A yellow skirt

I got in the mood to make skirts this weekend.  Not difficult actually use a pattern skirts, but cut large rectangles and sew them onto an elastic waistband skirts.  I had fun making them (except the part where I chopped my fingernail and a small piece of my finger off with the rotary cutter).  Didn’t really hurt cuz  it was a brand new, sharp, just out of the package blade. But, oh did it bleed!  I digress…  I showed daughter no. 2 all the cute fabrics she had to choose from and she said, “ Can I just have plain yellow?”.  Really?  “Plain yellow with ribbon sewn around the bottom.”  Okay.  Sounds cute.  I’ll give it a shot.  And, ohhhh I’m so happy I did.  It turned out so stinkin’ cute!!  The other girls skirts turned out cute too, but daughter no. 2 is the only one who would pose for pictures after church.  Everyone else was rushing to change into comfy Sunday afternoon clothes.  So,  here is the plain yellow stinkin’ cute skirt.

It’s so happy and sunshiney!  She was quite pleased with her idea too.

Hmmmm. I might have to do solid colors more often..

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Butterscotch and Roses Pillow

I’m currently working on a quilt made with a jelly roll of Butterscotch and Roses.  (Love)  I just got the quilt cut and and ended up with a handful of scraps.  There was just enough to make a pillow to match my new bedding!  Perfect.

And of course, my helper had to jump in a few pictures.  (I actually took lots more pictures of her than the pillow.)

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Flowers

It’s been busy busy few months and unfortunately the only sewing I’ve done was the girls Easter skirts.  But, hopefully I will be changing that soon.  I did manage to take a morning trip to the city rose gardens with my youngest cutie.  We had great fun stopping at every colored rose to smell them.

I’ve also been enjoying the flowers in my yard this year.  I’ve discovered that bulb plants tend to do well in Texas because they blossom earlier in the year and therefore, have more time to look pretty before the heat kills ‘em off in late spring.  I’ll definitely be planting lots more this fall!

They won’t last much longer, but I’m really enjoying them while they are here!

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Happy Easter!

I had fun making the Easter skirts this year!  They were super easy and turned out pretty cute. 

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My first quilt

While I was up cleaning my daughters room this morning, I found this stuffed under her bed.  She must have found it shoved in some deep dark closet somewhere and pulled it out.  It made me laugh in a funny/embarrassed kind of way.  My first quilt!  Wow. Check out all those awesome corners. (Ha!) I didn’t even know how to bind.  So, I rolled the backing around to the front.  My back must have been too small since it looks like I cut the top horribly crooked to make it fit.  Again. Wow.  Oh well, good to keep it around to see how far I’ve come. 

It’s framed perfectly by my lovely (not!) tile floor. 

I got the idea from a quilt I saw hanging in a quilt store.  Ric-rac was sewn along all the seams on the quilt, but I couldn’t afford it, so went without.  I wonder how  badly I would have messed that up… Too funny.  Brings back memories though.  What does your first quilt look like?

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A rainbow in the mail

I didn’t know how much fun it was to buy thread!  Connecting Threads had a thread and fabric sale, so I thought I would give them a try.  I always need thread and I needed 12 yards of pink fabric (which is not cheap!)  for a Dresden Plate quilt I’m starting.  Who can beat $2.48 a yard?  I was a bit worried about the quality, but it seems great.  I also ordered a rainbow sampler, 24 - 5 inch charm squares,  for $2.07 so I can use as a reference when I order solids in the future.

Doesn’t it make you want to find something bright and colorful to sew?

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My Mini Vacation

I had the best week!  Thanks to my super awesome sister-in-law, who babysat my kids for three days, I was able to go on a trip to Ventura, CA.  My husband travels there all the time for work, so I decided to tag along.  There were a lot of firsts on this trip.  My first sushi restaurant. I had oysters, clam, eel, and lots fish.  My first exploring on my own, which is a super big deal for me.  I drove a rental car with a GPS system and found my way to three fabric stores, the Ronald Reagan Memorial Library, Ventura Pier and Santa Barbara Pier.  I also played on the beach and shopped.  So much fun!

I walked the harbor and ate at two restaurants overlooking this:

I watched the beach turn from this:

to this:

I saw this:

Yes, that’s the retired Airforce One.  I got to walk through it head to tail!

And I shopped here…… (among many other places)

Did I mention how much fun I had??  Now, it’s back to real life again.  Sigh!

Isn’t it funny that the biggest reason I wanted to leave was to get a break from the kids, but they are what I missed most when I was gone?

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