Was I Smug?

I must have been just a teensy bit smug about the fusible interfacing yesterday, because when I got a chance to finish the table runners up today, the two new ones were STILL wonky where I had embroidered them.  One of them doesn't even really flat.  But,
they're done.  And we'll keep one of them.  In time, I might even forget the stress and trauma involved in making the darn things.  It just isn't right now......

Andy and I had a wild date night last night:  Costco!  During the holidays.  Yep, it might actually be the bravest date we were ever on.  We're having friends over for dinner Christmas Eve and I want to serve baked ham (it was my grandmother's tradition), and they have really nice hams.  We also needed a new iron.  The old one has been acting up for a while, but by Friday it had progressed all the way to shutting off every time one tried to iron things but NOT shutting off even when I was trying to shut it off. Sounds like a very fast way to burn down a house to me, so 
we picked up a newer version of what we had, as that was the only option.  I know there are better irons and I should really look into a nice one for sewing, but the moment they start trying to burn the house down is not really when I want to start researching them--it's more of a fling-them-out-the-window sort of moment, to be honest.  So,
my new $30 friend is close enough for right now. 

Today I did get a bit of crafting time, but tomorrow we have another party to go to, so I don't know that there will be any crafting time until after Christmas, so I was trying to get another quick project going tonight,
but Theo got in the way.  Seriously--I didn't even get a chance to smooth the fabric out on the table.  I have been ironing white and red Christmas fabrics to potentially make this or a table runner using these.  What I have ended up with is an 18-pound cat with entitlement issues.  Oh well.  I do have that baby sweater to work on................

Comments

Mandy said…
Dear Theo. Is he trying to tell you something? Perhaps a project intended for a cat will ensure that he leaves your projects alone.
Hope you have a lovely Christmas and a really healthy 2015.
December 22, 2014 at 4:13 AM
RobinH said…
Mandy-- not a hope. Theo is clearly a participatory kind of cat, and wants to 'help' Toni. It's the helping that he likes, not so much the object itself. I've got a fluffy helper of my own, so I know whereof I speak...
December 22, 2014 at 12:14 PM
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