Sewing

I'm trying to catch up on posting pictures and information about the sewing and crafting that I have been doing in the past year.

E's Latin teacher has MS. We try to do little things that she can't do herself. I'm basically her crafty go-to girl. Crochet around a baby blanket? Done. Write 30 names on 24 handkerchiefs? Done. I love the creativity, and I love that she thinks of me. Recently, she hosted her MS support group and needed some little gifts to give. All six kids and I spent a couple of hours painting wooden clothespins. Fifty-five of the little suckers. They turned out so cute.

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Early in the summer we made curtains for an empty space at her NC mountain cabin. It was made from 2 towels that I sewed together. It turned out to match her bathroom space perfectly. The picture doesn't show the colors very well.

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New accessory

Thanksgiving was in need of some excitement, so O decided to break her arm. O and I were in the yard climbing up the slide. Who thinks kids won't do that? Of course she fell and broke her arm. She acted like it was a beautiful fashion accessory when she first got the cast.

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Now, it's ratty, dirty, and well signed. She is tired of telling people what happened. She just answers that it's a secret when someone asks her what happened. Oh good! That would be the perfect answer to get someone to call DSS.

It will come off Dec. 29. Yay!

Christmas dresses 2011, continued

The Christmas skirts are done, mostly. I've finished everything but the hems. They are bias cut so they won't fray, and the girls have been wearing them anyway. No pictures, yet, of the finished skirts.

Last week my arm started hurting - a lot! Turns out it's tennis elbow. And, I have to x-ray my hand to see if I have arthritis. Nice, huh? I had skirts for E, H, and O done before it started hurting to move my hand at all. L actually sewed her own skirt. I sat with her to show her what needed to be done. She did a great job.

I am making some ruffled fabric flowers (adapted from these) to put on the girls' t-shirts. That totally messed up my hand/arm. They are not quite finished. Each girl was given 17 strips of fabric 2.5" x 5" to put in any order. They all ordered them differently.

H's

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E's

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L's

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O's

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I hope to get the flowers finished. The one's I have done are pretty stinking cute! Charlie is getting a brace for my arm. Should help.