Friday At Last!!

What a week! I am out of here at 12:30 and am heading over to Jo-Ann's for their pattern sale (Butterick, McCall's and Vogue!) - I'll have pics of what I picked up later.

I went a little crazy fabric buying yesterday - I just tell myself it's way less expensive than buying clothes. I spent a total of about $75 and got five outfits and hours of fun, is how I look at it. Cheaper than dinner out, which we've been cutting back on anyway to cut costs and calories - we ended up financing part of the bike we bought and I want to get that payment GONE!

So anyway, that didn't stop me from buying more fabric. The first four are from Denver Fabrics, which has lovely ITY jersey fabrics but take a little while to ship, so I figure by the time I get them (probably in a few weeks) I will have sewn through some more of my stash.

I got 1.25 more yards of this to go with the 1.75 I already have, as I decided this would be a really cute dress instead of just a top:

2 yards of this for a non-wrap dress (usually those need 3) -

Pink is quite the color right now, so I indulged in it with 3 yards more of it:

and 2.5 yards of this

Next, I saw Adrienne's animal print dress and decided I needed to participate in the animal print trend. I bought 2 yards of this from Gorgeous Fabrics:

I then bought this pattern over on Patternreview after seeing someone's review of just the bottom - this gave me the not-so-unique idea to just use it for the bottom piece of a swimsuit.

I don't like tankinis on me (wearing a triangle top lengthens my torso and besides, I would hate not getting my stomach tan) so I hadn't really looked at this pattern before, but I think I will combine it with another Jalie pattern I have for a triangle top to make a new swimsuit. I like bottoms with more coverage, and this one looks cute. I have two different pieces of swimsuit fabric in my stash and the lining for it, so I really will have no excuse.

Boy, I had more to say than I thought I did. That always seems to happen when I sit down to write! Getting started is the hardest part but after that, it just flows! Last night's party was a lot of fun, which is really saying something for any type of work event. It really reminded me of what great people I work with - this is one of the things I do love about my job - for the most part, the people are really fun to be around and I can relate to them really well. I love that my old boss (former CFO) is now CEO, even though I miss him as my direct boss. He's such a nice guy and really deserves to be where he is. With so many bad stories out there about CEOs at public companies, he really is the exception - strong moral character and has his priorities straight - someone we can really look up to as a leader and just a real, down-to-earth regular guy born and bred in Michigan who's worked both hard and smart to get to the top spot in his mid-40s. So I don't usually blog about work, but as it's all good, I figure I can say it. As cheesy as it may sound, having a great leader matters!

Have a great weekend everyone! It's raining here so it's going to be a good sewing/knitting day - not sure about the rest of the weekend yet, but all I have planned is a get-together with my friend Patti on Sunday - probably a 5 mile walk and lunch. I love when I have not much planned and can just do whatever the spirit moves me to do - Jim has taught me to appreciate this and go with the flow and it has been a great lesson for me!

Comments

[Andrea]

Your fabric choices are really nice. I can't wait to see them worked up. The Jalie pattern looks cute. I just purchased a lingerie pattern a couple of weeks ago. I'm thinking about trying to make my own underwear.

[adrienne]

LOVE your fabric! I agree, I LOVE shopping for fabric!!!

[Kat]

Wow! You've been busy woman! I've just read through all your posts. Can't wait to see what you're going to do with the swimsuit pattern.

[knittymuggins]

Love the new fabrics! Can't wait to see what you make :) Sorry the weekend will be rainy, but hope your fun plans make up for it!

[Debby]

I love all of your new fabrics! I admire your wanting to sew a bathing suit -- I would imagine that is one of the harder pieces of clothing to attempt with such stretchy fabric and a lining. Good luck!!!

I had a "Robin" day yesterday -- no particular plans since it is rainy, so I blocked my shawl and then took out my sweater and worked on that. And I'm going to start winding yarn for our Paloma project!

Hope you have a great time with your friend today.

[Jenny]

How did I not see this Friday? What the hell was I doing, working? lol. Hope the weekend was fun!

[Jeanine]

Those are some pretty fabrics!