My eyes hurt – I must be at the computer too long. But I can't help it today. I have veggies to share! :) This photo is of our first “harvest”.
We've been eating lettuce and random squash but nothing has grown this plentiful – a plate full. I'm thinking about finding a squash soup recipe because one of our squash is GIGANTIC.
Two Saturdays ago, we sprayed Ferti.lome on our plants because of the invasive caterpillars. I thought I got all of the squash that were eatable size, but I guess I missed one and it just kept on growing. Wow! I wouldn't have been able to put this garden off alone. I was growing discouraged to the point of having no energy to take care of the issues.
I guess if a person wants to have a vegetable garden, they gotta spray for bugs. I just wash the veggies off with soap and lukewarm water to get any remaining chemicals off, if any. It's rained since we sprayed, but I wanted to be safe. :)
On the sewing front: I've been working on another creative project. A tote! This tote is nothing like my other totes though. I'm using reverse appliqué for the design. This is where I got the idea.
Here's my design.
I'll take photos of my fabric choices and how far I've come on the project later. I tried getting my colors true to form, but GIMP wasn't helping me today – or I wasn't choosing the right options. :P More to come later!!!
Aaaaaaargh! I HATE bugs! Just look at our garden! Sigh. When I see all of those bites taken from the leaves of our food plants, I don't even want to eat food from plants that are NEXT to these in the garden. I gave up on the broccoli and cabbage a few days ago, but my sweetheart decided to “beat the bugs” and told me to go pick up some poison. I picked up some Bug B Gone by Ortho, but we wanted to try this new sprayer tool out that he picked up so we're going back today to see if we can find a liquid mix. In this photo, our broccoli plants are being destroyed. Our cabbage plants are far behind!
Here is a photo of one of the nasty villains too: Cabbage White butterfly. Yes, it's in the category of a butterfly but it looks like a moth to me. I'm not helping it out of the net. (Evil grin)
Meanwhile, I'm very pleased with how the summer squash is growing. I'm sick of the ants that crawl all over, but maybe we can dispose of them with the poison we put on the plants.
I wanted to share how large my marigolds have grown also. They are as big as our lettuce! Crazy! I didn't know that Marigolds grew so large. The package of seeds said they are miniature, and I "assumed" that meant the whole plant. LOL.
I have been very busy working more but I still keep trying to stay sane with my hobbies. When I had an itch to sew and began my new rose bra, I didn't know it would snowball. I made some ladies boxer shorts to match! Again, the pattern I used was Kwik Sew 2489. Shorts are SEW EASY! Everyone should make a pair. I plan on making flannel boxers too! Cute cute cute. They'll keep my bum super warm on cold nights. :P (Okay, I didn't need to make that stupid remark, but I'm "free associating" here. Just going with what's on my mind.)
I ordered some more supplies from Sew Sassy Fabrics to complete the bra. I paid $8.99 for ground shipping. I think the location it's coming from is Alabama, but I'll have to double check that. I'm in Minnesota (in case you're new to my blog). I'd much rather spend my $8.99 to the supplier! (just in case someone who works there reads this) but I am just as happy to pay the fee because I don't have a local supplier. WHAT!? Yeah, I live in the Twin Cities and NO BRA MAKING SUPPLIERS! Sigh. *Lightbulb* "Maybe I should open a bra/corset making supply store!" (It'll never happen; I just have great ideas.)
I impressed myself with matching my crotch seams perfectly! This practice is paying off. I can see my skills strengthening. :) It's fun!
In order to distinguish front from back, I used an iron-on tag. This is a brilliant idea. They wash well and don't scratch the skin.
Well, I hope you've enjoyed this crazy episode of "Tawnya Goes Bonkers (and sews a little more)". :) Until next time...
Well, I had to start a new project. I put the Flower Guy in the storage closet. I minimized him so much on the new drawing that I couldn't get the detail to his face in, and it just didn't look the same. But I've had an itch to sew for quite some time, so I started a new project: a brassiere.
My fabric is a pretty rose pattern on lightweight cotton. I don't know what I was really looking for to begin with, but then I saw the roses on the light blue background and decided to go with it! My pattern is Kwik Sew 2489. Kwik Sew is a pattern company located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kerstin Martensson is the designer. Kerstin also has a book out on making lingerie that I am interested in. A copy awaits on my half.com wish list. :)
I was intimidated the first time I attempted making a bra. It just sounds intimidating, doesn't it? Well I learned there is almost nothing to making a bra! And this time around, I'm going to apply some cute lace to it—if I have it. LOL. It's quite a lot cheaper to make your own bra then to buy a cheapy at Target. I use Sew Sassy Fabrics for supplies. The link is also on the side bar for my own easy access. :) They ship FAST! I encourage everyone to choose a pattern that they like and GO FOR IT!
Now this is a photo to show how much I did yesterday with the rest of the supplies to finish it. I plan on finishing it on Saturday (along with beginning my new weight training program!) and then hopping online to display a photo (not modeling it though, sorry! LOL).
I'm pretty satisfied with my stitching, although no one is going to see it, I still want to have nice quality. :) The topstitching on the cups are my favorite. I had the idea to sew the stitching in another color after I did it, so that will be the next bra! Wish me luck on finding the perfect lace for this rose pattern!
I finished my Flower Guy tonight. I think he turned out pretty cute!
I had the idea to illustrate the Flower Guy doing a few different things and putting a story to it, but not right now. Maybe I'll try something in a different medium – who knows with me! To say the truth, I really want to work on my afghan and it's been over 80° outside! Argh! Haha... Of course I'll post the next thing I work on. :)
