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May 2011 - less than a week after we got the brand new car it needed to be floated back to the shop as it broke down, and the mechanics didn't know that it has 2 gas sensors instead of 1.  The loaner car, which we had to ask for - was a soccer mom van.  Not a great substitution for a rather sporty vehicle.    Hubby didn't complain, but I think they should have given him something more appropriate.  

We have 2 "fobs" that start our car.  One wasn't working - it registered a "fob not found" error.  The dealer - MacIver Dodge in Newmarket, Ontario - informed hubby that they had never heard of such a problem (I guess they haven't heard of a little thing called The Internet, where a quick search certainly shows that the problem DOES exist).  When the problem continued and hubby called back they said to bring it in, they'd put it on the computer and see what the problem was.  He took in both fobs tonight (as per their request) - THEY LOST MINE!  They lost it, then said ... oh, did you give us 2???  !!!   This isn't the first time their service has been less than stellar - I think I'm going to have to give them their own tag and start keeping track of the problems - I do hope they call and ask our opinion of their customer service, as I definitely have an opinion about THAT! 

Signed, the fobless woman!

Edited to add --- they found my fob, and replaced both of them.  Despite the warranty we had to PAY to have them reprogrammed.  Only one fob was broken, but we still had to pay to have both of the new ones recoded - doesn't seem right, but at least we have 2 working fobs now! 

A very colourful day :D

These came in the mail for me yesterday from my favourite Etsy seller.  50 X 14" zippers cost me $26 with shipping - this size is about $1.48 out the door (or about $1.20 during the members sale) from Fabricland, but F-land's colour selection is limited - I can't even get my favourite colours there - lime green and hot pink :D

Here's the first thing I'm making to take advantage of my lovely stash of bright and fun zippers - I suspect the lovely Katherine knows what's coming!  ;)

Ironing board caddy :)

I pinned this tutorial a while ago and decided to make the project for a friend's birthday.  I typed up this post a few days ago but couldn't post it until I gave N the gift, which I did today - I think she liked everything :D

I picked up the vintage print fabrics during our last trip to Joanns:

Thread catcher with pincushion

Close-up

Pocket end

Close-up

Gripper fabric on the back

Vintage fabric scraps packed up to send along with the caddy ;)

I think I'm going to make one of these for my own ironing board :)

Epic: cat versus chicken! SFW!

(My 23 year old son found this for me, lol)

Kiss the Blarney Stone!

Bibs for L & J :)

Here's a print I picked up @ Joanns on a recent trip - I don't think the recipient reads my blog so they'll likely be a surprise when they arrive at their destination ;)  (I'm not sure why the bib on the right looks like it has a wobbly bottom on the right - it doesn't!)

Well, it worked out ... but ...

but it definitely needs some redrafting.  The roof line should be lower - somehow I miscalculated where to stitch the seam *oops*.  Also, the angle that the zipper is at, makes for a very SHORT zipper - the bag doesn't open very much and it was really hard to tuck the lining in and get it straightened out.

I think if I make the bag a bit narrower but taller (and get the roofline right) it'll make a big difference!  The original is here, for comparison :D