Last night, needing something a bit different, I pulled out the Trinity Stitch Shawl and worked on it. I'm getting close to done with the body, I guess - I always have a hard time judging on those "knit until it's the size you want" shawl patterns. It's long enough, but I'm not sure if the top part is wide enough to comfortably cover my broad-for-a-woman shoulders.

I got my credit card statement for the past month yesterday. It's amazing what a difference going on a stashdiet makes.

I do think I will go off of it tomorrow - I have a 50% coupon for Jo-Ann's and a $10 off coupon for Bath and Body Works. I have plans for that 50% off coupon - it's for a single item (including cut fabric), so I am going to go and see if I can find a fabric I like for a dress pattern I have. The pattern takes like 6 yards, so it's good to have a coupon...and the JoAnn's here tends to carry nicer fabric than many, I think it's because they are the sole species of store filling the fabric-store niche in this area. I mean, for me to find a real dressmaker type store would involve a drive to Dallas, at least...

And I figured out what to do for Mother's Day. While looking for the dress pattern, I ran across a pattern I had for a quilted paperback book cover - I made a bunch of these back in the day as gifts for friends and then forgot I had the pattern. My mom reads a lot, and mostly mystery novels (which tend to come in the size this cover fits), and so, there I am - I also have a novel on hand I was going to give her, so I can make the cover and put it on the book and send it to her.

I also realized when I was going through my patterns that I have a truly frighteningly large number of patterns to make clothes for the Gene doll. Just another thing I don't have time for any more.

and I have to say: I think it's truly amusing (in an almost sick way) that they have a doll out that is dressed and made-up to look like the infamous "Happy....Birthday.....Mister......President...." Marilyn Monroe bit.