Shoe Purgatory

Shoe Shopping 101

Girl:I am going out to buy some shoes.

Him:  What kind of shoes?

Girl:  I don't know, but I will know when I see them.

Comes home with two pair.  Girls are not loyal to their shoes, there are always more out there, and often they are on sale.  

Him

He wants this shoe made by Reebok.  Only this shoe.  

Every other shoe is compared to this shoe and does not measure up.

Reebok makes it in kids, they make it in white.  Not black.

I think we bought the last two pair in existence about 10 years ago.

Ever since, it's a quest to find this shoe - every time he needs new shoes.  

I feel as if I want to buy Reebok, and make them make this shoe again.  I cringe when he needs a pair of shoes.

Tip:  When you find the perfect shoe for you man, buy every pair you find in his size.  He will never like another.  There are similar shoes, but not THE shoe.  Buy them even though they are not on sale!

In sewing news

Finally felt ok enough to sew a little on my new machine.  

There is a learning curve.  So many things are different from my Bernina 440, the presser feet, the bobbin, the way it is threaded, the way you lift the presser foot.  I'll be taking a guide class next week, and in the mean time I'm trying to stick with a straight seam and get the feel of it.  I going to name it 'Sully' from Monsters, Inc. because it is a beast.

Currently we trying to figure out how to notch the hole in my sewing table to be able to fit Sully down into the hole.

I afraid can't wait to quilt something on this!  Sully has 837 different stitches, I am committing myself to use more than the 5 I traditionally use.  

First things I sewed on Sully are bee blocks for 4X5 Winter Round Bee  I have one more to make.

And I added to a block for a small group I'm in Traveling Quilts

What I received

After my additions of Riley Blake Chevrons

Going to the doctor today, I think my cold has evolved to bronchitis.  Yay.  You know it's bad when an hour of sewing wears you out.

Progress is slow

A few weeks ago I had a sinus cold that really drug me down.  Ever since,  I alternate from feeling great days to feeling like poo days.  So, on a good day, I rush around and get many things crossed off the list, knowing that the next I will probably crash.  And I am probably crashing as I do too much on the good days.  It's a vicious cycle.

Now, I'm just down.  I had pat myself on the back for not getting sick for two years, so karma has come around and knocked me off my high horse.  

I did manage one of the 5 blocks I need to make for the 4X5 Bee.  I am now late, but I think I can get a couple more of these done today.  After finally settling on the block - that is the hardest part for me.   It is a string block, and I added the white to come together in the center for a bit more of the color they want as their background color.  

In the Virginia Beach MQG we had a fabric basket swap for our February meeting, using Pink Penguin's tutorial.  

I opted for the larger size for my partner, this is mine with one made from the smaller size pattern.  I like the larger size - you could use it for your fabric trash as your are cutting or to hold your supplies on your cutting table, candy next to your machine.  Or maybe you want the smaller size for that so you don't eat too much.

Here is the super cute  fabric basket I received in the swap, I love that it is different.  The flower is a snap closure.

I have been looking at all the photos from the bloggers at Quilt Con, and trying not to be jealous.  But also thinking, I'm glad I'm not there, I would not have the energy to keep up, and then I would be disappointed.  

There is a quilt show near me this past weekend Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival, not quite as awesome as Quilt Con, but it is right here in town at least.  I am hoping that the show will start moving toward some more modern vendors next year, there were some modern quilts in the show, but largely not.  

And let me tell you that I am feeling so drained that this came - and I barely got it set up, let alone sewed on it.  

This was my Christmas present ordered Nov 9th, it just came over the weekend.  Only a 4 month delay Bernina, way to go with your roll out.  

However, I am sure that I will forgive you as soon as I start quilting with this baby.