Shamrocks

We made shamrocks today.

A good lesson in mixing colors and combining shapes.

When they dry Miss A can cut them out and we can hang them up.

A Few Projects I Did. . .

Rainy, yucky weather with Daddy around equals plenty of sewing time.

I won't complain too much at least it isn't snowing and the temperatures are quite pleasant.

I made some more baskets to add to the present stash. I can see these filled with special goodies for each person. So if you a friend or a relative maybe you shouldn't look . . . just in case :) And they are all made from those grab bags of fabric I just picked up for cheap.

Then I tried out this tray basket pattern I found - bad picture :( - but super easy - just what I like!

I also had some pumpkin/fall fabric in my grab bags, so I made up a few coasters, just boring squares, but I didn't want to cut apart those cute pumpkins.

Tonight, we are having friends over for a turkey dinner. Not too much fun cooking a big dinner when only 2 adults are eating but when there are 8 people involved - yummy!

First Bag

This is another one of the first projects I made with my old machine. Overall I like it. It is too small for all the stuff I usually take with us on day trips. Sometimes it comes to the library with us or to the zoo. But it mostly just hangs in our entrance way.

Someday I would like to try and make a bigger tote bag, but I haven't found one that I really like yet.

A Few New Fabrics. . .

I got a chance to sneak out to a fabric store this weekend and pick up a few new pieces.

Then I got another "grab bag" of fabric.

I hope to spend a few hours sewing this afternoon while Miss A is at preschool and Mr P is napping - wish me luck!

Winter Blah. . .

We have been trying to get out of a winter blah around here.So daddy did this. . .

The kids were thrilled. Miss A and I "slept out" the other night. What fun!

Yesterday I made the green basket

and today the brown one.

They came together very quickly and I can see more in my future. All the fabric I bought from a "stuff as much as you can into this bag" pile of scraps. Being a newbie to the sewing world I don't have very many scraps so I kinda like that kind of shopping.

Log Cabin Quilt

I finished this log cabin quilt a few weeks ago. It is baby size. Crazy Mom Quilts has a great tutorial on how to piece one together. I love how it turned out.
the front. . .

the back. . .

It's back. . .

After having several days of nice weather ( we even saw the sun a couple of days), we are back to snow.

I saw these cute snowflakes on Flipflops and Applesauce. All you need is liquid glue, q-tips and glitter.


Connect the q-tips on wax paper or a baking mat. . .

Put LOTS of glue on the "joints" of the snowflake. . .

Sprinkle with glitter. . .

And let dry for several days. . .

and hopefully this will be our last winter craft!