Construction starts today on our little house, new windows and new siding! I spent the last two days clearing out around the windows and moving everything off of the exterior walls.
Of course this means that my sewing room/office is completely discombobulated! I actually took the rest of the week off of work because this room won't be back in order anytime soon. And, in case I haven't mentioned it before, I work from home. From this very room!
I still have a little more work to do, my hubs wants me to remove all the books and patterns and crap from these shelves on the outside wall because he thinks things might shake off while they are demolitioning the old siding. That will have to wait until the new windows are in so I can stack all of the shelved crap on the floor!
Funny thing about the siding, they found the original siding (from 1956) underneath the old ugly dented and scarred aluminum siding (probably C. 1970). Who the hell layers siding? Yikes.
Anyway, the exciting thing about this little project is having the opportunity to make some small decorating and reorganizing changes inside the house as well. I've already sorted through most of the sewing room stuff and found many things that I know I won't use to pass along. And I've also decided to replace some of the cheap pressboard furniture, so I'll start thrifting right away for a new desk or sewing machine cabinet and a smaller chest of drawers.
I also have spied some online chatter of using the New Year as a time to take stock and prioritize, reorganize, and maximize your living space. Kind of an out-with-the-old and in-with-the-new thing. How about you - are you planning any changes in your home or sewing space for the New Year?
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
A Quick Winter Gift
I found these fleece scarf sets on super sale at Penny's, marked down 75%! Each set includes a plain colored scarf and a brightly patterned one.
I picked out thread colors to match the brightly patterned scarf, then stitched some wintery designs on the plain scarf.
I stitched the two scarves wrong sides together (to hide the ugly side of the embroidery) with a quick stitch about 1" from each long end.
And ended up with super soft, cozy, and warm winter gifts!
For the scarves I gave as gifts, I embroidered initials on one end of the scarf to give it a personal touch. Everyone absolutely loved these!
And hey, I bet you could use yardage of fleece and cut your own scarves for this project, too! Do you have any good tips for cutting long pieces of fleece and getting a nice, clean straight edge?
I picked out thread colors to match the brightly patterned scarf, then stitched some wintery designs on the plain scarf.
I stitched the two scarves wrong sides together (to hide the ugly side of the embroidery) with a quick stitch about 1" from each long end.
And ended up with super soft, cozy, and warm winter gifts!
For the scarves I gave as gifts, I embroidered initials on one end of the scarf to give it a personal touch. Everyone absolutely loved these!
And hey, I bet you could use yardage of fleece and cut your own scarves for this project, too! Do you have any good tips for cutting long pieces of fleece and getting a nice, clean straight edge?
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