http://abmatik.com/blog knitting, sewing, science etc. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:25:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have the good fortune to live across the bay from Heath Ceramics. Heath makes tiles and dishes in a fantastic mid-century style in their factory in Sausalito, California. A few years ago I helped my parents re-tile their kitchen counters and ... http://abmatik.com/blog/2009/12/a-visit-to-heath/ Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand I've been traveling on and off for a few months now (hence the photos in this post). Mostly for fun but with a little bit of science thrown in there. Looking forward, I don't have so many plans, aside from a job ... http://abmatik.com/blog/2009/10/im-writing-my-dissertation/ Actually, a lack thereof. This quilt had a deadline and my main goal while making it was to not get bogged down over-think everything. I didn't plan it out ahead of time, I didn't shop for fabric and I didn't let myself think too long about any design ... http://abmatik.com/blog/2009/09/paralysis-of-analysis/ A few weeks ago I went to a wedding in St. Louis MO. I had never been there before and I didn't know anything about the city other than the fact that it was on the Mississippi River and has a big arch. I was pleasantly ... http://abmatik.com/blog/2009/06/city-museum/ Collegiate national sailing championship: DONE! It went smoothly and the wind cooperated (like it does here in the summer). Whew! A few views of the weekend: Black vs. yellow headed out to the racecourse. In the background you can see the new custom crane which started work ... http://abmatik.com/blog/2009/06/done-and-done/ I'm adding my 2 cents to the great sewing machine debate. Here is my response to the Sewing Machine Meme from Sew Mama Sew. What brand and model do you have? I have two machines, both 1950's Singers. The first is a mocha colored Singer 301 and the second is ... http://abmatik.com/blog/2009/06/vintage-singers/ [caption id="attachment_179" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="First GOES-11 Image"][/caption] Following last year's earth day post I decided to do a short reprise of a few images of earth. Above is the first image sent back by the GOES-11 satellite on May 17th, 2000. You may not be familiar with the GOES ... http://abmatik.com/blog/2009/04/earth-day-reprise/ photo by DC I'm feeling fairly overwhelmed lately. I'm not as stressed out as I was last fall but I don't feel like I have much room to breathe. I haven't touched my spinning wheel in more than a month. A while back I made some things for ... http://abmatik.com/blog/2009/04/a-tour/ My friend and co-worker is having a baby. The fact in itself is not surprising at all, but what is more unusual is that this is the first time I feel involved. By involved, I mean that it has fallen to me to organize things ... http://abmatik.com/blog/2009/04/april-showers/ I've been spinning now for just about two years exactly.  In fact, I think I had just purchased my wheel days before Stitches West 2007.  I guess I didn't dive head first into it, but I've now waded a good way into the spinning world and I've got ... http://abmatik.com/blog/2009/03/making-a-sweater-from-a-molehill/