Squeezed In

As you may have noticed, posting has been kind of quiet around here these days. Right now is just the busy season with my husband's work and I have basically been on "extra baby duty".... and it seems that nap times are never long enough. But, I thought I would show a project that I was able to squeeze in recently. I've had this in mind for some time now, but was not sure exactly how I wanted to put it together. If I can find the time, I would like to "tweak" it a bit and then share how I did it. Recognize the fabrics?But as the weather turns colder, I should have more time to nestle in with my sewing machine. When is your busiest time of the year?.......On a random side note,...

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Weekend Walk

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Bigger is Better

I am finding the need these days to increase the size of my purse... I guess that comes with the territory of being a mom. There is always so much to remember when we go places... favorite toys, drink bottles, blankets, and other "fun" things that just don't fit in the diaper bag. But, I like the fact that my large beach towel, umbrella, jacket, and other miscellaneous things that one needs to take to the gym fit perfectly too.I decided to use the "Birdie Sling" pattern from Amy Butler and used Anna Maria Horner's fabric "Fortune" from her Good Folks collection, combined with my new favorite fabric from Erin McMorris, Hopscotch.I guess it is a little unusual for me to call this my new favorite...

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For the Tooth Fairy

So, do you remember this?... I just love "before" and "after" shots, don't you? ...some things do eventually make it off my sewing table and into the finished projects pile... yeah! A really simple project that I had made a long time ago for my niece as a present and wanted to repeat it for the "little guy"... a teething blanket. I used fabric, of course, from his favorite collection... cut into a small rectangle, with terry cloth on the reverse side, a soft batting on the inside, and the ribbons doubled over in a loop on the edges... stitch, stitch, stitch, and done!It seems at this age that everything a baby discovers goes immediately in the mouth and no matter how cute, interesting,...

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To the Very Last Detail

It seems like when I get on a roll, it's hard to stop... which means I'm still talking about weddings. But hey, doesn't every girl like to talk about that "big day"?!? On one of my previous posts Jane from Spain Daily mentioned that the Spaniards are quite tacky when it comes to weddings... well, I'm not sure how the Spaniards do it, but I would imagine that the Americans could hold their own on tacky. There are two "American wedding traditions" that I absolutely loathe and did not want under any circumstances at my own wedding:Imagine this... the bride and groom standing at their wedding cake, decorated with creamy icing to the very last detail, when as man and wife they cut the cake...

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