Now I Can't Wait

I had used my machine so much in December, that I thought I would want a break from it. I took it in last week for it's yearly maintenance, and now I can't wait to get it back! I already have this project cut out, and fabric bought for a new bag and change purse. And next week I'm picking up this pattern and this one (which would be a very cute jacket pattern but now I can't remember where I found it so insert your imagination here) for the girls. Now to find the perfect fabric for those.....

Her First Project

Eve has a birthday party to go to this afternoon, and insisted on helping with making the present. I was slightly hesitant with this, because I wasn't ready to share my baby with her. Only one other person, who had never touched a sewing machine before, has used mine, and even then I was nervous. But what could she really do?

First we cut it out, which she got to use my rotary cutter, and she thought it was cool. Then she picked out the font for her "B". I made sure that she got to help with each step, except the ironing because she fell asleep! I couldn't even sew it together while she was at school! I let her sew two of the seams and I did the zipper. I think her own machine is right around the corner. And here is her design for her friend Bridget:

We put some hair clips and a hair stay with the same butterfly print inside her little zipper pouch. What a lucky friend!

When we Had Christmas..There was Warmth

So a week after getting back we finally got around to the girls opening their gifts. Of course, Abe being himself, fell asleep before his turn to open his present. So yes he is about 20% awake in his picture...

(Obviously this is 0% awake)

And yes I have a project to put together and share with you, but I'm lacking motavation to actually do it, besides check out my closet project.

My Road Trip Project

So if you ever visit my other blog you'll know that I wanted to make mittens, but ended up knitting booties instead. Well, I'm not sure if you can call this a bootie, and I thought it all started so well. Needless to say, I will not be making the other one!

It was a sad day...

I had to return my Denyse Schmidt Quilt book to the library. I almost jumped into the book return to fish it back out. But since I figured I wouldn't fit, and that there may be someone waiting for it as much as I had, I left it there. Plus we leave in two days (better get busy here!!!) so I'd rack up quite the fine if I high-jacked it!

When a girl's heart breaks...sew a skirt

So last week Friday Eve had here concert at school. She called Grandma Helen to invite her, but she had to work and said she'd come to the one at church. As soon as Eve hung up the phone her face tightened up, her eyes squinted shut, and she started to cry. And it was the kind that comes from way down deep in your stomach. I couldn't take seeing her cry, but this apparently was heartbreaking to her, so I decided to surprise her with a new skirt to wear for the concert. I used this pattern for hers.

I added an additional inches to the skirt, and if I make it again, I'll add a bit more because this just touches her knee. And of course the other 2 couldn't be left out, but I opted for this simplier pattern with a bit of modification to the hem. On the next 2 I also added ric-rac to the hem band and skirt seam.

This one used a lot less material hence it's not was twirly (shhhhh). But I'm not sure this cut would look as good on an 8 year old as it does on someone younger. And Sara was unavailable for a solo pic. View following for reason why: