Showing posts with label UCDavis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UCDavis. Show all posts

25 August 2013

Easy Liike Saturday morning

Did some more sewing this weekend. Last night I made a card wallet. Made some modifications to a tutorial I found online and ended up with this:

This morning, to go with it I made a purse from a pattern I've been trying to find the right fabrics for for a very long time. I did some fussy cutting and piecing where it doesn't call for it in the pattern. I ended up with this:

I decided that I wanted to use it as my everyday thing and that I needed a change pouch. So, using the same fabrics from the others, I made this:

I'm thinking about finding a good checkbook cover pattern and making one out of the same fabrics. Still in the thinking stages on this one.

Here's what the whole set looks like at the moment.

The Kid's girlfriend was awestruck that I'd gotten so much done in such a short time. She's so cute. :)

-Biird-

P.S. Almost forgot, in addition to all of the sewing this morning, this afternoon was spent at IKEA and Target getting household goods for the kids' apartment at UCDavis (where we're moving them to next weekend). Tomorrow is a major CostCo run ... (rolling eyes) I can't wait ... ;)

P.P.S. Just made a checkbook cover to go with everything else ...

outside:

inside:

What else do I need to carry in my purse that I can make something out of these fabrics for? ;)

-Biird-

17 August 2013

Mother's Day - best giift EVER!!!

I got the best gift EVER for Mother's Day this year ...

This is how I found out that my favorite kid in the whole world (aka Nicholas, aka Cousin Itt, aka The Kid, aka ... well, you get the picture) got accepted to UC Davis as a junior to study Physics. He then told me that his girlfriend Mindy (budding biology major) also got accepted as a junior. The two of them have subsequently found an apartment, a roommate (little drama on that one - he's in, he's out, someone else is in), and the beginnings of a list of things they need. The kids are going to be Aggies.

I don't know who's more excited for him to get this opportunity to spread his wings and grow - him or me! :) I never got the "away at college" experience. Hell, it took me over 13 years to get my AS so I guess I'm envious as hell as well as excited for him.

Proud of both of the smart kids - Math & Science headed Nick and Medical Science focused Mindy. Love 'em both!

-Biird-