I just finished this for my grandparent’s Christmas gift:
I wasn’t sure I was going to get it done, but I finally just sat down and started on it, and it didn’t take too long. Around 2 hours? The photo was taken at the Richmond Fall Festival, I had it printed on fabric and I picked up 3 fat quarters from the fabric shop…The back of the pillow case is just 4 squares sewn together and it also has a zipper so the case can be removed. For my first pillow case, all in all, not bad if I don’t say so myself.
As for the sweater. I’m working on the second button band right now, after that I need to do the sleeves and throw it on the blocking board. The button bands are iffy and I’m waiting to see if blocking will help them…if not, they’re coming out. Do-over!
New running shoes. When I first started running, I didn’t buy a good pair of running shoes because I wanted to wait and see if it was something I believed I could stick with. I told myself, after my first 5K if I still liked running, then I would buy a good pair of shoes.
Then I told myself, after I become a “real runner” then I would buy a good pair of shoes. My idea of me being a real runner is running in the rain. In. The. Rain. People. So that’s what I did.
Then this past weekend I went to a running store where they watch you run (gee, that isn’t remotely uncomfortable, people everywhere, watching you, feeling self-conscious) but they showed me what kind of shoe I’m supposed to have since I slightly over-pronate, etc etc…and I finally got what I felt I earned.
I haven’t tried out my new gear yet, I think I might be coming down with something and I didn’t want to make it infinitely worse by going out to run in 25 degree weather. :\ Maybe after Christmas.
