Recap
I’ve got this whole sewing thing down. Or so I think. Friday night, Sweets and I buckled down in our kitchen. Where we have recently installed a new TV. NCAA hoops was on all night. He situated himself at the island with a nursing book. I situated myself at the table with fabric and the sewing machine. And made a baby blanket for Deb and Jasen. Congrats to our dear friends in Phoenix who welcomed their second child into the world last week! As Sweets said, it only takes her an hour to make the blankets now! Well, not quite, but I can certainly do it in one sitting! What do you think (I hear babies like red!)? (BTW, the blanket is folded in the picture – that’s not a seam you see!)
Saturday was the best anti-St.-Patricks-Day ever! You see, I hate the holiday. I’m sure I’ll offend at least 10 of you by saying this. But, any holiday that is used as an excuse to drink is going to be low on my favorites list. So, here’s what I did to avoid it. I took the dog to the park in the morning. Then Sweets and I went to Home Depot where we purchased screws and a stud finder (hello brackets to hang our new TV) and paint chips (cuz we’re gonna put our own footprint on our condo) and batteries and air filters (because they say you should change them every 3 months, but this is the first time we’ve done it since we moved in last summer – whoops!). When we got home, we grabbed our neighbors and their dogs and had a little dog party in the front yard. Then we all congregated at one neighbor’s place (dogs and all) for corned beef and cabbage (the one redeeming factor to the non-holiday). Sweets and I had to leave that party early in order to get ready to meet friends at a local Mexican place for dinner. We then got home just in time for homemade cupcakes (thanks pseudostoops!), meeting Baby Z and Mama Bonnie and watching the Will Ferrell special on HBO.
That day was perfect.
Sunday, I worked at the gym in the morning. Had a meeting there after my shift. Nothing too exciting. On my way home, I picked up our ketubah. I’m not sure I ever did tell you about our final choice. We had a heck of a time picking the matting. But, thanks to a 20% off sale and some gorgeous fabric mats, I think we came up with a good solution. You can see a picture of it below. We plan to hang it in our bedroom, where the walls are blue. I spent some time Sunday afternoon sleeping – though I’m feeling better, I clearly am not 100% yet. We took the dog for a nice walk. And then spent the evening watching The Amazing Race and lots of fun home shows on HGTV.
The only problem with our weekend was it came to an end. And I could have used at least one more day. But, as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end!
March 16th, 2009 at 10:14 am
LOVE the blanket! Wish I knew how to sew. I’ve tried to learn but I don’t have the talent. You obviously do!!!
March 16th, 2009 at 11:47 am
I’m certainly impressed with your sewing skills! The blanket looks great.
March 16th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Great job on the blanket, and I love that photo! I bet the orange really stands out.
March 16th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
I’m so happy about March Madness. What teams do you and sweets go for?
or do you just put it on in the background and not really watch at all?
March 16th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
I am glad you had usch a nice weekend -- the blanket is amazing!! Good job!!
March 16th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
what a great anti-St. Patrick’s day! My anti-St. Pat’s weekend was spent on the couch being sick. Yay!
Also, great blanket! Love the colors!
March 16th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
I’m totally with you on St. Patty’s day. . . . We were actually visiting Chicago last year at this time. I was AMAZED at the green river and the drunken chaos around. The blanket is precious! I love the colors! Hope you’re feeling back to 100% pronto!!
March 16th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
I would have loved another day off. You know, to recover from my soccer game. It’s only fair, right?
Awesome job on the blanket!
March 16th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
I LOVE the blanket! You are really getting awesome at sewing!
March 16th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Your first paragraph reminds me of that song from Annie: “betcha he reads, betcha she sews, maybe she’s made me a closet of clothes.”
March 16th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
The ketubah is gorgeous, Nilsa. And I bet it looks even better on a blue wall. It’s perfect! (and so is the blankie.)
March 16th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
The blanket is so precious. I love it.
What sewing machine are you using?
March 16th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Beautiful blanket! I posted about the quilt I just finished on my blog today too!
March 16th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
The ketubah is gorgeous and that orange matting will look GREAT against the blue!
March 16th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
No to green beer? Really? ahh. Not offended, but any excuse to color code adult beverages gets a thumbs up in my book.
mmm. Maybe that could be why I am having to work so hard to reverse years of bad decisions.
The blanket is gorgeous, and I don’t know what a ketubah is, so time to backtrack and see!
March 16th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
The ketubah is really, really gorgeous. I thought the picture was pretty before I read what it was…awesome.
March 16th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
First, the blanket is so cute! You should start selling them!! I’ll email you my order later! lol
Second, I agree with you on the whole St. Patty’s thing. I have no idea who people start drinking at 10:00am and I just refuse to even give it a try.
March 16th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
I love that blanket!!!
And I agree…people who celebrate tomorrow for the sole reason to go out and get drunk annoy me. But I do love the day…being Irish and all it’s a little bit different for me.
March 16th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Congrats on the blanket; I’m sure the baby and family will love it.
What a packed weekend you had.
And agreed, I detest holidays that are about drinking. Unnecessary.
Glad you’re feeling better!
March 16th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Gorgeous blanket. Here’s to perfect days! *raises glass*
March 16th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
i totally ignored any st patty’s day festivities this weekend…. although i can’t say the same for tomorrow, the Official Day Of :-)
what a sweet blanket! i should really get my hands on a sewing machine :-P
March 16th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Sewing used to be second nature to me. I wonder if that comes back like riding a bicycle.
March 16th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
what kind of sewing machine do you use?!? im impressed.
March 17th, 2009 at 12:14 am
You are so crafty! That blanket is adorable -- and will mean so much more to the recipient because it’s homemade. The ketubah looks great, too.
March 17th, 2009 at 12:23 am
You are so cute and crafty! I’m not a huge St. patty’s day fan but I do enjoy going to see the river.
March 17th, 2009 at 2:20 am
I always need one more day! Sigh.
Love the blanket! I so wish I could sew. Maybe some day…
Hope you are rested and feeling better!
March 17th, 2009 at 3:04 am
HGTV is addictive, is it not?! i love the print for your bedroom!
March 17th, 2009 at 3:17 am
I am so impressed by your sewing. I need to get on the ball or else generations of sewing women in my family will end with me. Just a little pressure. I seriously can’t even sew a straight line.
March 17th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Loving the baby blanket! Will you make one for my baby if/when I have her/him? (there’s a lot of uncertainty here, so no pressure); )
March 17th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
That’s an adorable blanket! Did you teach yourself to sew? That’s one of those things I’m going to get to yet this year…
March 18th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Love that blanket! I wish I was talented enough to sew but I don’t think I have the gene.