1 down; 100 to go

while getting into a humongous fight with your husband literally the second you walk in the door on a thursday night may not sound like an ideal scenario, it does leave plenty of time to sew in peace, privacy, and contemplation of revenge involving becoming a needle-wielding lorena bobbit. (can we stop for a second a appreciate the irony of her last name? i was young when this story happened so i don't remember if the media took advantage of the puns that were up for grabs).

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moving on from penile excision (remind me to tell you a HILARIOUS vincent family story about just that...seriously) straight to crafty knick-nacks. i bought this book last weekend. it's 101 little projects you can do with just one yard of fabric. it's a step up from just sewing fabric onto other things like my burp cloths and onesies have been and a step to the side of making baby hats and pants. this is taking a yard of fabric and turning it into any number (actually the number is 101 for now) of things.

i have flagged a bunch of projects that look fun/doable. i can honestly say that several of these tabs are specifically for some of you that i have in mind as gifts! get excited...NOW!

i stocked up on 50% off fabric at joann yesterday at lunch and promptly left it all in it's bag at the counter. so i got home with lots of sewing accessories, but nothing to actually sew upon. so (hahaha sew/so never gets old) i ghetto-rigged one of the patterns to work with a half yard that i already had. it cant be a good sign that i am already improvising on project #1 of 100. however i am freaking pumped to say that it turned out awesome.

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its a car trash can! i have always kind of laughed at the sewing books when they tell me to "press" the seams and fabric as i go. i mean, i don't even iron clothes that i wear, so do you really expected me to iron a trash bag? however, this time i obeyed and my lines are scrum-diddly-umptious as a result. so crisp. so clean. sew keight. (copyrighted tagline)

that's not pink in the pattern and the trim, it's actually cherry-red, just like our car (which is named shotty fire burnin' weasley, FYI)

y'all, it has a strap and a pocket and a parachute clip! and use; sweet heavens, the use! man oh man, the garbage i am gonna STUFF into this thing! and i can stuff as vigorously as i like because i zig-zag reinforced my seam allowances and box stitched the straps in place (can't even believe i just wrote that sentence). i think the first thing i am gonna vigorously stuff in here are my husband's [metaphorical] nads when we finish this fight!