I up and bought an elliptical machine tonight at SportsAuthority. $379 after tax and sale. There’s no reading ledge, which can easily be fixed with cardboard and duct tape if needed. I haven’t really used it seriously yet. Hopefully it’s amazing and I will exercise on it faithfully every day and become fit and healthy and slender and toned. All with one little machine! A dollar a day keeps the fatty away? Sign me up, I’m on board!
I started cutting material tonight to make a tester block, and I was perturbed to see how small the pieces are. Tiny pieces for a tiny human-grub. I don’t understand how real quilters have the patience to make a huge king-size bed quilt out of so many itty-bitty slips of fabric. I’m not even making a nutso design with 50 pieces per block. Wait… there are 48 pieces in the block. OMG. I immediately regret this decision.
If the first tester block turns out like a 7th grade Personal & Family Life Sciences project (PFLS, pronounced piffles) I can always change things up with the remaining material. I haven’t fully committed yet.
I finally bought the material for the baby quilt. I was in the calico fabric section for over an hour and I am excited about the colors and patterns I ended up choosing. And fabrics were 40% off starting today! I had stopped in for a few minutes yesterday before going to a movie, and my frugal side is pleased I didn’t buy anything then.
It is a green and blue color scheme, and it is going to be awesome. And done by Thanksgiving, in case the baby comes early. I won’t be posting pictures of the progress because the mother-to-be said she trusts my judgment and skill and this way it can be a surprise when they can unwrap my gift to them.
When I was at the Joann Etc I also decided on the colors for my next quilt: purple and dark red with a shot of marigold. And after that, maybe a black and white one… Or the Kid Icarus quilt, if he gets around to designing it and buying the fabrics.
Soon I will have so many pieces of extra fabric that I will need to create a real filing system to store everything, in rainbow order of course, enough so that I can say, “I’m going to make a quilt this month, let’s see what I can pull together just from the materials I already own…”
Right now the fabrics are in the wash, and tomorrow night I can begin the first tester block.
I’ve been making quilts since January - eight months later I’m still doing it, which I think means it’s a real hobby and not just my latest fad. They’re pretty, useful, and creative, and make thoughtful gifts.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.”
The Forever 21 bag says John 3:16 on it twice, hidden on the bottom side where customers won’t see it unless they’re looking and yet they will find themselves unconsciously seeking god. Weird.
I went to the mall this evening to buy boldly colored, jewel-tone blouses to wear to work. I walked away with black pants, a black and white polka dot blouse, and a green short-sleeve jacket, all for $53. Not exactly following the plan, and still satisfactory. Tomorrow I’m probably going to wear the new blouse with my new denim pencil skirt from Goodwill and my officey black pumps, and I will feel very adult and professional. Before it’s even lunch I will regret my decision not to wear sneakers and socks on the one day of the week we’re allowed to.
In other purchasing news, I have decided to buy myself an elliptical machine so I can work out from the convenience of my own home. I will cancel my gym membership at that time. I’m not sure where to start looking for a suitable machine. I bet the internet can help me.