Making A Komebukuro Bag On A Snowy Day

 Yesterday was snowy with a high of 1C. This morning it is cloudy and -2C. Today is supposed to be cloudy with a high of 1C. 

Lifestyle

I was picked up by daughter-in-law and we were off to make sandwiches at the community hall. It was snowing hard. When we came out, I had to clean the snow off the car. It was soupy wet and my feet got soaking wet. This is how it looked at 9 am.

Once home, I had another cup of coffee, sat and watched the snow fall, and felt depressed. Why are we having snow in April. I got off the couch and went out to shovel snow. There was a good 2" of snow on the driveway. It took me about 25 minutes to do the shovelling. And it snowed all the time I was out there. 

Sewing

I made the Komebukuro gift bag yesterday using this pattern. The directions are good which is nice. I pressed the seams open as I went along and spent some time making the corners of the bag neat and tidy. I really do like it and have the fabric out to make one more.

The fabric came from the stash and is around 15 years old. Almost vintage my daughter said. I used 2 fat quarters for the bag and lining and the scraps are for the quilting group.

When I make the next one, I will sew all 5 squares and then press. Then I will sew 2 side seams and press. I made this one seam by seam reading the instructions every carefully. I even read them incorrectly and had to redo part of the bag.

Knitting

I knit on the socks last night and have 50 rounds done on each one. I love watching the big stripes form and love it when I start knitting the green.

Thoughts

    It snowed all day and it was still snowing at 4 am when I got up to the bathroom. We have about 6" of sloppy snow on the ground this morning. It was depressing as we were hoping the storm would be short lived and not as bad as it was. I will be out shovelling the driveway this morning. 

    I had sugar withdrawal yesterday and wanted to eat anything and everything. I refrained from having squares when making sandwiches. I ate protein instead and did eat between meals. I would prefer that to eating sweets. 

    I have been quite restless lately. Somewhat stressed as I have been worrying about the world economy, our federal election, and all things related to it. The only up side is the price of gas has dropped almost 20 cents a litre. I am working on several things to help me relax more during these turbulent times. 

Today

I am behind schedule this morning as I slept in which was what I needed. I am going to shovel snow off the driveway and then I need to grocery shop. This afternoon I want to make another bag and I want to knit tonight. 

Until the next time........................................................