I'm making a list of my summer projects. I have some great ideas and am excited to get started! I figured since I'm done with the semester I should have some more free time.
So, here's what I want to do -- and in no particular order.
- Finish my skirt I started. I just have to figure out how.
- Make Landen a quilt for his "big boy bed."
- Make Landen a play mat/rug. I don't know if you remember those, you can buy them and they are like a whole city to drive your cars on and through. I had a creative revelation and have a great idea on what to do!!
- Organize my sewing stuff-- and get my machine here!
- Make a scrap quilt for my bed.
- Make some decor pillows
And that's all I'm determined to do. I guess we'll see if I add some more.
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
More on my classes...
Haha. Maybe I just think you all can relate to these ideas.
I have a hard chemistry class, that I have enjoyed a little. He is participating in this new system of class review that happen 4 times during the semester and are more specific to the class. He also gets the results sooner... like a few days later. He usually posts about his response to them, and addresses an specific issues. Needless to say, his last posts addresses 3 of the answers I gave specifically. I don't know if other students gave similar answers or if my answers just bugged him. It just makes me squirm a little bit, like someone talking to you about something that was suppose to be confidential. While he never did address me specifically, I sorta felt like it. (P.S. I got another perfect score on my 2nd test... go Angela!)
I have a Parent-Child Relations class too. We have to participate in class discussions every week. Sometimes I get frustrated because I get messed up which week we are suppose to be in because some students went and posted all their discussions way back in the beginning. Then there is one particular student that when I read her posts, I always just want to rip her apart. Like today I really wanted to reply, "Did you read the question? This really doesn't answer the question, either part of it!" Or I feel like saying, "Is that really true?" as she shares some outrageously untrue facts. And she constantly sends the class a mass email wanting to know some "duh" part of the instructions. This last paper she sent out like 3 emails asking how long our final paper had to be, and the instructions of the paper said "limit 5 pages." Or asking if anyone had problems downloading such and such file, because she figured it out and could help them. Really, I usually don't get that annoyed with people, but it seems like she just pushes my buttons just right.
Just 2 more weeks and they will be all over.
I have a hard chemistry class, that I have enjoyed a little. He is participating in this new system of class review that happen 4 times during the semester and are more specific to the class. He also gets the results sooner... like a few days later. He usually posts about his response to them, and addresses an specific issues. Needless to say, his last posts addresses 3 of the answers I gave specifically. I don't know if other students gave similar answers or if my answers just bugged him. It just makes me squirm a little bit, like someone talking to you about something that was suppose to be confidential. While he never did address me specifically, I sorta felt like it. (P.S. I got another perfect score on my 2nd test... go Angela!)
I have a Parent-Child Relations class too. We have to participate in class discussions every week. Sometimes I get frustrated because I get messed up which week we are suppose to be in because some students went and posted all their discussions way back in the beginning. Then there is one particular student that when I read her posts, I always just want to rip her apart. Like today I really wanted to reply, "Did you read the question? This really doesn't answer the question, either part of it!" Or I feel like saying, "Is that really true?" as she shares some outrageously untrue facts. And she constantly sends the class a mass email wanting to know some "duh" part of the instructions. This last paper she sent out like 3 emails asking how long our final paper had to be, and the instructions of the paper said "limit 5 pages." Or asking if anyone had problems downloading such and such file, because she figured it out and could help them. Really, I usually don't get that annoyed with people, but it seems like she just pushes my buttons just right.
Just 2 more weeks and they will be all over.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Black Crocheted Blanket - Repurposed
So, I started this blanket back before I was married and never finished it. While I pregnant with Landen, I finally had enough of it laying around unfinished and just finished it. It was crocheted with a half-double, which is a small thick stitch and made the blanket fairly hot. Looking back, this was probably not the best idea. I decided I hated it. I'm ashamed to say that it was so poorly done! The edges weren't straight, and I didn't know much about dye-lots. I stopped and started it so many times too! LOL, So this is what the mess looked like.
I couldn't really stand this blanket and the only function it served was under a sheet on the airbed when company came to stay. But the yarn is really nice and it was expensive. So, after much contemplation I decided to re-purpose the yarn into another blanket.
This time around I decided to do a granny square with size K hook. I choose the particular block because,
1. It's easy.
2. It hides flaws in the yarn (from undoing the blanket)
3. It hides mistakes.
4. Since it's blocks it makes it easier to make a square blanket.
5. I think if I shuffled around the different shades I could get it to look pretty good and not as tacky.
My new goal was to have to blocks completed by the end of January. I'm proud to announce that 137 blocks later, I finished my last one last night!! Here they are, stacking against the wall.
So, My next dilemma is this: how to sew them together. I started out with a full/queen size blanket, and I now I have 137 5-inch blocks. While I would make a few more to get the exact number I need, I don't want to be crocheting the 123 blocks I would need to make it the same size as before.
I do have enough to make a smaller twin size blanket, but I'm not sure what purpose that would serve at my house where we have a queen size bed and a crib. I thought about making a throw, but that would make either 1 really big one or 2 smaller ones. I was thinking about making one all black, and then maybe getting red or white and making a checkerboard out of the other one. But my living room color scheme doesn't match, so the next question is who wants one?
I couldn't really stand this blanket and the only function it served was under a sheet on the airbed when company came to stay. But the yarn is really nice and it was expensive. So, after much contemplation I decided to re-purpose the yarn into another blanket.
This time around I decided to do a granny square with size K hook. I choose the particular block because,1. It's easy.
2. It hides flaws in the yarn (from undoing the blanket)
3. It hides mistakes.
4. Since it's blocks it makes it easier to make a square blanket.
5. I think if I shuffled around the different shades I could get it to look pretty good and not as tacky.
My new goal was to have to blocks completed by the end of January. I'm proud to announce that 137 blocks later, I finished my last one last night!! Here they are, stacking against the wall.
So, My next dilemma is this: how to sew them together. I started out with a full/queen size blanket, and I now I have 137 5-inch blocks. While I would make a few more to get the exact number I need, I don't want to be crocheting the 123 blocks I would need to make it the same size as before.
I do have enough to make a smaller twin size blanket, but I'm not sure what purpose that would serve at my house where we have a queen size bed and a crib. I thought about making a throw, but that would make either 1 really big one or 2 smaller ones. I was thinking about making one all black, and then maybe getting red or white and making a checkerboard out of the other one. But my living room color scheme doesn't match, so the next question is who wants one?
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