Sewing and Thrifting

While I haven't done any sewing in a while, due to my participation in a fundraiser production of "Guys and Dolls", I do have a back up of pictures of the stuff I have in progress!

My making and refashioning of clothes has continued.  Here we have Roberta modeling my pink summer dress.  I started this dress a few years ago but it got stuffed away in a corner as my costuming for MLHS and quilting became more important.  I have to put in the dreaded zipper and hem it up.  I know it sounds silly for a Crazy Crafting Cat Lady, such as myself, to actually have a crafting kryptonite, but I do.  I'm forcing myself to do more with it and I have a pair of pants to make, complete with zipper, once I finish all the sewing jobs others have comissioned me to do.

Mine and Big D's soon to be sister in law, K-Ruf as we affectionatly call her, is the one that donated all her old clothes to me.  (That's where the black skirt with the ruffled kick pleat and the purple shirt came from.)  She gave me this lovely dress that someone brought back for her from Venezuela I believe.  It needed no alterations and has beautiful hand embroidery.  I thrifted the belt for $3 and the shoes for $12.  I am so in love with this outfit!!!!

(Not the best picture, but I cropped it from a bigger one of Roberta wearing the outfit)

I thought the shoes I thrifted were a good deal until I found these beauties on a trip to Walmart with Big D.  They were on clearance for $9 but rang through at only $3!!  You can see Kokanee eyeing them up in the background giving her approval for my deal of a find!!

Now its off to the theatre for a night of "Guys and Dolls".  It's opening night and runs until Sunday.  For those of you in the Winnipeg area, it's at PTE and starts at 8:00pm!!  Come out and see what a bunch of dentists can do!

Crafting Disappointment

I was going to take the opportunity to share with all of you some of the new things I've made, but I'm just a little too annoyed right now and I would like to vent.

As most of you know, I've been doing a block a month quilt with my Mom and her friends through the Quilter's Cottage quilt shop in Stonewall, MB.  Given my new job, I will be working on the days that we have to turn in our quilt squares from now until the quilt is done in October.  My mom called to inquire to see if she could turn in my squares for me or if we could come on another day.  The owner said that neither option was possible as they went against the rules.  The rules, that she came up with none the less.  My Mom advised her that I would likely not continue on to which she replied it was "not her problem".
I'm not saying to boycott the shop as that is unfair, but I will definitely not be spending my money there anymore.  I love to support local businesses, and I will continue to as there are other quilt shops in outlying communities.  I'm just shocked that a business owner would be so callous, especially her comment about not being accommodating to people experiencing a personal hardship.  That's what convinced me to no longer partake in the quilt a long.

I have a friend that lives in Morden, MB and I will be making my way out there to check out their quilt shop.  It's a lot farther away than Stonewall, but I haven't heard any stories like that from other customers.

I'm just so very disappointed at how this turned out.  I was very excited when this started.  I will make up a quilt of the squares I have and donate it to a local charity so at least something good can come from this.

Okay, vent over!  I feel like sharing now, so here is a shrug I made.  It was originally supposed to be a shirt but I lost the pattern for it.  I attached the sleeves to the bottom and voila!  A lovely shrug for work when spring finally decides to arrive.  Doesn't Roberta look lovely wearing it?