We are headed out of town! 🎼🎵🎶 My bags are packed, I'm ready to go! 🎶🎵
Over the years I've made quite a few quilted zipper pouches that I use for various purposes when we travel. The different sizes and shapes are really handy.
Here's a little hint about our destination. I'm sooo looking forward to it!
A little sewing has been accomplished. I've been trying to make some quilting progress on Patchwork Hearts. Row 2 of 5 is almost finished.
Angela called for light blues and greens for the September Rainbow Scrap Challenge color of the month. So I got out my previously made blue and green quarter star blocks. I can definitely make more of these in greens and blues.
I'll share more about these when we are home again next week.
I've packed a project bag for my suitcase with the fall embroidery in it. If there's some evening downtime, I'll pull it out and put in a few stitches.
I love being able to travel in the fall - so thankful to be retired and have the time to go to a favorite destination! LeeAnna's question of the week is about starting school as kids - did we get new school clothes and what was that like? My mom sewed everything we kids wore, and I remember how fun it was to go to the fabric store and pick out the pattern and the fabric for something new to begin school. Girls always wore dresses back in those days and I think my mom sewed lots of jumpers for us. A really big memory is that I always had to wear saddle shoes - and I hated them! (They were not in style :) Their support was supposed to be better for my flat feet, but I thought they were so ugly!
Looking at them now, I don't think I'd mind having a pair.
Lol!
Off we go!
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25 comments:
Enjoy your time away. Stitching in the evenings sounds perfect. I always bring a handwork project along on vacation too. I never had saddle shoes. Gail at the cozy quilter.
Have a great vacay! I couldn't wait to get saddle shoes, everyone was wearing them but me.
I know I don't need to tell you to have fun! If that pretty bag was sitting on my bed, my cats would be laying in it. I'm glad you are getting to go to one of your favorite places. Was the beach one of the places you considered retiring to? Just glanced at your quarter stars and it reminds me of cats peeking into a window. :)
i LOVE saddle shoes!! always had the brown suede color. thanks for the memory. enjoy the ocean.
Have fun on vacation! I had saddle shoes as part of a costume for a dance squad I was in. Can't said they were comfortable, but I always thought they were cute! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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saddle shoes and loafers with the penny in them is what I remember. We too had to wear skirts and dresses and we pull up pants under for the winter and had to take them off when we got to school and pull them back on when we left - I don't remember the school buses with much heating. Have a great time away.
Yes, always a new dress or jumper for me, too! Enjoy!!! Looks like it'll be great fun & sun!!!
I don't remember having saddle shoes, but Buster Brown's ring a bell. Maybe loafers by high school and white Keds sneakers. Have a great vacation. Oregon coast or someplace a little warmer?
Pat
Have a great time at the beach! My mom also sewed all my clothes so I did get a few new dresses each year. Yes, we wore dresses too! I always wanted slip on shoes; but, my mom only bought shoes that tied. . .said the shoe was better support. . .it was always a bonus if the shoes happened to be on sale!
I never had saddle shoes, not sure why. My mother couldn't sew a stitch. My gran taught me to sew, and I mended my mother's clothes instead of the other way around!
Have a wonderful vacation, Diann. Time at the beach will be nice. Those little project bags are adorable- perfect for travel. My mom made my clothes too- I have such sweet memories of her at the sewing machine. Hugs.
Me too! How I hated those saddle shoes! Have a great trip!
Enjoy the beach on your trip! I had saddle shoes, and the high shine patent leather shoes for church. My last saddle shoes was when I was in college and I loved them.
Have a blast at the beach! Lucky you! Oh gosh I remember where saddle shoes too (hand me downs) and yes, it sure wasn't a style then! Hated them too! Have a safe and happy vacation!
Oh, I remember those days of wearing dresses to school. It changed to pants allowed when I was a sophomore in high school. But like you, I always relished a trip to the fabric store to look for fabrics and patterns (and button or zippers as necessary). Wouldn’t it be fun to go back now and wander through a House of Fabrics or JC Penney fabric department circa 1968 to see the fabrics and prices? I’ll be with you in spirit on the beach. Have the best time!!
Have a wonderful holiday. It was interesting reading about your school clothes. We were quite a poor family, and I remember feeling a bit jealous that my best friend always got new things in Summer and Winter while I didn't.
Hope you are having a restful time at your favorite vacation spot. We had a bit of a cool down here. Actually put on long pants today.
That looks a nice place to go on holiday! Have a lovely time. I think pretty much all schools in the UK still wear a uniform. When I started school we even had a specific uniform for PE which included big grey knickers!! Oh happy days LOL.
I know you are enjoying your vacation at the beach.... and the whales! Hope you get some relaxing stitching time in as well.
I wanted saddle shoes but never got them. Have fun at the ocean!
LeeAnna
I had to wear saddle shoes and hated them. My mother bought a larger size so I could grow into them, but I never did. Have a great time at the beach!
Have a Fabulous time!!!
Have a great getaway. I hear you on getting away in September and being very grateful to be able to do so! We are taking off for a couple of weeks later this month too. Love your quarter star aka rosebud blocks.
Enjoy your time! I had saddle shoes when I was a little girl! I loved them. I still like the look today, and I am 68. :)
I hope you've enjoyed a glorious vacation! The beach is enticing! :)
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