Summer, Or Something Like It

Here in Michigan, our summers get warm, but they usually aren’t wilt in your seat hot.  This summer, however, has started out as a scorcher.  (yeah, it’s not officially summer yet, but the kids are out of school, and I debate the social protocol of wearing shoes on a moment to moment basis.)

I’ve been spending a large amount of my time activating new phones and factory resetting old ones.  At least I’m in the air conditioning.  I had to wander out to the guard shack this morning, and almost forgot where I was and wanted to lay in the grass and sunbathe.  (It’s already 81 degrees (F) and not even 11am!)

This week is going to be a very busy one, I’ll be spending my evenings at the church, playing a Babylonian shop keeper for this year’s vacation bible school.  Forgive me if I’m scarce.

Tutorial Tuesday #14

Today’s tutorial is one that has confused me for a very long time.  It comes from Ashley at www.makeit-loveit.com. 

You can find the whole post here –> http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2011/11/sewing-tip-shirringsmocking-with-elastic-thread.html

Ashley talks about getting your hands on some elastic thread
(which you may just want to get from the craft section, NOT the sewing section.)  Wind the elastic on your bobbin.  Use a coordinating color on top.  Make lots of pretty little straight lines (or not). 
There are great pictures with the tutorial at makeit-loveit, you should go read the real thing.  =)