B.E.A.R. Day

Well, it was Be Excited About Reading in 2nd grade today. They can wear PJ's and be comfy all day. Big G was super excited this morning when I showed him his Star Wars PJ pants, Pillow and T-shirt that I made him. He couldn't wait to go to school! I found the fabric on the 50% off table at Hancock Fabrics this summer and I knew I would have a reason for it.
Of course, I now have to get PJ's made for the girls - Hannah Montana and Little Einsteins!!

Gingham Apron

I made a gingham apron for my daughter. She loves it! It really turned out cute. She has worn it all morning. I have had this green gingham for about 2 years and I still have a ton of it left. I really wanted to use it. I found this old cross stitch pattern that my mother-in-law gave me a couple of years ago. I had totally forgotten about it. I thought it would be cute on an apron. This is it:

I used, once again, Amy Karol's pattern, but made adjustments for a child size. I know I can't say enough times how much I love that book. Here she is in her new apron:

I hope to get working on some fall clothes for the girls soon, but I have to get on the Tea Party/Birthday Party that is creeping up on me!!!

Another Apron, more food

Well, I didn't manage to do much house cleaning yesterday. Though, I did clean the inside of the car out. Not to much recognition since school let out 30 min late on the first day because of a thunderstorm! And the kids were as Lil put it "soppin wet". At least all the trash was out!

Anyway, Lil and I made a peach and blueberry cobbler. I think it would have been better in a cast iron skillet, but it sure tasted good!

I got the recipe from here again. I tend to get obsessed with one cookbook or magazine and make a bunch of stuff from it and then move on to another.

During Lil's snooze, I finished up another apron for a gift. I am trying to make them all different, even though I am using the same basic pattern from Amy Karol's book Bend the Rules sewing. I thought this one would also be good to use during Christmas with the red and all. Bias tape is usually not much of my friend, but this worked out pretty well.

I've had so much fun making these aprons for birthday presents, I am thinking about making some for Christmas.

First Day of School

Well, they are off to Kindergarten and 2nd grade! They were so excited when they got up this morning. I can't believe summer flew by so fast, not too mention the last few years! We did have hair issues, big brother, was no where to be found after I sent him up to brush his teeth. I found him... with water all over his head. I said, "what are you doing".. G said, "trying to get my hair flat". This is the child that could care less all summer what he looked like and I had to argue with him to even get him to bathe.....

Then, of course, I have to take a zillion pictures of the first day. Big G decides he will pull some silly moves by messing with his sister's head. This was fine and all until Molly figures out that her hair is messed up!! Mama saves the day by fixing it.

We are all about to pile into the mommy van to head to school when baby sister starts crying, she wants a picture too. But would not stop crying so we could take the pic??....

Anyway, they are off. I hope they have a wonderful day. Lil and I are going to try to clean, clean, clean including the car. Maybe, sneak in a little sewing and ditch some of the cleaning!!!

Long week..

It has been a long week. I recovered 6 cushions for my mother at her lake house and made 4 throw pillows. No pics yet. Plus, getting ready for school to start next week. I am looking forward to having a schedule again, but not looking forward to trying to get everyone up at the crack of dawn!!

I did make a yummy recipe from the magazine EatingWell. You can find the recipe here. We needed to use up our veggies from our Veg Box this past week and this was great. We ate it as a side item - Yummy!

Also, I did get around to making two of the aprons I am planning to use as birthday gifts this fall. Our family has 11 birthdays between now and Christmas! Then of course you have to think of Christmas presents also. I used the vintage apron pattern out of Amy Karol's book Bend the Rules Sewing. I absolutely love this book and have had such fun making things from it. You can find it here.

And another one:

School Outfit

I can't believe my middle baby is starting school already!! It is sooooo hot here in August when school starts that I thought I would make a skort. I just love this pattern. I have used it tons of times, it is so quick and easy. I think I will make a few more, it stays hot around here until late October! This is the inside of the skort:

We're off to the lake this weekend with my parents. I am actually taking my sewing machine. Mom needs new cushions for her furniture outside. Not sure how much I will get done. Half the problem for me is remembering all the stuff I need to bring to be able to sew. More than likely I will remember my sewing stuff and forget to bring something for one of the children!

First day of blogging!

Well, this is my first blog entry. There will be no sewing today. I spent all my free time trying to figure out how to start this blog. Plus, turned off t.v. and video games for the kids (a.k.a. the babysitters), so they have been entertaining themselves for a long time now. Lot's of noise from the playroom, scared to see what they have been up to! I am very excited about sharing my sewing. Hope to be back soon!