So, about that mail ...

It was actually two packages: one from The Workroom and the other from Mokuba (who don't seem to have a proper website), both in Toronto. What are all these lovely goodies for? Underwear.


Amy, of Angry Chicken, has been talking about making her own underwear for a while now and I thought it was kind of cool. Then I saw what Karyn, of Make Something, had made and they were so cute. I've been wanting to learn how to sew with knits and underwear seem like a perfect little starter project.


Karyn's underwear were made for a class at The Workroom in January so I called them up to see if they still had the pattern and fabric in stock. They did so I placed my order and waited for it to arrive. The pattern is this one and the fabric is a bamboo jersey that is just so soft. I got two different colours, just a half metre of each.  I can't wait to wear it (If I can get the hand of sewing with knits I'm thinking of getting more and copying one of my favourite tops). The Make Something pin was an extra in my parcel and is currently sitting on the shelf above my sewing machine; I'll need to find it a good permanent spot where I can always see it.


In her blog entry Karyn also suggested places to find trims. Since I had a few pictures to work from I decided to go with Mokuba since they are in Canada and it's always nice to shop 'local' (I also couldn't find anything nearly as nice online). I was shopping mostly blind but the woman on the other end of the phone was really patient and pulled out and described all sorts of things for me while I pictured them in my head and said yay or nay. It was so much fun to open the package.


Now that I've got everything together I can't wait to start sewing ... as soon as I'm finished this quilt top.

I went thrifting with my sister this weekend and came home with some pretty good finds.

When I dumped out the button jar I got to sort things out I found this sweet little sailboat ...


and this tiny oval.


I found a package of three suiting fabrics that just have to be made into owls. They might make contributions to some fall cushion covers for the living room this year too.


Two large wooden embroidery hoops might get used for embroidery but are more likely to end up displaying some of my favourite fabrics. In favour of the embroidery, I found a long rectangular dress (all the dresses at the flea market were this style) of pure linen to add to my fabric stash.


I also snagged (but didn't photograph) a couple of bags of stuffing and some pillow cases. I think there is a lot of fabric washing in my near future.

Things just don't seem complete at the moment without a cute puppy picture, so here is Abby snoozing on the couch.

These are the contents of a fun package I got in the mail the other day. They travelled all the way from Japan to be with me. I stumbled upon the Goodness etsy shop a little while ago and did a bunch of window shopping before I decided what to get.

The dress forms and the elephants are both linen blends. The dress forms are going to make a cover for my sewing machine but I don't know what the elephants are for yet - they were just too cute to pass up. The brown stripy fabric is a fine corduroy and is so soft I can't stop petting it. It doesn't yet have an intended use yet either. The funny little things on the top of the stack are pinch purse frames.  My current wallet is falling apart and I plan to make a new one but have decided I want a separate coin purse instead of the zippered sleeve thing I've got right now.

The package was so cutely wrapped when it arrived. I'm going to save this paper for some future scrapbooking project (it drove the face recognition on my camera nuts - it was like a bunch of blinking Christmas lights).