settling in.

7.12.2010

evening of friends

more house pics!

more house pics!

yummy breakfast

I'm still alive! I'm all moved in and still trying to get situated. The room where I'll be working in isn't quite ready, but it'll be ready very soon! There is a clothing update waiting to happen. Sorry about the delay! In the meantime, I've been having a great time getting used to this nice old church and the cat. Her name is Jinx and she likes to climb on the counters and eat your food when you're not looking. She's actually pretty sweet when you get to know her, though there are times she can be a real pain in the rear. Oh Cat (somehow it's hard for me to call animals by their names so I've gotten in the habit of calling her "Cat"). In other news, two of my good friends came to visit me this past weekend! We made kebabs over the grill (took us awhile to figure the grill out) and ate sweetcorn and had such a wonderful conversation. I'm just so glad to have those fellows as my friends. I really miss them. Stewart is leaving in August for Washington DC and Jared will be around for awhile, but I suspect he might go back to Vancouver or some far off land. I guess I'll just have more excuses to travel and visit my pals!

moving into a church.

6.25.2010

i'm gonna live in an old church!

i'm gonna live in an old church!

neighbors

First of all, thank you so so much for the kind words! I am doing much better now and my week so far has been going GREAT! I don't know if I mentioned it here or not, but I am moving to an old 1860s church in Amana, Iowa. My friend Brandi found it and she offered to let me rent part of the place plus a whole sanctuary for my sewing. I've already started to move stuff in, but I'm officially moving July 1st. So if I get a little silent here, you know why. I took some pictures the other day and uploaded them to flickr. If you care to take a peek, you can find the set here.

A bit of shop talk::
I have a new dress and new fabric I'm pretty excited to share, but I have to make a sample dress first. Also, that chambray top is nearly graded now. I just have to test the sizes! Also... I am thinking the next batch of clothes will be made-to-order, since this way everyone can get the size they want and I don't have to worry about which sizes to make. Oh yeah...and I'm seriously considering selling some 1940s shorts too. What sizes would you guys be into? As in, waist size (high waist, 26.5", 27", 28"...)? More soon...!

Have a fantastic weekend!