First of all, I’ve emailed Mary to set up a family playdate next week. I’ll let you know what happens!
Now about yesterday, let’s see… The serger lesson was so cool! I learned how to thread it, a 40 step process, and we did a 4 thread seam thing, a 3 thread overcasting thing, and a 3 thread rolled hem.
There she is, old and sweeeeet. And here are some practice swatches I did when I came home. (Hmmm. I’m obviously a knitter. What do you call a practice scrap in sewing)?
Look at all that serger-y goodness!
So, I did the lesson, then came home and went straight off to school where I assembled the last of the Wednesday packets this year, and got to see the entire school’s 50 yard dash for field day. No camera, unfortunately. But Liv came in first of the second grade girls in the heat she was in. Yay Liv!
While this was going on, Nate was at a fundraising lunch for Mitt Romney. Be warned, that link will take you to a site with sound.
Nate’s been very interested in this upcoming, yet far off presidential election. He’s been reading books, following the candidates on the internet, and it’ll be interesting to see how this plays out.
After school, we hauled off to JoAnn’s to take advantage of a fabric sale
You’re looking at a future skirt for Liv, tablecloth, and a quilted cover type thingy for Suzie’s mother of all. Plus a skirt for Abby if I can squeeze one out of the yardage.
Finally, we made it back just in time to meet up with Hayden to make our appointment at a beauty school in Woodinville.
As mentioned yesterday, Hayden got subtle highlights.
Julian cut my hair and bleached the ends before adding purple.
While we were waiting for the color to set, some of the girls got to work on Julian
All the while, Clark was in the foyer, flirting madly with the rest of the staff, but they were out of camera range. And here I am!
I noticed my few silver hairs on the top of my head this morning and regret that we didn’t dye those, too.
When I’m an old woman, I shall have purple hair.
Today I’m running around like a mad woman getting myself and the homestead ready for me to leave for a few days. I’m camping out at the the Black Sheep Gathering again, like I did two years ago, and I’m sooooooo excited!
June 21st, 2007 at 10:47 am
HOT! I love them, as does my co-worker CJ. Especially as they look like pom-poms in those photos!
=)
June 21st, 2007 at 10:53 am
I love your hair!!! It’s so cute! And add the serger….just one more thing for me to drool over. I love my Baby Lock sewing machine though. I can do a few things with it that are *sorta* serger like :o) And that’s good enough for me for now. Happy longest day of the year today!!!
June 21st, 2007 at 3:14 pm
You’ll be at Black Sheep?! I was thinking about going, ok I really really really want to go, but don’t know anyone else who’ll be there. Maybe I’ll just go and see if I can spot purple ends in the crowd.
June 21st, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Love love love the purple piggy tails!
June 21st, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Cute hair! Just wanted to say that I am a long time knitter and just started sewing. Dangerous! For me, fabric is way more addictive than yarn ever was, and I worked at a yarn shop. YIkes! Jealous of your serger, but I’m very happy with my new Brother sewing machine since I barely know how to sew anyway. 🙂 Good luck with sewing!
June 21st, 2007 at 11:48 pm
Ooh, I’m jealous of both your serger and the purple pigtails – how cool is that?! (Can’t wait to hear Mary’s reaction to the mitts!!! Did you bring your camera?!) Also wish I could go to the Black Sheep Gathering this year – I’d love to hear all about it. I’d like to do more sewing too – Sometime you and I should go up to the fabric outlet in Mt Vernon and check out the selection!
June 22nd, 2007 at 5:05 am
Good luck with your serger, I wouldn’t sew half as much if I didn’t have one. Your hair is great and I love your dotty fabrics, very cute.
June 22nd, 2007 at 8:02 am
i am so in love with your hair, and your happy little braids! absolutely darling. and excellent photo op for nate. romney is on my current short list — it will be interesting to see how this election plays out.