check the edges on the new one ! It darkens the edges and looks like I used more colors than I did. So I did that, and left it to set up overnight. Works great. I like that stuff ! But I know it'd gum up Brody's needle, so it's best left in the laundry or on the back porch, nowhere near the Lab !
Scurried up to Mal-Wart and brought back a gorgeous bouquet along with the week's groceries. Found a matching jewel-tone ribbon in the stash, and arranged the flowers in the vase to the best of my limited abilities. Punched a star-shaped hole in the envelope containing a short ‘thank you' note and the "Grammar Police" badge set, and ran the ribbon through the envelope. Bagged the pretzels and antibacterial wipes we normally contribute at the start of every month, and was off again. Lest you think better of me than I deserve, I kept a sprig of deep wine-colored carnations for Beloved and the eucalyptus for our kitchen !
Unfortunately, Dearest Son's teacher was ill today. So I have to wait ‘til tomorrow (hopefully) to see if she likes it all. Darn !
But it was a really nice day. M-W had evidently assembled the new thread display without further incidents, and it was smaller but otherwise identical to the one at Hobby Lobby. Looks like they're ditching embroidery thread, since there was no place for it in the new rack. On the plus side, it meant that they marked down what was left to $2.50 for the big mini-king spools, so I snagged the few remaining colors I wanted. It was only six of ‘em this time ! I also got the variegated brown/gold/orange spool that's identical to that green one you've seen so much of, it was down to 75c. It'll be great for stitching out leaf designs for Autumn. They also had some glow-in-the-dark thread left, but I haven't touched the two spools of it I already have from a Hancock Fabrics markdown, so I passed. I basically got all I wanted, especially since someone else snagged all the bobbin thread !
I also found a pretty blue floral remnant for $1.76, and got it, just ‘cause. Got our groceries and ran the errands - and put laundry away. Well, shoot. The iron-on interfacing I put behind the green Disney D on that t-shirt came off in the wash. So much for using that as a makeshift embroidery cover. Decided to hit Hancock Fabrics, since I hadn't been there in weeks, and they might just have the stuff, I simply didn't know to look for it earlier.
Nope. The manager knew what I was asking for, but they never carried it. No Hancock's would. Oh, well. I already had Beloved's OK to order it online, I just wanted to go local if I could first. Save on shipping, too. But I was happy I went - they had the Wall-E fabric back in stock ! It's so cute ! I got enough to make Dearest a pair of shorts to go with the shirt I'm gonna embroider - as soon as I get the stitch cover. It'll probably be here Friday or Monday. AllStitch.com is really good.
And (sigh) I found a remnant I really liked, a blue cotton with circles like atoms, and the blue fades from dawn to midnight. I'm gonna use it for my Brody cover ! And with that, I came home and ordered the stitch cover and just sat. Worked today's Sophie Sew tutorial, and relaxed. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's tutorial - it's about how to join elements together into a single design. Finally, I'll be able to use some of these alphabets without extensive measuring and hoping !
Because of that - and those coloring books ! - I haven't been downloading as many freebies. For one, I already have too much to ever use, and I want space for my own creations ! So I gotta agree with Beloved, I'm kinda proud of me, too !
