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Post Holiday Interruptus

Robyn_CoffeeAndCotton — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:00:42 +0000

Holy crap on a cracker!! if anyone was here over the past few days they may have seen that someone left their FREAKIN’ maintenance mode turned on after editing someone’s blog. I think I shall fire her…me…what?

On to my post…

Between; not during; Thanksgiving and Christmas my youngest daughter came home from college in a foreign land. She had to leave that country. Heh…to renew her visa.
Anyhoo while she was home on holiday she took over one of my sewing machines and borrowed a bunch of fabric to sew gifts for her Mates back in her foreign land.

I did get selfish and did not let her have my newest Lotta Jansdotter fabric…bad mommy award coming my way soon.
She sewed her first bags ever. She installed her first zips ever. She altered patterns. She is a sewing natural.

Awesome? Why YES she is.
We went to our favorite AND BEST pizza place in Austin,

HOMESLICE pizza

We had a wonder albeit short time together. We journeyed 3+ hours north to DFW airport. Twice. Which required treating ourselves to
In N Out. Twice.

We said goodbye.

I sent her back to the foreign land. Down Under.

I cried most of the drive home.

She doesn’t always make goofy faces. She. Is. A. BEAUTY!

So Easy a Child Can Yo-Yo

Robyn_CoffeeAndCotton — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:27:10 +0000

Even though I have made plenty of Yo-Yos from “scratch”…without a Yo-Yo maker… I must say this little gadget is amazing! I was able to show my ChicaBean how to use it and she made these:

Moving, Mother, Migas and Meh

Robyn_CoffeeAndCotton — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:41:42 +0000

Moving
Still trying to organize my downsized sewing life. I have moved furniture and machines to one room, back to another and am considering a different spot. It just isn’t working for me yet. Should I have it in my dining area (viewable from the entry AND livingroom) or in my bedroom… How romantic! If I keep it in my bedroom the IKEA 75″ table top has to be made smaller. I have 3 inches to squeeze by it and my end of the bed. I do know I am in LURV with Grey and White and am collecting decorating pics in my Pinterest boards

Mother
My 87 yr old mother went in for knee replacement surgery. Things keep going wonky resulting in multiple transfusions and complications. Please keep her in your thoughts.
Migas
Never heard of the dish until I lived in Texas. I make a mean Migas if I do say so myself. My boys love it!

I will post the recipe later… if you want It is an egg, chorizo, tortilla chips, herbs and veggies plate O’ Love!
Meh
Is how I feel about my blog’s style and composition. I will fix it. Soon. I think. Yeah. I will for sure. I think.

Check back for the recipe. I made myself hungry and need to eat something.
Later Peeps!

Oh Robyn Where Art Thou?

Robyn_CoffeeAndCotton — Mon, 09 May 2011 22:42:00 +0000

Let’s see. I won’t go into all of it but this is some of what has taken over my life recently:

Went to CA to spend time with my mother, stay with my big Sister and meet up with my brother whom I have seen twice in the past 20+ years. Mostly a wonderful time except for…
Caught some bug while on the airplane to San Francisco
Got terribly, horribly, no good, very bad sick while there. Totally missing my chance to meet up with Pam
Returned home and immediately packed up and moved to a new home…losing my sewing studio in the process. We are downsizing. Time to get creative with merging my sewing / quilting / spinning / knitting and all the good things that go with them into living space with the rest of the family.
Still buried in boxes. Wanting to REALLY arrange and store and organize and decorate with mindful intention.

I want to reformat and expand my blog. Don’t ask. The wheels they spin! I have things to say beyond textile-y / fiber-y stuff. Hope Y’all will stick around!
Leaving you with something to make you smile… my 4mos old grandson

Brrrrrr….All Over

Robyn_CoffeeAndCotton — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:06:17 +0000

I leave the Southwest and go North to the Midwest. I missed the snow in Austin but I got more than my share – 12″ – here

blizzard blowing in

Compared to the 1″ in Austin that my son and granddaughter had fun in

Snow Biking! ©S.Beth Photography

I’ve stayed warm indoors with this little ‘heater’

Best Laid Plans…NOT

Robyn_CoffeeAndCotton — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:40:27 +0000

Soooo… I was supposed to head up to KC next week to be with my DD. Plans were to get a few leisurely weeks of sewing instruction under her pregnant belt and create some wonderful items for the baby under her pregnant belly. He had other plans.
I was supposed to be there at His birth. HE HAD OTHER plans and came early.
Meet my newest grandson. Isn’t he beautiful??!!!

See you soon Baby Boy!!

Coming Up For Air

Robyn_CoffeeAndCotton — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:58:34 +0000

I will give a real post soon… I promise.
Holidays and sickness won my time. I am thankful for time with family.
Here are some of my goofy kids. I was too sick to go with them to get our Christmas tree so they photo documented it for me. Ain’t they sweet?

I do not know WHO they get their goof from.

Kate Spain 12 Days

Robyn_CoffeeAndCotton — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:49:27 +0000

~~2 of~~ 3 skirts completed!
{ETA}
I am not a huge fan of Matchy=Matchy… but for little girl cousins this is cute!

For the oldest girl...less ruffley and a band hem

made from 12 Days of Christmas fabric by Kate Spain

Monkeys & Hourglasses

Robyn_CoffeeAndCotton — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:37:03 +0000

I started teaching my Chica how to use a sewing machine. She is 4 almost 5. Just thread and paper this time with me controlling the foot pedal. She sewed her name too but I blocked it from internet view

I also made her some more snack / sandwich / food bags. The Monkey one is longer because she often has burritos. These are prototypes. I want them to close without Velcro® and be easier for a child to manipulate than the fold over one I previously made.
I am a bit ~~anal retentive~~… ~~OCD~~ overly picky when it comes to stitches { “OMG! Did you seeeeee how crooked and wonky-tensioned that stitching is? Horrors!!” }. I use an eraser way too much and I rip out stitching much too often. But. Monkeys on fabric deserve wonky stitching. Don’tcha think?

{ Monkey Fabric “Boys Will Be Boys” –– Red Bag is “Castle Peeps” }

I started an Hourglass quilt and I am thinking I was crazy to do so…I like things fast…except I L O V E hand-sewing binding. Go figure. I am a sewing dichotomy. Here is the progress. Yes, I need a design wall. This is my “stick a piece of flannel over your little padded board” design “wall”

Kindle Cover Sewing

Robyn_CoffeeAndCotton — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:53:23 +0000

Yes, I really do sew and quilt believe it or not. My son-in-law and I went in halvesies on a Kindle for my daughter’s birthday. I made the cover for it. I used {with a little variation} the tutorial from Junie Moon
The outer fabric is “Dolce” by Tanya Whelan { which also happens to be my bathroom curtain fabric…shhh…don’t tell my daughter } and I can’t remember what the lining and pocket trim is…somethin’ green.

this picture is more true to color