I love deliveries

My Sew Baby order came today. I got a fleece sock pattern. I'm not sure it's the one I want, but I'm going to try it. It has ribbing around the top. My RTW fleece socks don't. Ribbing would just be one more thing to buy. I've got a lot of workable fleece.

The Amy Butler Nappy Bag pattern came, too. I really want some funky fabric to use for it. Trying to remember to use the stash fabric, but there are some really cool, unique fabrics out there.

Some pretty pink and tan floral stretch poplin (1 yd) was also in the package. So were some freebies. A big snowman patch, a small stocking patch, a red boy's polo-style collar, and a girl's white/red scalloped collar.

So many fun things to play with as soon as I have more time.

Tunics, robes, and headscarves....oh my!

So far I've gotten 3 robes (1 more only needs a hem), 1 tunic, and 1 belt done. Several more robes and tunics are cut out. So much is "close enough," but I don't like having vague directions. Not nit-picking is great, but I hate not knowing exactly what to do.

Charlie got the broken window replaced. He feels good! He and J tried to burn all our yard debris, too, but that didn't work. It was pretty windy today.

O was really steppin' high today. She did so good walking! She is also mastering a good bit of sign language.

A lot to do

Beth and I are making cookies for Christmas. LOTS of cookies. Six different types, dozens and dozens of cookies. I'm entering all the recipes into mastercook. I'm afraid that I'm multiplying and such all wrong.

I've also started sewing for WLCD. This year I'm clothing the puppets. One tunic/robe and one head covering done so far. I'm never sure that I'm doing what Barbara wants. She usually gives me a bunch of fabric, some already cut out, and very limited directions. It always works out, but I hate feeling like I'm doing it wrong. I want to do a good job.

I'm also still going through the fabric stash. That is getting very tedious. It feels so good to see nice stacks of fabric though. Then it makes me want to use it all. Kinda cool. The Christmas dresses are next. The green fabric and a muslin fabric have been washed and are waiting to be cut out for the girls. The organizing is great, but it is so hard to get us all used to putting things back.

Sewing for Christmas

The jammies for H's IM in church are almost done. I just need to finish the armholes for the shirt. I put lace on the bottom instead of a ruffle. The bottom needs the waist done and the legs hemmed. I will put lace on the legs instead of ruffles here too. I just hope they work for IM. After this I need to pick out a dress pattern for Christmas. I also really need to do some pads, diapers, and mending. sigh.

Mending and misc.

I *finally* finished that pink shirt (Simp 4206) for L. That shirt pattern has really short shirts. I also mended E's Christmas '06 dress. I'd like to serge some of the seams to better finish them, but I need to get the serger adjustments made first.

I finished entering all my patterns into the patternreview.com site. It's neat to have them all listed in one place. I just need to be able to have pictures of all the patterns.

More later.

Deck the halls

And dress the girls.

Today I got 18.5 yds of material for Christmas clothes. I got some for jammies for H for her IM debut at WLCD. I'm going to be one busy sewing fool for the next 2 months.

O's check up with Dr. Bowlby went well. She just has that eczema-like thing on her right ear again. Yuck.

CR is gone to a men's retreat until Sunday. We'll be fine. Bored, but fine.