Old friends...

An old friend came to visit this morning... early this morning my dear old friend, Insomnia, dropped by to say hello and stay a while. We have been friends since I was a child and while I never understood why we remained friends, days or weeks can go by and we will never speak, but when we meet again, we can pick up right where we left off.

Insomnia and I organized all the fabric and sewing notions in my closet. Then we went through the fabric scraps box and found the first thing I ever embroidered (image above). I bought a stitching kit from Sublime Stitches somewhere between 6 or 7 years ago and used it to teach myself how to embroider. I then found some amazing green fabric that wants to be shantung, but it's not, and turned it into a large pouch/clutch for myself. It's a little larger than a standard piece of paper.

I am not sure why I couldn't sleep. Typically, I experience bouts of insomnia when I have something I am worrying about, but there is nothing going on in my world for me to worry about anymore. I took the time to finish the first of the five stockings I am working on for the family.

I got this amazing vintage looking fabric at Joanns a few weeks ago. I bought different fabric for each stocking, and each stocking is about 2 and a half feet tall. I wasn't going to make them this big, but at the request of Momsy, they are that big.

Once I had enough of sewing, Insomnia and I proceeded to surf the internet. I stumbled upon Rydeng's Blog, which I loved. It made me feel like redecorating my house.

I have almost gotten rid of all the hand-me-down furniture I acquired throughout my undergrad years. I have one piece left, a loveseat that my aunt and uncle bought when they got married in like 1988... They gave it to my sister in 1994, who had it upholstered in a very South Beach-type jungle print... Then I got it in 1999 and have since had it re-upholstered... twice... (first in Marimekko floral, and now in candy apple red). This might be the year to let it go. As I was eyeballing some leather chairs at the store the other day... they are pricey, but sexy, and I believe two of them should be mine.

Then I saw this at Rydeng's and I LOVED it. Although, I need sleep to be one of the options to take.

It's been an odd weekend for me. I finished all my work, as in work at school in the form of grading or writing and such, so I had no work to bring home with me. Which is good, because I have been in a bunting craze most of the weekend. I made vintage hankie bunting... then took a gander at making scalloped bunting...


Maybe it's time for a nap now...