SHE'S B-A-A-CK

We moved in finally and I promptly fell on my knee.  I won't go into detail but suffice to say the shower tub is about a half a foot higher than the normal tub.  Not exactly a garden tub but none-the-less,  when I stepped out, the floor wasn't where I expected it to be.  I looked at my leg and I had a huge hematoma.  I thought it was my leg bone.  My first thought was, "Why doesn't this hurt more?"  I quickly determined that nothing was broken so I dressed and went downstairs to continue unpacking.  First order of business was to organize my sewing room as I had a huge order to complete and I was on a deadline.  I was making good progress going at a good clip when I grabbed a shelf that I thought was empty and began scooting it across the room.  You guessed it.  The bottom shelf had two small but heavy plastic boxes on it and they dislodged as I scooted the shelf and landed on the foot of the leg that I had damaged earlier.  Now, not only did I have a swollen knee, my foot doubled in size and I think I must have fractured one of those tiny bones because it hurt like a son-of-a-gun.  Needless to say, I didn't do much stair climbing for quite a while.
I did finish my order and shipped it just in time.  This same customer sent a piece of German cloth and I made two vests and clip-on bow ties for her boys.  I love making the bow ties.  It takes so little fabric that you can virtually make bow ties out of any fabric you have laying around.  There is very little sewing involved.  The secret is in the final step when you hand stitch the band.  It is very important to catch in the bow fabric to keep the band securely in place.  The best way to learn to make one is take one apart.  However, I will post directions and photos in the very near future if any of you are interested.
We had an interesting Christmas.  We went to my sis-in-laws in Florida.  This was her first Christmas without her dear husband who died of cancer last year.  And, wouldn't you know it, the night time temperature was in the 40's most of the week.  It was spring like in the daytime so that was pleasant.  I spent a couple of days making a vest for her out of her husbands neckties.  It was real cute and she was pleased to have it to remember the good times.  I am including a picture of a necktie vest that gave me the idea and a link to the directions if you want to tackle this one.  If I had it to do over, I probably wouldn't have tried a fitted pattern.  The vest in the picture is probably the best way to go.  Mine ended up looking "patchworky"  Cute, but didn't look a thing like this picture.

If you try it, please send pics and let me know how it went.  How to make a vest from old neckties

I am currently recovering my dining room chairs that we purchased at a second-hand store.  I am learning how to use an electric staple gun. OMG! can you say "machine gun?"  I'll post pics if I don't kill myself or my hubby in the meantime.  I must say it seems like it will be much easier when I learn how to control it.
That's enough for now.
Later