The Life, Designs & Crafts of Marie Haigh
Life is what happens while I am busy planning my next knitting design.
You read that right.
Elly saw me knitting a rug on Thursday (more on that later). She begged me to let her help. Always thrilled to have Elly take an interest in my crafts, I showed her how to make a knit stitch. Afterwards, she asked me for a ball of yarn and needles.
Elly patiently wrapped the yarn around the needles.
She told me that she was knitting me a scarf.
Squee!
I bought storage cubes from Just Cabinets last year.
It took 3 months of staining, sanding, and sealing before they were all finished and could be stacked up and formed into a pyramid.
I shouldn’t complain so much.
The effort was worth it because I got the exact wood grain I wanted for a fraction of the cost. The color matches all of our other dark furniture.
The storage space houses most of Elly’s books and games as well as a handful of our photo albums and coffee table books.
Besides, it didn’t take me years to construct like the great pyramids of Egypt. ha!
I love to quilt, but I hate to cut the fabric all up only to have to piece it all back together again. Plus, I have learned that I hate being relegated to my sewing room. I would rather be hanging out with my daughter, husband and dog.
So, when I ran across Dresden plates already pieced together, I bought them.
The fabrics are kitschy and fun.
Yet, the center fabric looked boring. So, I removed it.
From my stash, I found some fabric labeled “River Qui” on it. Though it doesn’t necessarily match the transportation theme of the Dresden plate, it is still fun.
While shopping with Elly and my sister-in-law in New York City, I found fabric in an unusual spot.
The bolts of fabric were beautiful and caught my eye immediately, but I didn’t think for a moment that one could buy the fabric by the yard. It had to be for custom tablecloths or curtains. Crate & Barrel is not a fabric store.
I was both wrong and right.
The fabric was for sale. I bought some orange and green fabric, unable to walk away from such bright, happy colors.
I was right in the sense that the fabric wasn’t sold by the yard. It was sold by the foot!
I bought 2 feet based upon the very helpful sales lady’s recommendation.
Her estimate was accurate; 2 feet was enough to recover two dining chairs.
At the arcade in the Coventry Mall , Elly loves to play skee ball.
Since she doesn’t have the arm strength to roll the ball all the way up the ramp, she stands on the ramp.
Then, she hurls the balls into the pockets.
She’s good. She always goes home with a few lollipops from all the tickets she has won.
The Life, Designs & Crafts of Marie Haigh 