Current Mood : Overwhelmed - and so looking forward to Friday !
Spent on embroidery : A ridiculous amount, but Beloved Hubby says it's a gift, so...
Spent on sewing : 50c
Current Image Notes : Here's the Barbie Tupperware sandwich box I bought from Goodwill earlier this month. So far, it can hold all my as-yet-unused stitch-outs. I like the way Eve is peeking out in this photo.
Whew ! After a weekend-long absence, our black cat Jack is back. I was so afraid something had happened to him, it's the longest he's stayed gone ever. But here he was on the windowsill this morning, like any other day. What a relief !
My Dr. appointment went well. Just had to go through an unexpected hailstorm to get there ! Seriously, there was a 10% chance of rain, I checked - and it started to sprinkle a bit, then I heard a ‘thunk' on the hood. I looked over to see a quarter-size lump of ice. I figured I'd somehow caught part of someone's poured-out soda. Nope. No soda is that big ! I thought I'd be lucky to not get my windshield broken. Then, it poured down rain. (sigh)
But it was good news, lungs are clear, heart is strong, prescriptions are refilled for another year. In better news, the Doctor handed me a three-month supply of the most expensive daily-use medicine I take, and another Advair ! Over $300. worth of prescriptions ! I think I need to make her a candy jar, too...
About an hour later, the storm had passed. I think, from now on, I'll skip the forecast and just look at the radar. That storm was so obvious, I don't know how they missed it. Got the groceries done, and hit the midtown thrift. Scored another pattern - Simplicity 4435, for purses and totes. I now have three purse/tote patterns, so when I start making my own, between KJ, Brody, and me, we should have some pretty neat stuff.
Went through the patterns I had, since Dearest Son is measured and the Wall-E fabric is washed - I have about six different shorts for him, from the 80s to last year. One is too small for him to ever wear again, so I dropped it in the ‘donate' pile. The rest are still good, so this weekend, I hope to let him pick out which style he likes.
And...(sigh) I looked up more embroidery thread goodies. Even more than the Incredible Threadable cases, I like the Madeira Treasure Chest... and there's two of those to choose from. Like the Threadables, one has many colors of small spools, the other has larger spools of fewer colors, leaning more towards frequent-use classics. The Treasure Chest is a three drawer cabinet full of thread, a design CD, a sampler pack of stabilizer, and some ‘snippers', whatever they are. I like the ‘bigger spools/fewer colors' one, since it contains about three times the thread as the small-spool one, and I tend to sub colors just for the principle of it. 120 spools, 1100 yards each, and four bobbin spools at 1650 yards each, two black, two white. Lotta thread, and Madeira is more or less the industry standard. Others are more expensive, others are cheaper, but Madeira is the benchmark. I have some of theirs, and they really are beautiful, and sweet to work with. Those are the ones that taught me the difference between embroidery and sewing threads.
Either cabinet runs about $400., and contains about $500. worth of thread, plus all the extras. Too rich for us. Prices stay mostly the same from one dealer to another, but what they toss in to sweeten the deal after Madeira has sold them the cabinets is up to them. One offers a ten-CD set of over 500 designs that I've seen retail for $300. by itself. Another tosses in a rolling case designed to transport sewing machines to classes. Yet another includes $40. in various needles.
Nice treats, but I found the one I liked for $200. No extras, not even a color choice of cabinet, but it had what I was there for at a rock-bottom price. Free shipping, too. I put it on the Wish List at Amazon, but figured it'd have to wait.
Beloved was happy I was doing well, and when I told him I didn't need the expensive ‘script this month - or for two more besides - he told me to get whatever thread box I wanted. He'd put aside enough for a Threadable, but since I didn't need the prescription funds, I could use those on the Treasure Chest if that's what I really wanted.
(sheepish grin) The Treasure Chest is scheduled to arrive Friday.
