Has it Really Been This Long?

I've been told it's time for me to check in, so here I am ... checking in. 

Right now I'm in Liberty of London for Target recovery.  Yes, I got a little obsessed about this collection.  You see, I have a 2 yard piece of Liberty of London fabric that I am afraid to cut into for fear of ruining it.  Then I saw the ads for the Target line.  I was so blown away by the sheath, bucket hat and trench, that I became deterimined to get those items from Target.  I mean a LoL print sheath for $34.99?  The entire dress for the price of one yard of fabric?  I am so in!  So, I put it on my calendar a couple of months ago so I wouldn't forget (like that was going to happen).  Well, I started crusing the net on Saturday night, but I was tired so I went to bed before the site went live.  I was up early on Sunday because my dogs can't tell time and don't give a crap about Daylight Savings time.  I made myself a cup of coffee and logged on.  I was able to click my way to the dress, sheath and a couple of other dresses, but the hat?  Nope. It was out of stock. What the?  It was just there a moment ago.  So, I started checking availability at my local store.  I was on a mission you know.  I dislike making hats.  At any rate, they had a "limited supply" of hats, so I decided to go to the store.  I was there by 7:58 a.m.  Me and one other woman.  Thankfully, she was at the door by the food, so I wasn't going to have to race her to the accessories.  I, of course, parked by the door closest to the accessories.  So, first one in that door and there was the hat.  All one of them. Mine!.  Then I proceeded to the clothes.  I realized as I was walking arond that my Target put out their merchandise on Saturday.  C'est la vie....  I started tossing dresses in the cart like they were free, all the while guarding the LoL area, and proceeded to the dressing room. The attendant gave me a funny look when I tried to get the cart as close to the door as I could.  She suggested the first fitting room.  Yeah, I was in there listening.  If I heard someone go near that cart.... Let's just say it would be very bad (okay, this sounds crazy, but I've had several carts of stuff "stolen" in Target and Walmart -- these people mean business around here). Several dresses later, I walked out with these two. 

I really hesitated with the Isis print dress.  It's so impractical, and yet ethreal.  I love peacock feathers and have been looking for a peacock print for some time.  I actually tried this dress on twice before I decided t go for it.  I'm not even going to wait for a special occasion to wear it.  I think it will be a lot of fun to put this one just to feel special.  It's polyester, so washer, dryer, hang up... perfect for summer!

I took a quick run by the men's section, but they didn't have that merchandise in yet.  Hmmph.  So, I went to bedding and got my quilt and shams.

I love, love, love it.  It's light weight, which is perfect for 3 Florida seasons.  I plan to have this for a very long time.

I looked around at all of the goodies -- such pretties:  lamp shades (loved these!!), pillows (really want the pillows), storage boxes (I intended to get some boxes, but alas, they were too small for my use - I wanted them for pattern storage), the piggy bank was cute (no use for that), acrylic boxes, picture frames.... well you get the picture.  They had everything but the bike (I love that bike!  Too bad the drivers are so ridiculous here -- bike riding is actually an extrme sport).  I pondered a lot of things and put back several things because I needed the quilt and was on a budget with my gift cash (thanks mom!!).  After the cashiers studied my purchases and made sure they knew where to go after break, I treaded myself to Starbucks and went home to put the quilt on the bed.  I have to tell you, I didn't realize the our scratchy army-like blanket was actually robbing us of sleep. Probably because everytime it touched the skin it felt like sandpaper. Hubby was so happy to get a quilt. Trust me, that nasty blanket was in the trash post haste. Of course, he asked me why I didn't get a quilt two months ago, after the dogs finished eating the comforter. I gently reminded him that I generally dislike the bedding at the stores and the Liberty quilt was the first one I've ever really loved. So, we had to wait. I still haven't finished the Amy Butler coverlet -- the thought of manipulating all the fabric makes me really ill, but I'd better finish it soon otherwise it will be too hot to work with it. Once it's finished, it goes into the closet to wait for next winter. But my Liberty quilt -- I smile every time I look at it -- this is a very good thing.  We snuggled under that quilt and didn't movefor the rest of the day.  It was very hard to get out of bed for work today -- I really wanted to cuddle under that quilt.  Sigh.

As for my early monrning online purchases:

The dress that started it all.

And I pre-ordered this:

This bag will ship in September.   Here's what Target says about it:  "Made from individual pieces of vinyl from the New York City 42nd and Broadway billboards".

I tried to like the other bags, but I just don't.  When I heard about this, I was all ears.  I had a billboard bag years ago (hubby asked me to get rid of it because I carried it so much it looked like crap) and love it like crazy, so I'm very excited about this bag.  It also seems that they did the same with the Anna Sui billboards, so I'm going to save my pennies and get one of those too!  This one is definitely worth that wait!!  So, that's my Liberty of London story.  I heard that Target is going to re-stock, so I'm going to save up for the lamps and pillows.  Can you believe I'd do all this so I don't have to cut my LoL fabric?  I think I may just use my fabric for wall art for a while.  It seems like a good compromise for the time being.  (I saw some other adorable items at Target, but alas, not part of my shopping plan!)

A little extreme, I admit, but I love this fabric and until I feel comfortable enough to sew it without making huge errors, I'm going to simply enjoy my easy care Target dresses. (I know a lot of ladies were very disappointed that they didn't use cotton, but truthfully, I don't like to iron my casual summer clothes, so no-iron styles work for me.  I'm not one of those "wear cotton clothing" straight out of the dryer person -- it's just too wrinkly), save my money for my lamps and pillows and hang my fabric on the wall, uncut, as art.  I'll also be keeping my fingers crossed and hope that these two collaberate again in the future.

Sadly, I haven't been sewing, but I did do a little refashioning and made a really cool graphic t-shirt.  As soon as I get my camera to cooperate, I'll post the photo.

Spring cleaning update:  The closet's done.  That's it.  The closet.  It's great though - I worked on it a little at a time and tried on lots of clothes.  We won't talk about howmany things didn't make the cut.  Live and learn, I say.  Hopefully, I'll make better fabric choices in the future.  My feelings about my sewing room can be summed up in one word:  "Really?"  Yeah, it's that bad.  I'm not even sure why I'm even holding on to some of that stuff.  There will be a major overhaul in that room. 

Last item of note:  I do not believe that the infection in my jaw bone is gone, so I'll be calling my dentist tomorrow.  The edodontist did not want the crown to go on until the infection is clear so......

As soon as hubby is clear to return to work, the sewing will begin again.  As it stands now, we are only 10 days post surgery.  20 more to go before another trip to the surgeon.  He's not even allowed to drive.  Wow.

Well, that's all folks.  I'm off to scrounge up some grub and try to convince myself to do a task today before I retire for the evening.  Stupid spring cleaning.  At least my quilt will be waiting for me.

p.s. I can't find spell check.  I am so not going to proof this.