sew weekend

had a good weekend. it seemed to be fairly productive. although when there is time for hobbies then there is no time for chores so there's still much to do at home on the chore front.

friday night we went out for pizza in the local downtown area and then distributed some puppy fliers. a task we both hate because we were putting them on windshields in a parking garage. we have not come up with any other creative way to market since niether one of us are super talkative to people we don't know. we wouldn't be called networkers, that's for sure. we did have some good news, our breeder has elected to sell our pick-of-the-liter male pup and they are expecting more deposits than pups for the two liters they will have going home in may so we should get some referals from that. we came home and crashed on the couch until bedtime.

saturday morning i spent most of my time at the fabric store. i recently got a book on fleece dolls and have been inspired to create my own. i also picked up some fabric for another quilt. brett took penny on a walk and brushed her hair. i got home in time for lunch and we had grilled cheese and honeydew melon. after lunch we took penny to the park to run. she is moving at what seems to be snail's pace, i think the pregnancy has taken some umph out of her.

i had already cut squares for a quilt in the fall that i hadn't got around to sewing yet so i spent some time at the sewing machine in the afternoon and worked on that. a friend stopped by for a short visit with her one year old daughter and after they left i finished up my quilt top. brett put the leftover pizza in the oven for supper. after we ate we went on a "date night" to REI. we do consider it a date because we can get lost in that store for hours and usually end up spending some money (this time it was dividends!) so we call it a date.

quilt

quilt detail

sunday morning we slept in a little and watched Sunday Morning on tv. after i got ready for the day i worked on some dust covers for my purse collection. since i've become slightly addicted to purse shopping i am rotating the use of my purses and i need to keep them looking new and not dusty. we ate grilled cheese (again) for lunch and then i made some salsa. 3 tomatoes, 3 jalopenos, 1/2 orange pepper, 1/2 yellow pepper, 1/4 yellow onion, and some spices and cilantro. it tastes pretty good. i think it will improve as it melds together in the fridge.

my purse collection

in their new dust covers

laundry bag

we went to the grocery store in the afternoon and then came home and i finished up the purse bags. i also made a laundry bag to send to the dry cleaners. we have pick-up and drop-off at my office so it's too convenient to pass on. i started to finish up my quilt and took a break for an early supper because brett got hungry and had a craving for cereal. i made myself some hashbrowns and scrambeled eggs. penny slept most of the day in the sun, she was very tired because she was awake most of saturday. after supper i finished my quilt. a pretty productive day; and brett is making cookies right now! (he mostly moped around all day today anyway).