http://couturesmith.com Couturesmith...on to the next Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:11:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No not a vacation- although I did juuussst get back from a very fun cruise with 50 or so friends and family members! The Last Resort is the musical that has been taking over every spare and not so spare minute for the last three months.  Canadian playwright Norm Foster pulled out ... http://couturesmith.com/2010/03/10/the-last-resort/ This pattern has been haunting me for a while.  Not in the "BOO" ,  jumping out in the middle of the night scaring the bejezzus out of me, kind of haunting, but rather the niggling, "oh that top looks just like S2998", loving the neckline, popping into my brain, wanna ... http://couturesmith.com/2010/02/13/simplicity-2998/ The wedding is long past, but the memories of the day will last forever!  Maybe it is because as a young bride myself  twenty-mumble mumble years ago, I dreamed of a tent wedding on the farm.  Maybe because it was one of the only perfect summer days we had this ... http://couturesmith.com/2010/01/28/micaelas-wedding-dress-the-last-one-for-a-while-so-i-am-promised/ I had an hour or two To Myself  last Saturday  .  A very important thing that is- time to spend on what one wants to do!  As opposed to today when I promised MyMike that I would fumigate organize  our bedroom and master bath. Why is it seeming to take all day? We celebrated ... http://couturesmith.com/2010/01/24/ah-my-pretties-and-welcome-to-the-world-baby-girl/ Keep this under your hat, but... I am making a swim suit.  We are going on a cruise next month, to see our lovely niece get married.  I want, not need, a new bathing suit so decided to make one! Problem is... This what I am knocking off Using this Kwiksew Pattern 3609 I however, ... http://couturesmith.com/2010/01/17/keeping-it-on-the-down-and-low/  Have I mentioned lately that I love Jalie patterns?  If not, then here it is for you- I lurv Jalie patterns!  A great Canadian company that puts out well drafted, multi sized patterns that are suitable for a myriad of  activities from casual wear to excercise to snow sports to ... http://couturesmith.com/2010/01/14/one-pattern-two-looks-jalie-2682/ The plan for my "free time" today was to clear the house of Christmas decorations. And I was getting somewhere on the job- honest. Then, I took this ornament off of the tree.                        A mitten, made by my talented - she puts me to shame!- sister-in-law, adorned with paper pieced tulips. ... http://couturesmith.com/2010/01/05/so-much-for-the-christmas-decorations/ First of all, Happy New Year to you all!  My hopes for you this year include time for you to do what you want to do, and for you all to, as My Leah said so well in a recent blog post "be kind and gentle to your soul"!   Be ... http://couturesmith.com/2010/01/01/new-years-resolution-or-should-i-say-revolution/ The Olympic Flame has been making it's way through Canada for the past few months.    It began its journey on October 30, starting out in Victoria, BC.  Since then it has passed within 100 kilometers of 90% of the population of Canada- a pretty cool statistic, I think.  Living in Southwestern ... http://couturesmith.com/2009/12/27/oh-canada-the-olympic-torch-relay/ To all my friends- real and "imaginary",  ones  I have met and ones I have yet to meet, sewing friends, farming friends and acting friends, friends who are just so wonderful that I couldn't picture life without them, sister friends, daughter friends and mother friends, friends who are close by and friends ... http://couturesmith.com/2009/12/24/merry-christmas-2/