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Sierra's Halloween Gown

I'm putting this all behind a cut because I'm temporarily putting it at a sticky at the top of my journal.  Once the gown is finished I'll release it.  I'll be adding to it as I accomplish tasks and will post a final pic.

 I hate it when I finish a post and then get sidetracked on a LJ link - and click off the page.  Damn.
Why can't I remember to copy the work to the clipboard first just in case??? ugh!!!

I'm going to be off work until Thursday, so I won't be online (since I don't have internet at home).
No LJ or Sparkpeople until then - wow, how will I cope??

Random life highlights below:

*  Got home from work last night - no dogs in yard.  Little one in neighbors yard (no clue how he got there) - Big one cruising the neighborhood.  Will check all fences tomorrow.  Hope nobody let them out.

*  Bought new cell phone today.  Tried to find a cheap one, but even a used one was more than I wanted to pay. The best overall deal was at the Tmobile site itself.  I just got the newer model of what I had Nokia 6103.  $59.99 and it came with a bonus of $25.00 refill card (which, for me, is 250 minutes).  I feel okay about that.

*  My main two objectives above all else while I'm off is to FINISH Sierra's gown (and mail it to her Wednesday) and get the fall garden COMPLETELY planted and prepped for fall.  The only thing that could derail this is.....

* I'm on call for jury duty the entire month of October.  I call in each Sunday evening.  If I'm on the list I have to go in.  I have to do this every Sunday in October (even if I'm chosen and serve for a jury the previous week).  I personally that is asking a little too much, but what can I do).  So, it's possible that I could spend all my vacation time this next week in a courtroom.

I'd been considering what to back my current scrap patch quilt with.  Having the color of my room and the patchwork blocks themselves I'd mulled it over.  So, I'm strolling through Walmart and made my mandatory stop at the fabric department $1 a yard table and find this........
 
Gorgeous, substantial but not heavy, earth colored fabric.  Cannot believe it was $1 a yard.  I think they are bringing all the fabrics from the Walmarts that are doing away with their sewing departments because no way is this $1yd fabric.  

So, naturally I'm chalking up this (probably accidental/coincidental) find to my belief in the Laws of Attraction.  The fabric found me because I had exactly what I wanted clearly in my head.  :-)

This turned out pretty darned good.  They are silk blossoms (cherry? apple? plum?) with "copper" butterflies & dragonflies, and those spirally reedy thingies in three colors.  This is in my bedroom.  I got the vase at Ross'.


Here is a close up

Today Bea and I hit the road with "no particular place to go".  I had in my mind Busseys and a fabric store, but was open to all possibilities.  

We started off by grabbing a soda at the corner station then headed south towards San Antonio.  I mentioned GardenRidge, but it was too early to get in there anyway (9am).  I decided to go ahead and look for a fabric store.  I'd forgotten to bring the maps to Joann's and Hancock Fabric (which I'd put on the table RIGHT NEXT TO the door) - but I'd remembered it was on San Pedro somewhere.  I thought San Pedro ran along 281 so that's where I went.  We got half way down and hadn't seen any street sign saying San Pedro, so we stopped into Starbucks to ask.  It was, indeed San Pedro, and lo and behold Joann's could be found just across the highway!.  

Joann's wasn't open yet, so we checked out Walgreens while we waited.

Joann's had a 70% off sale on all summer decor items.  I got three smallish ceramic wind chimes, a novelty sign (Love Grows), and a carrot sign.  I'll post pics later.  They were also having a super sale on Simplicity Patterns, so I picked up four at $1.99 each!! (actually the sale ended the day before, but because the sign was still posted - the clerk let me have it at the sale price - yay).  

By the time we were done at Joann's we were hungry, so I drove down San Pedro to Souper Salad.  We also stopped into Goodwill and Rooms To Go since they were right there.

Then.... we jumped on 281 south and went to the Quarry to Wholefoods.  I picked up a few groceries, and we headed home after grabbing a soda for the road.

Long day!  Next week we thought we might actually go to the Swap meet and maybe the Farmer's Market.

Here are pics of the patterns I got.....


#7655  I got this so I could have a simple pattern to make the skirts I like to wear.


#4050  I am so jazzed I got this for $1.99.  I don't know when I'll make it, but I definately want to do it with two contrasting fabrics.


# 3697 This is a great top!  I like how there are two bodice options.  I want to make Sierra a good blouse with this pattern.  I'm going to do it in black.  If she likes it I'll make her more - maybe even with contrasting fabrics if she'd like that (hard to tell with that kid..... if I did it with skull & crossbone fabric...she'd like that haha)

I got one more that I'll write about next time.

Had a good day at work.  Went by really fast.  I didn't have to pray it was over soon.... haha (jk)

Janie came by my desk and invited me to lunch as part of several employees the sups would like to thank for staying late Friday when the weather was bad.  How awesome is that?  I love where I work :-)

Tonight I didn't get as much done on the dress as I'd like to have.  I finished the neckline (puckered a little in front, but I don't care - it's a casual dress).  I also hemmed the sleeves and basted them for fitting them in the armholes later.

Still damp and yucky all over.  
Hoping Saturday (I'm off again!!) it will be dry enough to work outside - I need a garden fix.