aaarrrrggghhh

I made my first big boo boo. I was cutting out fabric for a shirt I was making. I had some gorgeous fabric. I mean I love this fabric and thought it would make a great shirt. Well I made a boo boo while cutting and didn't have enough fabric to remedy the problem. So I was going to order one more yard...no problem right? Well, it's sold out everywhere. I ended up having to order 3 yards of the green version of the fabric to make the shirt. I guess I have extra quilt fabric now.

king for a day

Liam asked me to make a "king hat" for him. I did the best with what I had. He sorta looks like the Witch King of Angmar now. He also requested a super hero cape. I'm going to attempt something like this. The pose in the picture is a sleeping king, in case you were wondering.

i heart the internets

Dare I?! Three posts within an hour!!

I just wanted to share some things I've found on the tubes. First, I love this idea that Jesus' favorite, aka Annie, has come up with. I found her blog via Wil Wheaton's blog. I've been trying to keep up with being grateful, but some days I just can't get to the computer.

I am also going to attempt to send a shirt to African Kelli. I wanted to do a care package last year and never got around to it. I'm going to send a shirt this year dag nabbit!

back to sewing

I've finally gotten back to sewing! I made a dress for Matilda and one for a friend who is going to have a baby soon. I'll try to remember to get a picture of Matilda wearing hers.

My mother-in-law was awesome enough to get me a gift certificate to my favorite online fabric store. So I ordered plenty of fabric to get my summer wardrobe going. I can't wait to get started. Of course with the time I have, I probably won't finish everything until the fall.

I've also decided to basically give up on my etsy store. I just don't have the time or energy to make or market anything. I think I'll just stick to sewing for gifts and for myself (which is rare). Oh well...maybe someone out there will buy the rest of the aprons and handwarmers.

one month

For Jason: Sorry I haven't posted in a while! hehe

For everyone else (which means my in-laws):

The display on my poor laptop broke! I'm much too lazy to go all the way down to the basement to use Jason's computer hence the lack of posting. Now all the kids are asleep, and I finally have time to upload some pics and make a post. Yay. *I just looked at some of the pictures that are uploading, and about sixty of them are Liam's face. That's what happens when you let a three year old play with your camera.*

So, you can tell what I've been doing from the above picture. Matilda Mae arrived on March 24th. She was 7lbs 7oz and 19in long. Tiny compared to my other two chunkers. She is an absolute doll! The good thing about being the third kid is that she definitely gets plenty of kisses throughout the day. I'm so glad she picked us to be her family!

Happy Easter!

The good news: I finished making a much needed diaper bag. I used the country messenger bag pattern from Amy Butler, and of course some Amy Butler fabric from her Nigella line. I love how it came out. It's so roomy! The bad news: there are about a billion other projects I want to finish before the baby arrives, which is any day now. I think tonight I'll start on the tea party sundress from Oliver + S. I'm so excited about this pattern. I have to figure out a way to make multiple sizes from one pattern. I was thinking tracing onto newspaper or something. Any suggestions out there? I'm also nervous about making buttonholes, but I think I can handle it. I'll practice lots before going for the real thing.
Here's a sweet picture of all my guys dressed in their Easter best. I brought the camera with us to church so we could get someone to take a picture of the whole family on the altar, but of course I forgot all about it. At least it stopped snowing and the sun came out so we could get good outside pictures. I even broke out the Pentax K1000 35mm, which is around 40 years old and still working just fine, and took some pictures.

It's time to go prepare Easter lunch (yummy portabello and mushroom and roasted red pepper sandwiches). Then I of course have to clean the house top to bottom for the arrival of the mother-in-law tonight. (yay) Hopefully I won't go into labor within the next couple of days so I can drag her around with me to flea markets and antique stores. The hubby's no fun to go with and just gets a glassy eyed stare when we walk into places like that.

little surprises

I received this beautiful little gown in the mail the other day. It was sewn by a woman from the tiny town in Louisiana I grew up in. I love getting little things like this when least expected. And the picture just doesn't do it justice. Maybe one day I will be able to sew like this! This will definitely go in Matilda's keepsake box, after I take 1,000 pictures of her wearing it of course.