Darlene Michaud

Happy Sunday!

It’s another gray day!  I think I’ll take Skylar out for a nice ride later and take advantage of no pesky sun bothering my eyes.  And it’s not hot.  Perfect day!

We have been super busy with so many things. One thing we did was get a fabric order ready for eBay and I sold out in about 2 hours.  Today we will get all the packages ready for tomorrow’s pickup.  So fun to be able to work with Skylar as my helper.  She helps so much!

Another thing on the agenda for today is more sewing lessons.  I want her to try my old machine as I think it will be easier for her to guide the fabric.  And I’d like to pull out a messy drawer and clean it.  She actually loves tasks like that.  I don’t. lol  But it will be something we can do together that does not require messy cleanup like paint and glue. lol

No matter what we end up doing, it will be fun and exhausting at the same time.  I have been up since 7:00am which is unheard of for me.  So I’ll be pooping out soon.

Oh!  I forgot to mention that I will indeed be doing my Youtube Earnings Update as usual.  I had a bit of time to record it but then both my batteries were dead.  Once they are charged, I’ll finish up.  Hopefully I can have that uploaded tonight.  And I’d like to have something for Skylar’s channel too.  Busy busy!

Have a great Sunday!  Darlene xoxo

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Happy Saturday!

We were in bed by 10:30pm last night.  Took a while for me to sleep, but it felt good to just be horizontal.

We were so busy yesterday!  Along with all our other stuff we normally do (crafts, sewing, cards, games) we also got the future fabric orders ready for ebay.  Skylar removed all the tags and staples, I did all the cutting, we both folded and Skylar made all the stacks.  Then she got the idea to iron the fat quarters and one by one, she took all 128 fat quarters and pressed then after they were folded just to make them look neater, she said.  This is not a step I will be continuing with after she is gone. lol

I hope to have the listing for the fat quarters up later today. Stay tuned!

If you want, you can watch us go to Marden’s for the fabric.  You will see the fabric we selected in the the upcoming video.

I also want to sit with Skylar today and have her sew in cotton.  So far she has only used felt.  The felt was good because it was stiffer so in a way easier to feed under the foot.  But cotton is the fabric dreams are made of!  As soon as she can sew a somewhat straight seam on cotton, we will work on her very first quilt.  I would like her to make the top all on her own, and I can help her with the rest. She wants to make four mini quilts, one for each of their pets.  I’ll be quite satisfied if we can knock out even one! I told her they can share for now. lol

Not sure what else we are doing today.  It’s not hot so it’s a good day to get some stuff done around here, like maybe we can go through old toys and she can help decide if anything can be donated.  I’m hopeful that with her, I’ll be able to clear some stuff out.

Have an awesome Saturday!  Darlene xoxo

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TGIF!

It’s a beautiful GRAY DAY!  And not hot.  I so needed this!  It makes me feel alive!  I have lots of plans for today including shopping for fabric for ebay listings!

Yes, I said it.  I’m going to attempt a fabric listing.  But here is how it’s going to work.  I do not want to sell the fabric first then go shopping for the fabric after the fact because I have no clue if the timing will be right later.  There are too many factors while Skylar is here.  But I heard it through the grapevine that the sale bins are back.  I want some of that!

My plan is to shop in advance, get the fabric cut and packaged, then do the listing.  Everyone will get to see the exact prints they will receive and when they order.  All I’ll have left to do is get the packages in the mail.  I think this is going to work! Quite sure the fabric will sell and I will not be stuck with it.  And it will be fun for Skylar to help with the mailing process.  She can also help fold the fabric and make the piles.  She won’t be doing the cutting. That is my job.

Other than that, we still need to empty out a dresser for Skylar’s clothing.  Meant to do that yesterday.  It didn’t happen.  It will happen today.  I also have a toilet seat I need to swap out.  I was able to put my new shower head in.  Do love it!  You can see the toilet seat and shower head purchases in this tag along.

Did you see that Skylar is learning to sew on a machine?  Yes, she is!  I’m so freaking excited to see her doing that.  She is doing great so far.  She practiced for about two hours last night and was right back at it this morning.  Now she’s back at mixing paint.  She still loves the paint! lol

Skylar also has a new video on her channel.  She made some Easy Summer Parfait Desserts!  Parfaits are a very fun dessert that kids can put together.  If you don’t feel like making the gelatin or pudding, just buy the ready made cups and use those for a variety of colors!

Happy to announce that my latest 3 auctions found new homes!  And I’m thrilled that my Wonky Quilt is indeed going to a dog, a Boxer pup from Tennessee!  I was hoping so much a dog would be able to enjoy it.  I hope I get to see a pic of the pup enjoying his new blankie.  So excited!  You can see what the winning bids were for my latest creations on ebay here.

Skylar is getting antsy so I better stop now.  We will be taking the cameras with us for our Marden’s trip. Stay tuned!

Have a great Friday! Darlene xoxo

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