Working in my sewing space

I hung some of my pictures and photos in my sewing space....the wall space is limited so hung 3 or 4 vertical above each other! One day I will share a photo of the art wall when I get it all done!
I have more art to hang, just have to find it in the packed boxes! Some of the art is what my photographer / artist daughter Katie did for me! Some of the pictures I hung today are of my kids, my sister and my parents! It is nice to have those familiar faces looking at me when I look up from my sewing machine! some photos of the kids couldn't be hung so have them sitting on the shelf by my miniature sewing room that Clint (my son) made for me 18 yrs ago!

Years ago my sister brought me a woven wall hanging from Mexico. I have that hanging on the wall between my sewing machine and serger. I use it as a large "pincushion" for notes, pattern pieces, fancy pins, and little keep sake gifts from friends. I contemplated taking it down, but I would just have to find another space to hang everything. ... this is perfect, if I need it, I know where it is, at the tip of my fingers!

On Thursday, as I walked home from the bus, I stopped at our little neighbourhood library and picked up 3 books on tape. Today I have been listening to one titled "The Cat Who Smelled A Rat" by Lillian Jackson Braun and narrated by George Guidall. The other 2 books are: "To Ruin a Queen by Fiona Buckley (read by Nadia May); Robert Ludlum's The Apocalypse Watch, read by Edward Herrmann (I have the book and read this many times over the years - but of course I can read and listen to anything by Robert Ludlum over and over)

I had better get back to work...I have a little sewing alteration to finish up for a friend before my evening is over.

Jessica and Jason off to Ashiah's Toga party!!!

What I did this week besides WORK!

On Thursday night I started volunteering at London's Cross Cultural Learners Centre!

I am going to assist several other volunteers to teach immigrants to SEW! I am sew excited!

The next 2 Thursdays will be planning meetings - I will let you know how it goes, what gets planned and what projects the sewers will be creating!

When I was there on Thursday, there was one gentleman who was all geared up to sew! Apparently he made PJ bottoms the past few weeks! Love to see men sew, nice to see them so creative!



Tonight I helped Jessica and Jason create Togas for a Toga party they are off to!

I am not doing very well with Blogging! LOL

I have to laugh at myself. I am doing much better at this 'blogging' than last year...I only posted once last year...this is my second post this year!

I am needing to sew!!
I think that is what I am going to do tomorrow...probably just do a few 'mending' jobs that I need to do for the family, then see what I can sew. I need to start sewing for the Orphans for Africa so that I can give them to the Caring 4 Canadian BBQ this summer. I need to get some shorts for boys to go with the skirts. Lots to do, just very little time! Just have to learn to prioritize my time!

Time for bed. This is a good start to 'blogging more often'
I will be posting more photos soon too.
Jane

It has been almost a year!

I realize I might not be cut out for consistant blogging...but this is now 2009 and I am going to try my best to do better! Once I start posting more often, I will share this blog site with others.

I am going to try to post more of my sewing accomplishments, my planned projects and my sewing wish list! Sewing is my PASSION! Over this past year, I have had the opportunity to read some fantastic blogs....how some of these women accomplish so much and BLOG too! I will never know, but this year I am going to give it a good try!

My sewing room needs tidying. I keep on bringing in fabric I have in bins in from the Garage! My sewing room is just not big enough to store it all....but I want to use up most of it for charity sewing! Time to get going on this!

Once I get my sewing room 'tidy' I will post photos! I also want to get some of Katie's art hung! She has created pieces just for me. I want them close.
Til next time
Jane

The Setting for the Wedding!

The wedding was totally AWESOME!
July 19, 2008 was the most beautiful day of Heather's life (my oldest daughter)!
She married her 'Cowboy'! Reid married his 'Cowgirl'!
This all took place on his family ranch "Skyline Ranch" http://www.skylineranching.com/
about 2o minutes west of Claresholm, Alberta (1.5 hours south of Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

Friday was so stormy with winds, rain and oh so cold, into the night. When I woke up, early Saturday morning, the sun was just rising, over the Porcupine Hills, Foothills to the Rocky Mountains, God's Country! With not a cloud in the sky, the birds singing and such a peace over the valley, how could it not, but be the best day of the year!

My First Blog Entry!!!!

What to say?
Where to begin???
Today is TGIFriday!!!! with an hour left of work!!! YES!!
Looking forward to my weekend with Gordo!
I am sure as this blogging goes along I will think of things to post.
I am going to try to keep this sewing/craft related!
My oldest daughter is getting married this summer and I am making 3 of the 4 bridesmaid dresses and the flower girl dress!!! How exciting!!! Oh and a dress for myself too! I want to get the one for me made first so I don't have to worry about it. Get it over and done with!
My youngest daughter graduates from highschool in June, she wants to puchase a dress for the prom! YES.... but she has her semi formal in April, she has asked me to make her a dress for that! LOL
So, as you can read, I have enough sewing to do to keep me out of trouble for a while!
I had better get back to work! (my paid job - yech...actually I absolutely love my job. I am a Employment Facilitator. We are sponsored by the Thames Valley District School Board (we are employees of TVDSB) but our Employment Resource Centre is funded by the Government!
Ok, now I have to get back to work....
Til next time!
Jane