alive. healing. surgery Monday, came home Thursday. painful, very painful.
surgeon thinks she got 90% of the tumor. this is all still so surreal. i cannot tolerate any painkillers so its difficult. my memories and mental clarity are all still intact. I cant ask for more. i can see, smell, etc. I have lots of unbalance with walking and blurry vision in the right. but […]
A finished quilt and a surgery date
Hello my sewing friends. My craniotomy has been set for Wednesday (April 14th *update, they moved me to Monday, April 19th*). It will be a long day for my loved ones but a short day for me. My surgery is 8-12 hours long and I’m ready, but scared out my skin. All my pre-op testing […]
Life throws a curve ball
Hello my sewing friends. I have sewing makes I haven’t shared yet, but life has thrown me a major curve ball. I posted on my Instagram but wanted to share here for those that do not follow Instagram. I found out about 3 weeks ago that I have a large brain tumor. It is sad, […]
The much overdue big, long post about underwear
I’ve been meaning to write this post for years now; I have been making underwear since 2013 so there is a lot of information in this post. Some of these undies have been blogged briefly in the past and many have not been blogged yet at all. I own over a dozen underwear patterns now […]
Top 5 Reflections on 2020 and Goals for 2021
I thought I would do a few fun posts the end of this year. The Sewcialists came up with a fun #SewingTop5 and I will play along. I have already posted my top 5 Hits and Misses of 2020 as well as my top 5 non-sewing highlights. So here I am at the last post […]
Top 5 Non-Sewing Highlights of 2020
I thought I would do a few fun posts the end of this year. The Sewcialists came up with a fun #SewingTop5 and I will play along. I have already posted my top 5 Hits and Misses of 2020. Now it is time for my top 5 non-sewing highlights. Then I will post reflections, and […]
Top 5 Misses of 2020
I thought I would do a few fun posts the end of this year. The Sewcialists came up with a fun #SewingTop5 and I will play along. Yesterday I posted my top 5 hits of 2020. Now it is time for my top 5 misses. Then I will move on to non-sewing highlights, reflections, and […]
Top 5 Hits of 2020
I thought I would do a few fun posts the end of this year. The Sewcialists came up with a fun #SewingTop5 and I will play along. First up will be my top 5 hits of 2020, then top 5 misses, non sewing highlights, reflections, and goals. These are things I made in 2020 that […]
Ottobre 02/2017 #7 Basic Concept Linen Coat
Pattern: Ottobre 02/2017 #7 Basic Concept Linen Coat (that’s the pattern name, clearly mine is not made with linen, lol). Date Sewn: I started sewing this 10/09/20 and finished 10/23/20 My measurements at the time: 39.5 bust, 32 waist, 45.5 hip Size used: 44 bust/waist to 48 hip Alterations: I moved the elbow pads up […]
2 cardigans: Sinclair Harper and Jalie 3248
(apologies for the first set of pictures. I attempted to use a ring light here on a rainy day and the result was not as I hoped). Pattern: Sinclair Harper Date Sewn: Started 08/04/20, finished 08/06/20 My measurements at the time: 39 bust, 31 waist, 45.5 hip Size used: 12 for bust/waist and 16 for […]
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