Pics!

I forgot to include some pics of the sewing i have been doing.  I made a skirt for the dress tour that Leanne Barlow put on, however my aunt was life flighted and we obviously were unable to make the trip.  (she is now doing great--it was a bizarre occurrence where they thought there was an aortic dissection, only to go in and realize nothing was there!)

I had been saving this fabric for something special and this skirt fit the bill! 

I also made a #louboxtop by @sewdiyblog and see many more of these in my future.  I used a super soft knit from @girlcharlee and love it!

I made a second #ogdencami by @truebias with her fabric from workroom social and I copied @marcyharriell and added some mini pom trim to the hem. I am completely in love with this too!  I also can't wait to try one of the ogden came dress hacks.  i want a maxi style and i have the @vandco ombre confetti from gray to black.  I think it will be great for a wedding we have this summer and also a few other events...

the pic is not great, but the fabric is so fun!

the quilt i am currently quilting (🙈) on my domestic (what was i thinking?!) and my Pop's bday cake made by our super talented friend, Amy.  We had a great ski last weekend and i am super happy we were able to enjoy the break in the weather because as you can see we were hit hard this week with more snow and cold!

This pattern is the Regent Street Star, by Moda Bake shop, and then i added these flying geese along the borders.  They took Waaaaaaaaaay longer than the top, but i wanted it to be queen sized... he only turns 60 once! :)

So... most of my running has been on the treadmill, but i have really been enjoying it again, which feels  incredible and is helping me mentally deal with being a forced shut in!  The snow is pretty, but when it is as cold as it has been it is really challenging to go out and enjoy it. Plus the poor dogs are cooped up too!

Happy New Year!

I hope this new year finds you all healthy and well... its been a small eternity since i have posted, and i realize this is a dying form of sharing (blogging) but i still enjoy writing posts, and can't bring myself to do lengthy ones on ig, so i am going to attempt a more regular schedule of posting/sharing here.

I did lots of sewing for christmas presents for friends, family and clients.  My current obsession: Pom Poms!!  i made blankets with poms on the trim, tea towel/napkins with pos on the bottom hem, a table runner, etc.  OBSESSED!  They add a bit of whimsy and a retro vibe to things and i love the effect.  

Goals for 2019:

make Lander pants
snow joke half marathon with Pops

so far that is it... 

what are some fun sewing items you have created? What races are you looking forward to? running goals? fitness goals?

Happy New Year and here's to accomplishing goals!

A sewing and running challenge? where do i sign?

Check this out!!  On the Coletterie sewing blog today they featured Fehr Trade sewing and this lady looks AMAZING!!!  She is training for the London Marathon and believes everyone should exercise more so she has created a sweat and sew challenge.  How cool is this?!

<p><strong>I’m in taking part in…</strong><br /> <br /> <a href='http://www.fehrtrade.com/article/822/announcing-the-spring-race-challenge'><img src='http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/5798.png' alt='Spring Race Challenge' width='255' height='300' border='0' /></a></p>

Not sure if the link is working... hmmmm... here is the link to her blog if you are interested in more deets:

http://www.fehrtrade.com/article/822/announcing-the-spring-race-challenge?commented=1#c008097

She is a very talented sewist (? i never know the term to use!!) and i am so glad she was featured on the Coletterie blog today!  i am now following her on Twitter and her blog.  I am intrigued to sew my own workout articles...  i have made a hot yoga ensemble, but never something for running.

Anyone else in?

running miles and making prezzies!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!  i did.  I ran the Huffing for STuffing 10k (which was actually 6.7 miles) and then we hosted dinner at our house.  It was very fun and we had great food and great company.  I had FOUR days in a row off!!!!  This is unheard of for me--if I have that much time off I am usually afloat on a river or not in Montana.  I was so excited to use the time for some sewing.  I have been wanting to make several gifts and the time seems to be flying.  I had to make several baby gifts during the last few weeks--I may have posted pics of these:

These are some baby kimono slippers and burp cloths. The kimono slippers I followed a tutorial http://www.niftythriftythings.com/2011/06/kimono-baby-shoes.html It was super easy to follow and these are VERY fun to make.  I added Rik Rak to a third pair and they are darling!

Next up was some pajamas (lounge wear as she calls them) for my mother.  She loves bright colored cozy pajamas and I found this fun contrasting flannel.  I wanted to make two pairs of pants, however, the coral was cut soooooooo crooked I was shorted almost half a yard.  Alas, my mom is tiny in size so I could at least eke out a pair of shorts.

These were fun and super simple to make.  I think I need to make more!! :)

Today is my mother in laws birthday.  I bought her some very nice earrings off of ETSY (aahhhhh uuuuhhh aaaauuuuuuhhhhh--that's angels singing--I LOVE Etsy!!!).  Ben chose a nice scarf and I wanted to make her something.  She likes birds and I had this fabric I had bought with her in mind and I followed a tutorial for this bag--the olivia bag--from DixieMango.com.  Again, excellent instructions/pictures etc.

This bag was super fun to make and comes together quickly.  It is a great size not too big, not too small.  I hope she likes it.

Also this weekend I have been working on fabric flowers--they are for a project that will be revealed later (I hope! :/).  And I wanted to try my hand at the English Paper Piecing of hexagons.  They are a great way to use scraps and I can do it anywhere (i.e.: not holed up in my sewing center). They do not, however, make fast work.  We watched a movie and I did five.  How the heck do people make entire quilts of these things???  Someone may receive a coaster, then next christmas the mate.  These are a slow go.  But I do see the attraction...

So that is what my hands have been up to.  The legs have been running shorter faster runs and NTC and bootcamps.  I need to start training for a half marathon in February.  I am looking forward to being in training officially again!!

What have all of you been up to?  Running or craftwise???

im baaaack!

I couldn't do a blog post last week due to the fact that our house is an electrical suck and the same night my laptop charger fritzed out so did the computer in our new oven and also something involving the water softener system.  Even though I am married to an electrician i am sticking with the word "fritzed" as being an actual electrical term.  

I am trying to run2-4 miles/day and do 150 min of NTC/week.  I need to find another race (other than the veteran's day 5 miler and the huffing for stuffing 10k) so I can put some goals other than "don't gain weight" on the books.  I actually have dropped a few pounds post races and my body fat percentage is at 18 so I am okay with that for now... I need something other than body sort of stuff to on which to focus.  Any suggestions?!?!  Anyone ever run the RNR Phoenix?

I am also missing my #SistersInNike and our twitter chatter--although we are trying hard and so far so good.  We are still encouraging one another with goals and NTC minutes!  I feel so lucky to have met these women--they are motivated, positive, and fun!! :)

I am open to suggestions for goals etc.  Also, next week is the #TwitterRoadRace 10k!! :)