#mendmarch / day #5 - "Historic"

Historic - Famous or important in history.  When I think of historic, places and people come to mind.  As I was digging about my stash for inspiration I came across a history book I picked up in Germany from a little library.  I mended a torn page with stitch. 

What I'm currently reading

Thank goodness for the library! I could never afford my book habit if I had to buy them!

Food. Yummy.

My cardiologist encourages a plant based diet.  Not vegan exactly, but no dairy and very little meat.  After a few years eating this way, I no longer miss cheese.  It is hard to totally give up sweets that are made with butter.  Yesterday I found myself at the coffee shop with my mom and just had to have a pecan roll:

It wasn't until later that I realized that is was Fat Tuesday.  I enjoyed every bite of the 540 calories!

As we Americans enjoy taking pictures of our food, I may as well share my last few sushi plates.  Super yummy and very arty too! I think Dr. Reddy would also approve.

#mendmarch / day 4 - Darn it!

Finding things to darn and mend for this months challenge is a bit... challenging.  Plenty of holes in Jon's jean knees, but no holes in garments I wish to hang on to. 

This leaf was an eco transfer project from this past summer and there was a small hole in the fabric. 
Perfect for a bit of darning for Day #4.

Too much colour!

I spent 2 fabulous days with girlfriends this past week at a hotel sewing, eating, and laughing.  I highly recommend a get away like this!

My project was quilt blocks that I now realize are just too colourful.  Fortunately, I only finished 40 of the 80 blocks.  The plan is to tone down the other 40 with black and dark grey.  This project was to be a cleaning of the stash quilt, but alas... not enough black in the closet.  Must go shopping...

#mendmarch / day 2 / 5-minute mend

Sometimes it takes me 5 minutes to thread my needle!  What a challenge to complete such a quick project...

When I brought this dress home from the thrift store ($3.00!!!), I discovered a hole after laundering it.  No problem.  Today it gets a visible 5 minute mend.  To make it even more visible, I used blue instead of black.  Actually, that was a error.  I was stitching in dim light and thought the dress was navy blue in the wee hours of the morning.  Silly me!

#mendmarch / day 1: Get Your Kit Out

It didn't take much time to fill a basket with yummy supplies!