Rain, Rain Go Away

It seems that Mother Nature really took spring to heart. It seems like it is never going to stop raining. My hay fields are loving all the rain, but I would really like to be able to drive down the driveway without splashing through mud puddles. All this spring weather has helped with getting the aspargus going. I've been picking some this week. Not alot yet, but there are alot of tops just peeking out of the ground.

The black shirt is the first shirt that I made. It is done except for the bottom hem. I haven't hemmed it yet because I haven't tried it on with my show pants yet. Once I do that I will put a hem in it. I'm happy with how this shirt turned out.

The butterfly shirt is the second shirt I made. I really don't like this shirt because I made some mistakes. For some reason the sleeves are not right and I put the cuffs on incorrectly and had to rip them off and resew them. I also sewed a little close to the zipper so you have to work to get it zipped. I'm just not in love with it. I think I may try to sell it super cheap, just to get rid of it. I have enough of the fabric to make another one, so I may try it again. I really like the fabric, just not the way I sewed this shirt.

Really Been Awhile

Sorry I’ve been away so long. Spring is here and life is busy outside again. The daffodils and tulips are up (not blooming yet). A huge storm is headed our way right now. The sky is black and the power has gone out twice already. My dad just called to make sure that I was aware of what was happening. It’s kind of scary looking out right now. Dad & I got caught in a quick moving storm this morning. We finished cutting wood just in time. We ended up sitting in the truck for a few minutes to wait for the rain to slow down.
My DH is away at military training. I’ve been taking care of everything with help from my dad and his parents. Thank god for all of them. They are all life savers. I couldn’t do it without them.

The storm has arrived. The thunder is shaking the house. The wind is blowing the rain very hard. It has been windy all day, but this storm blew in with a ferocious wind. Hopefully the horses and cows will be fine.

Anyway, I have made another show shirt. I will post a picture as soon as I get it fixed. I finished it and put it on and realized I put the cuffs on incorrectly. I’m in the process of taking them off. I’ve got one done, but needed a break. I’ll get the other one off yet tonight. Hopefully I will have it fixed by tonight. The shirt didn’t go as smoothly as the first one. I’m not sure why, but I’m very disappointed. It looks fine when I put it on, but I also know where all the mistakes are.
Less than a month to go before we leave for Hawaii. Yeah!! I need a vacation badly. Going to work is hard for me. I just don’t even want to go anymore. They did get me a laptop finally so now I can work from home. It’s a good thing and a bad thing. I like being able to work at home when needed, but I don’t want them to think that I will always being working at home during my down time. It’s a catch-22.

Anyway, the two horses in training seem to be doing well. I have ridden one of them once (lesson). She did really good and I’m super excited about the next show. I plan to go and show walk/trot and hopefully halter. She probably won’t make a good western pleasure horse because she has an issue with her lope, but her walk/trot is great. She was a show horse at some point in her life because she knows cues that only show horses would. I can’t wait!!!!

Been Awhile

Wow, I didn't realize how long it has been since I made a post. Guess the warm weather has made it here because I've been outside quite a bit. The hay fields are growing (yeah) and the animals are happy to have grass to eat.

We took two of the horses to the trainer last weekend. I'm headed over there today to see how things are going. We had a huge snowstorm on Monday, so she didn't ride Monday through Wednesday. Hopefully she is riding them now.

I haven't gotten too much sewing done in the last few weeks. I did get the cuffs on the shirt I have been making. The only thing left to do is hem the bottom and put some crystals on the collar and cuffs. It turned out pretty good. I've got some more fabric to make a few more. I've been taking classes at the LQS on my new/used machine. They offer owners classes for free, which is really nice. I've had two classes and I've got two more to go. The next two are for learning how to use the embroidery unit on my machine. Yoohoo, I can't wait. I've been waiting to embroider, but I don't know how on this machine. Thursday I took a class on the software I can use to embroider with my machine. It was a good class because I learned alot about the things I can do. I've played with it a couple of times, but didn't have much luck. Now I know what I was doing wrong. While in class I fixed the quilt label I had created for my dad's quilt. Now I'll be able to get it stitched out and sew it on for him.

Speaking of my dad, I think he is on his way home from Florida. He has been down there for a month and a half. Him and one of his buddies from the U.P. go every year. They stay around Naples. This year they took a boat trip down to Key West. They were talking about stopping in Gainesville on their way home. Hopefully they didn't get mixed up in the horrible weather that has been happening in GA, TN and various other states.