the sewin' lane

When we first set it up,

Jeremiah called it 'the sewin' lane'

and the name sorta stuck.

My sewing space is pretty small - just a 20" x 56" piece
of the dining room,

but let me tell you - I am happy to have it!

To have a machine out 

and ready to sew at any moment

 is a real blessing.

My sewin' lane has gotten a bit messy lately.

Okay.

You got me.

It's a disaster area.

It's gotten so bad - I barely have any room to sew!

So today,

I got to work!

Actually, I started yesterday evening

but I didn't get any farther than dumping everything 

onto my dining room table

when my daughter called to tell me
that the baby's heart-rate was too high.

The rest of the day is a blur,

but thankfully, Baby is fine now
and it looks like s/he's decided to 

peacefully stay put for another day or so.

I found all sorts of things buried in the mess:

A t-shirt & fabric that should have been made into a dress

last month for Lexi's birthday.

Some pants I'd forgotten I told Tyler I would alter.

(sorry, Hon!)

One of Tony's work aprons that needs a 2 minute repair job.

Lexi's blanket.

About 3 inches of the crocheted fringe had come undone

and I wasn't entirely sure how to fix it.

I had inkling, but wasn't sure, so I just put it off.

For almost TWO years!!

The ridiculous thing is

- in the middle of my sorting and putting away -

I fixed it.

It worked just like I thought it might,

and it only took 7 minutes.

Why didn't I do that sooner??

yards and yards of FOE :-)

I also unearthed fabric I'd purchased ages ago

 to make a wrench roll for Tyler.

I guess that's what you'd call it,

like a crayon roll - or a case for crochet hooks,

only for wrenches.

As usual

the job took longer than I anticipated

but it's soo nice to see the table-top again.

Now I can get back to work on my current project

so I can hurry up and get goin' 

on my

next one.

I'm joining Adirondack Momma's Sewing Bee today.
 next week? perhaps actual sewing