Février

When I was in high school I took French for four years.  Why?  Hell if I know.  I was probably like all the other girls in that small town looking to make even the most mundane things romantic.  If I had known then, what I know now.....well, you understand.  I live in the southwestern part of the United States so now I do not speak French and instead of diamonds for my birthday last month I asked for, Rosetta Stone - Espanol.  Most of my friends are Hispanic and I'd like to be able to make sure they aren't talking about me behind my back (but literally in front of my face).  If you apply this logic then I'll be learning Vietnamese next.  Man, I'm going to be busy.  Why did I start this line of blathering?  Ah yes, Favrier.  Every time I write the word February I always say, "Favrier" in my head.  Maybe that's why it is one of the few French words I remember. 

At the beginning of December, (Decembre, en frances) I had to go to CA for a week for some training with a new position I had accepted within my company.  I didn't really think I could travel with my rotary cutter and all of that so I just packed some scissors and fabric and the templates for these cute little wallets.  In the evening I would trace and cut and iron and before you know it I had about fifteen cut out and ready to sew.  

Some of them made it all the way through the process and were given as gifts this past Christmas.  But there are a few that are still sitting on my sewing table.  They eyeball me every time I walk in the room.  They know I see them.  And I know, they know I see them.  But I pretend that I'm looking for something else and I move on.  Well, I have decided Favrier will be their month.  I will finish these little beauties.  They are actually Christmas 2014 gifts.  Two years ago I made sewing bags for all my knitting chicks.  Last year I made little utility bags that matched their sewing bags.  Now they will have these cute little wallets and then I think I am done with this line of gifts for these ladies.  They must all think I purchased an entire bolt of fabric for each of their bags a few years ago.