Tonight, at the end of a very busy day, I cut out the flags that I am making for the church. Charlie will show them to Debi tomorrow. I hope they are what she has in mind.
First we split the kids for time out. Charlie and JHO took off, and I took ELI with me to breakfast at Atlanta Bread Co. Turns out that Charlie went there with his group, too. It was good.
Then we did some cleaning. I managed to put away some fabric. The big 2 did a bit of ironing.
Charlie got home we put away all the grains and stuff we got from Breadbeckers. That took forever. Then, we went to a birthday party for Tabetha Davis. After that was a trip to G&G's hotel before going to the fish fry for the Sunday school crowd.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Finished sewing
The birthday dress for E is finally finished! It's Simplicity 5234. I made the first one too small so I made a second one. The second one got a lining and lace on the bottom that she wanted. It looks really nice on her. Altogether, 6 yards of fabric out. Plus a spool of thread was finished and some lace from '06 was used. Yay, me!
I mended L's ballerina puppet finally. Now she has 2 shoes and neater hair.
I repurposed an ugly purple shirt that the girls didn't like into a shopping bag. I used ribbon for the straps that is at least 15 years old. It's not very attractive, but hopefully it will be functional.
I mended L's ballerina puppet finally. Now she has 2 shoes and neater hair.
I repurposed an ugly purple shirt that the girls didn't like into a shopping bag. I used ribbon for the straps that is at least 15 years old. It's not very attractive, but hopefully it will be functional.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Patterns
I have been organizing patterns. Lots of them. Another container is empty. The patterns are in envelopes and filed away. Most of them are in my picassa album. I love being able to look through my "pattern book" online. It's very convenient.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
What I finished
I got his birthday outfit. It's a cute little romper (McCall's 9354) made from army truck fabric that I got at PPQ. I also used buttons off of Charlie's old army coat. It's adorable. Adorable. Pictures to follow soon. Only 1 yard out.
I made a napkin pouch for H for her b'day to hold her princess stone. I used some of the old heart buttons from mom on it as well as some old ribbon. All is cost was $1 for a bandanna from WM.
Now I'm working on fixing a pair of pants for Charlie's blacklight performance. I'm just taking off a light gray strip off the side and resewing the seam. That doesn't feel like real sewing, but it's a big money and time saver.
I made a napkin pouch for H for her b'day to hold her princess stone. I used some of the old heart buttons from mom on it as well as some old ribbon. All is cost was $1 for a bandanna from WM.
Now I'm working on fixing a pair of pants for Charlie's blacklight performance. I'm just taking off a light gray strip off the side and resewing the seam. That doesn't feel like real sewing, but it's a big money and time saver.
Monday, April 06, 2009
What I finished
I finished one of the luggage tags that I started ages ago.
It looks pretty cute. I made it out of the same material as the diaper bag. I'll post a pic later. Next time I need to change around a few things. I want to sew the plastic on the front piece before sewing the front and back together. I also want to sew all the edges WST leaving the top open. Then turn it, insert tag ends, and top stitch closed.
I also did a bit of mending. I mended 2 pairs of tights. The striped skirt with ribbon trim that my mom made for E needed a side seam repaired. I also need to finish up the elastic for the waistband.
It looks pretty cute. I made it out of the same material as the diaper bag. I'll post a pic later. Next time I need to change around a few things. I want to sew the plastic on the front piece before sewing the front and back together. I also want to sew all the edges WST leaving the top open. Then turn it, insert tag ends, and top stitch closed.
I also did a bit of mending. I mended 2 pairs of tights. The striped skirt with ribbon trim that my mom made for E needed a side seam repaired. I also need to finish up the elastic for the waistband.