Cooking, cleaning, and sewing
Mar. 4th, 2006 09:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thebratqueenToday began with oatmeal with a fruit compote, just because I was in the mood. It then segued into some house cleaning as I gathered up five - count 'em - five bags worth of books to donate to the library. My bookshelves now have very useful empty spaces into which I can put books that have been piling up on the floor. Depending on my time and energy tomorrow I may do the reorg then.
I'm also making vanilla cupcakes (which shall have chocolate frosting) for eating while watching the Oscars tomorrow. I shall be sharing these cupcakes with my Oscar-watching friends if they are very nice to me.
I went on my first trip to buy fabric and a pattern for my sewing class. This required going to two shops. The first was the local fabric store where the selection of fabric wasn't much to talk about but the customer service from the store owner was fabulous. I basically threw myself at her mercy as soon as I walked in the door ("Can I help you?" "GOD yes.") and came out with a skirt pattern for class, fabric, and most of the notions I needed.
The keyword "most" is what made me have to, under the store owner's suggestion, go to the not so local discount craft store. There I did find a fabric selection that was truly nifty to browse through, but the customer service was terrible. I saw a line of people waiting to get fabric cut with nobody helping them the entire time I was there. Then when I got my final notions and waited on line I waited for for ever while two customers were helped (one had a return which understandably causes delays. the other was just buying regular stuff so no clue what the holdup was). Suffice it to say it's not too likely I'll be going back there again.
Which now raises a question: What are your favorite online fabric/notion/sewing stores? I need to start building up some bookmarks here on the odd chance I turn out to be any good at this. Also where do you go online to buy bobbins and needles for your sewing machine? (I've got a Brother, if that helps)
Now to get the cupcakes out of the oven.
I'm also making vanilla cupcakes (which shall have chocolate frosting) for eating while watching the Oscars tomorrow. I shall be sharing these cupcakes with my Oscar-watching friends if they are very nice to me.
I went on my first trip to buy fabric and a pattern for my sewing class. This required going to two shops. The first was the local fabric store where the selection of fabric wasn't much to talk about but the customer service from the store owner was fabulous. I basically threw myself at her mercy as soon as I walked in the door ("Can I help you?" "GOD yes.") and came out with a skirt pattern for class, fabric, and most of the notions I needed.
The keyword "most" is what made me have to, under the store owner's suggestion, go to the not so local discount craft store. There I did find a fabric selection that was truly nifty to browse through, but the customer service was terrible. I saw a line of people waiting to get fabric cut with nobody helping them the entire time I was there. Then when I got my final notions and waited on line I waited for for ever while two customers were helped (one had a return which understandably causes delays. the other was just buying regular stuff so no clue what the holdup was). Suffice it to say it's not too likely I'll be going back there again.
Which now raises a question: What are your favorite online fabric/notion/sewing stores? I need to start building up some bookmarks here on the odd chance I turn out to be any good at this. Also where do you go online to buy bobbins and needles for your sewing machine? (I've got a Brother, if that helps)
Now to get the cupcakes out of the oven.
