Things have been pretty quiet … or mostly quiet. Jessie’s mother is on vacation, so she’s spending the week with her. I miss her terribly, but I’ve had time to devote to a couple projects that I’ve been wanting to give attention to, so it works out for that.
Sew, sew, sew…
When I was younger, I loved to sew. I used to cross-stitch, make stuffed animals and various clothing items for myself and friends. I haven’t stitched anything in years, with the exception of a couple of costumes that Jessie needed for school about 3-4 years back. I had been wanting to start it up again, but wasn’t sure how or if I would have enough time.
A post on the Soldiers’ Angels blog yesterday has really kicked this need into high-gear. There are several sewing projects on the Soldiers’ Angels site, and several of them are various Blanket teams/projects — the newest being Blankets of Belief.
Now, I know I don’t have the time to commit to quilting or sewing blankets and such by hand, but there was a link on the Blankets of Belief page on how to make a “no-sew” blanket. These are basically fleece blankets that are constructed in such a way that no sewing is involved — if you can tie a knot, you can make one of these!
Sounds perfect!
As soon as I’m able, I’ll be stocking up on materials to make one of these. If it turns out well (read: pretty!), I’ll post pics on here. :mrgreen:
Bama Angeling
I’ve been doing a lot of work on the Bama Angels site and have started expanding my “pimpage” to a few social networking sites. So far, it’s up on MySpace, Twitter, Pownce, Facebook, and FriendFeed. I’ve had a LOT of positive response from area Angels and now I need to work on finding information to post to Bama Angels.
I usually get announcements via word of mouth or The Birmingham News, but it would be nice to get all that other Alabama and military related news that gets missed!
If you know of anything, please feel free to send it my way! :D
Car Update
It’s in the body shop and I was told yesterday that they’ve ordered parts and will begin taking it apart and working on it hopefully today or tomorrow. Realistically speaking, I’ll be lucky if I get it back before the end of this month. :(
Not thrilled with that, but what can I do? ;P Have otherwise been going back and forth with the insurance company regarding other stuff that’s still unsettled and may need legal handling, but can’t really post about that yet. (will update when able)
I know I’m lucky that we don’t have to pay for all this stuff out of our own pockets (or rather, out of our savings accounts), but honestly, this whole process is enough to drive anyone bonkers!
Cookie
Hey Missy Nicki, Off-Topic. I have a request for you amiga. I have a post up regarding a very worthwhile Military project that I’m heavily involved in, and would greatly appreciate it if yourself (and maybe some other Angels as well), could assist us, by linking, or “trackbacking” to this post. We need some help with this one, and although we’ve gotten plenty of support from some politicians and others, there’s still much to be done.
Thanks, Cookie
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Miranda
Just a comment on the blanket: when tying the knots try your best to keep the blankets from “buckling.” A friend made me one for an event and she said she had a hard time with that (and she also made the comment that she is in no way artsy). The blanket isn’t the perfect shape but it is warm as hell. :smile: Have fun with your project and from the many “no sew” fleece blankets I’ve seen, practice makes perfect.