Organizing and letting go

Sewing:
I haven't done any sewing in the last week. Instead, I have been organizing my sewing room, which means such fun tasks as:

• unpacking sewing- and knitting-related stuff from the remaining moving boxes in the basement,
• moving frequently used supplies/tools/notions to the sewing room,
• organizing infrequently used supplies/tools/notions in boxes and moving them to the basement storage area,
• going through my library and pattern collection, deciding what to keep and what to let go.

This morning I posted 61 books for sale or trade on Stitcher's Guild. I am hoping to get Burda WOF issues 01/07, 09/07, 12/07, 02/08, and 10/08 to round out my collection. But mostly I am hoping to put the books in the hands of people who can love and appreciate them. If no one shows interest in any of those books, I will donate them to our local library.

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Inspiration:



This is my first attempt at leather-tooling. DH and I took a short introductory class at Tandy Leather. It was interesting and neat. I'm thinking about taking that class a few more times to see if I can get a little better. I am fascinated by some of the beautiful multicolored accessories like this belt.It would be perfect with blue jeans and a white shirt at the upcoming Frontier Days. It will be my first time going to a rodeo show and I intend to be stylin'.

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Pursuit of happiness:
Wearing clothes that I made. It's such a satisfying feeling to put on something that I created from a flat piece of fabric or a long piece of yarn. It is a rare day that I'm not wearing at least one garment I made.