Crafty Weekend

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Weekend was nice a productive. The work week was kinda crazy and I was so looking forward to the end of the week. Benton did really good at Theresa’s and we had a nice evening at home on Thursday night. I did some knitting and contemplated my spinning. I really need to order more bobbins for my sidekick. Cause using another wheel to ply is annoying when I mess things up and ply something the wrong way which is what I did on Tuesday. Sighs.
Friday I got up early and got the tires changed on the Fit and then off to a massage. I got some organization stuff at Big Lots/Dollar Tree, including a new ottoman. Its bigger and faux leather and has a tray on the lid which will be nice. Got home and the boys were having fun with legos. Got laundry started, fed the kiddo and worked on getting my studio unearthed. It had become the dumping ground for, well, everything and I got it cleaned up and things put away and I could get to the fabric I wanted to use to make things. I found stuff I thought was lost, I put things away that have been out for over a year and well, just in general tidied. I still need to go through the closet and pull out the SCA clothing that no longer is my favorite or just in general doesn’t fit and get rid of it. I also need to find a way to store the Baroness that isn’t so bulky. No idea on how to do that. But I need closet space. Seriously. I can’t hang everything up in it so its hanging my studio taking up space. Grump.

Wander arrived in the later afternoon and we got the front room converted to a sewing studio complete with 2 sewing machines, 1 serger, cutting table and ironing board.

See the list of things I accomplished:

• Patterned/Updated Benton Tunic Pattern


• Patterned/Updated Benton Bag Trousers Pattern


• Cut out 5 project bags


• Sewed 2 project bags that have been cut since last year.


• Added Button to hand me down tunic for Ben that now fits.


• Took in two Benton tunics that were made for him during the reign and I gave bad numbers.


• Sewed 3 of the 5 bags cut out.


• Learned new way to do the bags to not have to PIN EVERYTHING!


• Cut out red linen tunic for Benton


• Cut out Star Wars Tunic for Benton


• Cut out Dinosaur Bag Trousers for Benton


• Cut out Shark Bag Trousers for Benton


• Cut out 2 flannel PJ pants for Mel


• Washed so much laundry I’m appalled.


• Bought and washed 5 sets of fabric for Mel’s Modern shirts that Wander will make.


• Helped Benton putaway all of his books and toys& laundry /reorg his room.


• Got apprentice to help with ironing and other things. YAY!


• Made grilled peaches (nom, nom, nom)


• Plied up the blue merino for Tour de Fleece


• Plied up the Everybody’s Weird Colorway for Tour de Fleece


• Knitted on my new shawl


• Knitted on Benton’s hat.


• Shipped off Bunny/Hat to Dana


• Shipped off Sox to MIL


• Shipped off Books to Nikolai.


• Shipped off Presents to Viktor.


• Hand delivered Bunny to Mary at Joe’s Pancake House


• Figured out my path forward on my crown hangerrock with Wander

So pics of the awesome stuff:
Bags:


Shawl:

Spinning: