Pin It Weekly #289

People like this quilt from Sunday's SQI. I get it. This quilt is one of those that makes you want to look for a while.



Let's meet a few new followers. JJ Turner just got started with Pintrest, but already has quite a few pins. JJ seems to really appreciate art, especially watercolor. These are pins some that I especially like.

    

Anita Kumari has been on Pinterest long enough to have built many boards. These wheels are interesting. I kind of want to start a wheel board myself. 

June McCoy is a fashionista extraordinaire. If you like fashion...

Pin It Weekly #227

Although I haven't been blogging as I should, I have remembered that there was a time when I had plans. I'll revisit those later in the week. I'm curious about how I (and you) have managed the plans we made way back in the beginning of 2017.  I wonder what those were?!

Frank Malan is a follower with a board called "Fashion Illustration." At first glance it seems to be men's fashion, but there are other pins tossed in, so I'm not totally sure. However, there are some interesting men's fashion pins included.

So apparently I like the way men look when they walk. Interesting concept to learn about myself.

Ever wonder how many spoons you can find on Pinterest? No? Me either, but Lesa Bolman has. In fact, she has a board of "Spoons, etc." with 280 pins. Here are just a few:

Priscilla Gray has a board called "Celebrities." I don't recognize very many, but you may. Take a look.

Amanda Seyfried

Emma Watson

Channing Tatum

Taylor Swift

Kate Blanchett

Jake Gyllenhaal

And that's a wrap. Have a wonderful New Year's Day (and weekend).

Pin It Weekly #181

Happy Weekly! Know who's pinning what?

Rhonda Hedrick is pinning pretty teacups and cookies. Isn't that a perfect combination? Let's have a tea party!

Arpie Makdessian is pinning coussins (pillows) and hand fans.

Anita Henry's pins are all about fashion. Want to know how to dress? This is the place to go. Anita and about 45 others have 50 boards about fashion. 

It's easy to get lost in there and look at the pictures for a while, but I'll let you do that on your own. I warned you though.

Have a great rest of the week and try not to contain yourself on Pinterest!

Down a Size and Stash Report

If it seems that I've been working on lots of small projects, it's because that is exactly the case of my sewing lately. This time it's a pair of jeans that I bought recently. I hate trying on clothes, especially in stores, so I waited to get home to put these on.

Once we returned home, though, there were groceries to put away, a demanding little granddaughter, and several puppies needing attention. The jeans didn't get put on. 



Two days later I noticed the jeans in the closet. Richard had washed them and hung them up in the closet. Wow! What a sweetheart! Except, wait, I didn't know whether they fit. Oh well, I'd make them work. I'd have to since I could not return them any more.

They did not fit. And making them work? Well, that took much more work than I first imagined. The hips, crotch, and length all needed altering, but 30 minutes of sewing and testing fixed up most of the problems. 

They may not fit exactly as I'd like, but they are pretty close. Considering how large they were originally, I'm satisfied. Surely they will be more comfortable than when I wore them on Friday and had to keep hiking them up. 

I suppose it's a good thing that I'm not particular about my clothes. I prefer comfort over style, so getting these comfortable was my most important aim. Which is more important to you, comfort or style?

And drumroll please, this month's stash report brought to you by "Be It Less Than You Can" weightloss systems! So that you can be less than you are right now.  Yeah, yeah, get over it, already. There are no drums and no weight lost. Just an ordinary stash report with a few yards used in October, but not many.

Stash Report for October 2016
Additions and Subtractions	Yards	Projects from stash	Projects in Progress
Used this month:	6.5	Baby Bunting	two scrap quilts
Added this month:	0	Yellow Chevron	Moda Noteworthy quilt
Used in 2016:	74½	various small projects	Quilty 365
Added in 2016:	41½