About Me

I am just an average mom trying to find ways to sneak in "me time" when I really don't have any time to spare. I have an amazing 2 year old, a houseful of pets, a part-time job, and a husband to take care of. I also have anxiety disorder, hence the title of my blog. Crafting has always helped me reduce stress, and this blog is a further attempt at staying on track and taking better care of myself.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Wow, it's been a while!

I have been doing a little sewing here and there...here's some of my progress:



I attached the numbers for the counting beanbags to the muslin backings, and got 6 of them embroidered.  I am proud of these because machine embriodery is not my forte, but I am improving with practice and only curse and rip out about half of what I do, lol.  I am also allowing myself to NOT BE PERFECT.  This is a challenge for me, and something I work on in just about every aspect of my life.  One of the worst things about anxiety is the constant thought that you aren't good enough.  So I try, regularly, to say "that's GOOD ENOUGH" and leave the task I am doing.  This applies to housework, crafting, and just about everything else. 

I started attaching buttons to the backsides of the beanbags and quickly realized they would need to be glued down before I sew them.  I tried sewing them down without gluing first, and I couldn't get them in straight lines.  I am not looking for perfection (I didn't even use a ruler!) but they do need to be somewhat straight.  Yes, I realize I am missing 4 and 6.  After gluing them on, I decided the buttons I bought for 4 were horribly ugly.  And somehow I only bought 3 buttons for 6.  Back to Walmart I go. 



This is what I am filling the beanbags with.  Pony beads alone were too light.  Aquarium rocks were too heavy.  So I am mixing them together.  I don't want to use rice or beans because the minute those get wet, the beanbag is ruined. 

I also finished my purple and blue scrap block and it looks fantastic.  I took a picture of it, I know I did, but for some reason it's not on the camera.  I will add it later.  Now I need to start another one. 

I think that's about it...I have to start the tote bag that goes with the beanbags tonight.  I started pressing the fabric, and I wrote down some cutting instructions.  I am hoping I will have lots of energy tonight when I get home from work.  My son has been sleeping really well so hopefully that continues too.  And I did a bunch of housework today so I could sew tonight with minimal guilt ;)

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