Today's FREE item is an ILLY cappuccino I picked up at Walgreens. Transaction: Illy coffee drinks on sale for $2.00 each. Buy 1 for $2.00 and get a Register Reward for $2.00 off your next purchase. Out of pocket: $2.05 (I had to pay the tax). Results: Technically this isn't free in the true… Continue reading FREE stuff challenge day 1 – FREE Illy Cappuccino
This is a little off the sewing topic but I just can’t resist
Yes...a little off the sewing topic but I just can't resist a little challenge. Have you all been watching the show called 'Extreme Couponing'? Well I am transfixed! And a little bit inspired for sure but I know It's just about nearly impossible to get groceries like this in the Chicagoland area. For one, the… Continue reading This is a little off the sewing topic but I just can’t resist
This is what I mean by Entertainment Value! — the chipmunk chase!
Jim came inside this afternoon from the backyard to tell me to come outside quick. Chloe Scissor Paws had cornered a chipmunk up the Lilac tree. You can see Chloe there under that branch looking up. Quite Intensely! What is she looking at? I just can't see it. OH! There's the little guy! Oh boy. … Continue reading This is what I mean by Entertainment Value! — the chipmunk chase!
Uggh…’cough’, ‘cough’
Gosh, I haven't posted anything in 2 weeks! Friends, the wet weather combined with pollen has left my lungs in an upper respiratory funk. I think every spring I get some sort of seasonal induced cough and sneeze. It usually knocks me out for a few days followed by two weeks of getting it out… Continue reading Uggh…’cough’, ‘cough’
Now for the Couch!
The long slipcover hiatus is over and I finally washed the last 10 yards of Duck fabric that I had bought. The Couch Slipcover has begun! I decided to mover just about everything out of the room and put the sewing machine, ironing board and cutting table into the room while putting the couch dab… Continue reading Now for the Couch!
Turn right at Knox then Left at 200E for the most amazing flowers!
Friends, this is a place you have to see to believe. On a gravel road somewhere south and east of Knox, IN is this incredible oasis of floral abundance! The directions say it all. It's out of the way and close to really...not too much. Trains don't even stop there anymore, they just roll on… Continue reading Turn right at Knox then Left at 200E for the most amazing flowers!
Spring Part II
It has been the rainiest April in our area on record. I think it is something like 25 days straight of rain. Usually at this time of year we are able to plant seeds in the garden but because of all the rain we really can't. The seeds would just wash away! Snow even showed… Continue reading Spring Part II
Scenes from the Dashboard – N. Central Indiana
We travelled to Ft. Wayne over last weekend for Easter and on our way home we decided to make a detour in search of the JAYCO manufacturing facility in Middlebury, IN. We drove by idealic Amish/Mennonite farms - the Yoder's, the Miller's, and passed by the typical small town main streets. We eventually found Middlebury… Continue reading Scenes from the Dashboard – N. Central Indiana
Save the Cat Slipcover Project – Part 10 – The Box Cushion Cover and Reveal!
The final step in this project is the cover that goes over the cushion. This type of cushion is called a BOX cushion. It is called a box because of the three distinct dimensions; length, width and height. This was not difficult to sew at all. I was actually relieved once I got to the… Continue reading Save the Cat Slipcover Project – Part 10 – The Box Cushion Cover and Reveal!
Save the Cat Slipcover – Part 9 – The Skirt
It's on to the skirt! I'm almost there! The skirt to the slipcover was fitted using the skirt pieces I had cut out from the Butterick Pattern. I had to fudge a little but it all worked out. The first thing I did...unfortunately no photo...was to use a ruler and measure UP from the FLOOR… Continue reading Save the Cat Slipcover – Part 9 – The Skirt
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