Crochet Me Crazy

 Also, I bought a used Bernina Sport 801 sewing machine on Facebook market place.  She came with the antique sewing table.  Here she is!

So apparently, without really realizing it, I fell managed to purchase some sought after elite type sewing maching with an amazing reputation among experienced sewers and quilters.  These machines are made in Switzerland and are built like tanks and will run forever.  This machine is basic and not fancy or complicated which appealed to me.  I don't need a bunch of bells and whistles for my purposes.  

I got the the machine and the table for $100!  I've been watching You-Tube videos to see if I can actually sew something. 

I have two patterns picked out and I went to JoAnne yesterday and bought supplies and fabric.  I'm going to try to make a simple elastic skirt for  Treelyn first.  

2nd project will be a bowl cozy.  

Also on my list of new project for the year that are not crochet:  An Amish Toothbrush Rug!  I bought some fabric to make this as well for my first rug.  It cost me $23 for the materials to make this rug.  

Free patterns is here:

https://www.thenicolechase.com/patterns/nala-the-no-sew-turtle

Nala the No Sew Sea Turtle.

She turned out really cute but not sure I'll make her again.  It was a good pattern but I guess it will depend on if she sells at my craft booth.  This one will have to go for $20 because it took a little longer.  The flower part is actually a seperate shell that can be taken on and off.  

I am working on trying out patterns to see what can be made quickly to make for the craft market.  I'll be setting up again the 3rd weekend of January.  

 Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!  Today was the the last Christmas of 3 seperate Christmases that we had.  1st was Christmas with the Grandkids, 2nd was Christmas with my son and his fiance and tonight was Christmas with Alison and her fiance.  All this is getting harder and harder for me.  We didn't have near the food this year that I normally do but it was still plenty.  

Got some beautiful Kendra Scott earrings from Alison, a nice soft, warm robe and some footed warm up pants!  Josiah gave me a welded dragonfly for my garden.

I got grounding shoes and a copper cup from Jeff.  

Michael got me Vodka...and no I don't really drink Vodka!  lol  

His fiance gave me a thoughtful gift related to crochet - a yarn bowl, some cool stitch markers and a hooker coffee cup!

Wow!  All I can say is I'm tired!  It's been a literal non-stop ride since last Tuesday.  

I've got one day to rest tomorrow before I go to work on Wednesday.  I'm starting a 21 day liver cleanse.  Not sure how I'm going to feel during this.  

 Well, just got finished with a VERY busy 4 days with the grandkids!  It was exhausting.  We were trying to cram all the traditions we usually do in a month into 4 days.  

The girls ran into our house Tuesday night running to look at all of the Christmas decorations in the house that they remember.  Treelyn said...but Grandma we always decorate Douglas for you!  Sadly, they weren't here for that.  Maybe next year I will save Douglas for them.  By the way, Douglas is a talking mini tree that has been around since my kids were little.  

Treelyn found the the bear I made for Lanna in my craft room.  When I made this bear a few weeks back I called her the ugliest thing I have ever crocheted.  

Treelyn loved it!  She thought it was so cute!  I said I made it for Lanna and when Lanna saw it, she loved it too.  I was like, really?  You think its cute.  I wasn't gonna give it because I thought it was so goofy looking.  Gotta say it warmed my heart for the girls to love it so much.  I have to make a bear for Treelyn still.  I'm going to try a different pattern though and hopefully she will love the one I come up with next.  Here is Lanna with her bear:

So our busy week started the same night I picked them up on Tuesday.  We stopped at the light in Llano on our way home.  




It was all in a bit of a hurry before we headed to the skating rink!  We skated for over an hour and then ran and got Taco Bell (the only place we could afford to eat to feed all these kids eating out!)  We ate our food on the bricks in the light display.  Got home a little late.  Whew!  It's only day 2 and I'm already tired!  

Up at 5 am to get ready to go to work.  I'm caregiving for a 98 year old lady who is on hospice.  She's a sweet lady and I've grown to love her so much!  I sit by her side most of the day so this job affords me a lot of time to crochet.