I hope you all have been having a good January. I have not been doing much of anything worthy of a blog post.
One day last week I spent two hours mending bathmats and a few towels for the hotel.
Can you believe the terry products arrive brand new looking like this?
We are not purchasing discount quality linens. In fact our brand mandates a certain thread count, which is a very nice terry towel. Unfortunately the company that has our worldwide multi-million dollar contract does not appear to be deserving of it. I hope the ultra BigWig decision makers of our franchise find a new supplier soon!
Since the new year began, I have been in the mood to sew a little something. Last week I found this Halloween pattern at a site called
Artisania. She drafted the pattern herself and generously shares it with all of us for free. This is my somewhat flawed rendition:
I think she is kinda cute, don't you? I have no idea what I will use her for, but I am getting quite a few Halloween blocks. I may make dining room chair backs with each chair having a different block. I will do that right after I finish the 4 or 5 quilts that are next in line to be worked on.
We have no snow on the ground. It's another strange winter in northern Michigan.
We had some snow, but it all melted during last week's rain. I took this pic on Saturday when it was 55 degrees here.
I am hoping we get some snow soon as my garden needs a good snow cover. Without snow, I am likely to lose quite a few perennials.
Did you notice the turkeys way in back in the above picture? Here's a close up:
They come around every afternoon about 3:30 p.m. These days I am never home to see them at that time unless it's a weekend.
Last week a little package appeared on my desk at work from my favorite clothing retailer. Inside I found these items:
The middle sweater has an interesting metal detail all around its center.
I would never pay full price ($99), but it was quite reasonable at the sale price.
I ordered two sets of the little Christmas clothespins. They have holiday words like "believe" and "joy" across their tops. They will be cute to attach Christmas cards to a piece of wire or rope.
I do love a good closeout sale!
I hope your January has been wonderful.
