I have accomplished moments things this week - I have sent FOUR packages in the mail! Who am I? One was to Jeff's older daughter, who left some things when she and her lovely husband stopped by for a visit.
The second was to Middle, who had lost a ring when they were here a couple of weeks ago. I feel confident saying the culprit was Ginny the cat. The ring turned up, much to everyone's delight, so back to Middle it went. I included some cute small earrings that I saw when I was getting my watch battery replaced last week, since they have many holes in their ears and small earrings can compliment larger ones.
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The third was a table that Smallest had ordered, but not updated the address for, so it came to Houston instead of Florida. It was going to cost me $85 to ship it to Florida (the price of the table!), so I suggested that we return the table and order a new one to be delivered to the correct address. Smallest got me a return label and I dropped it off at a near-by FedEx office.
The fourth was the cute sweater and blanket for the postdoc in Atlanta who had a baby this spring. I sewed the buttons on and shipped it off! Hooray!
Now I am working on a cute cropped summer top for Smallest, since she is also in a hot place. It's the Darjeeling Top. I saw it a couple of months ago and got the pattern, but it was in French. I finally got the English version just before we drove to Florida to return Smallest to their program. I knit like the wind on the drive, since Smallest wanted to drive a lot (she is learning to road trip like a McIntosh) but I only got about halfway. I took a little time off, as thing have been busy, but I'm working on it again and I think I might be able to finish this weekend. We are heading to Austin for a woodworking festival, so that's six hours in the car plus some other time as well. I'll definitely be able to make a good dent in it if I don't finish.
I think I'll take the Lantana top along with me too. I still haven't finished and really would like to. I think I'm pretty close on that one too? I've finished the back and the right front, I think I'm on the left front now? Hmmm.... definitely worth bringing that along!
I have a skirt to make for Smallest also. Maybe two. She made a skirt this summer after seeing some fabric I had bought, but as it was her first clothing adventure, the construction leaves a little to be desired. I still have the fabric and might use it to make her a new skirt instead of the dress I intended it for. It would be a fun surprise, and she wears the current skirt all the time. She had bought fabric to make a second skirt but didn't have time, so that's the first skirt to make.
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| You can see how it's fraying at the hem, but she LOVES it. |
Work has been busy lately, and I had many trips this summer. I still have the trip this weekend, then a trip with Jeff (yay!) in September for his birthday, and then a trip later this fall back home. I think I will be traveled out!
I like your purple border, Catherine! Colors in quilts are tricky.
Margie
