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Some much needed quilting practice.
I "tried" to make some underwear for my overly skinny son. If anyone knows of a boys underwear pattern please let me know. The vintage girls one did not do the trick.
I have a new friend I've really enjoyed getting to know and we were planning on getting together today. Because she's a crocheter I whipped up this crochet pouch with a beautiful ball of Malabrigo yarn. Unfortunately her daughter has chicken pox and so the date has been moved. I was tempted to expose my son so he could get the immunity but it went against my mothering extinct to purposefully expose him to itching spots. So we've postponed for another day and I'm thinking of making a few more of these for the shop.
It's a good thing I worked out this morning since when the kids woke up a request for waffles was made. I know that waffles can just have syrup but what's the fun in that?
1. Moss Treasure Bowl by shanineal I love this felted bowl, so natural and perfect for the bathroom and really any other room in the house.
My oldest has been begging to sew this week, which is of course the week my sewing room has been a disaster in an effort to organize myself. So when I finally could see the floor she took her sewing box and fabric and began to create. There was a few moments where I feigned busyness and watched her focus on her creation. For a five year old I'm pretty impressed with what she comes up with. Right now there's not much teaching about the ins and outs of sewing, just her, fabric and her machine.
A mother couldn't ask for anything more.
My sewing room was in desperate need of a little spring cleaning so when I saw a spring cleaning list on Sew, Mama, Sew I decided it was time. I bought a bunch of bins and organized away and I'd have to say I love how it turned out. The bins keep the fabric more organized and I can still see all the variations. No more piles of loose fabric for me!
I bought the doll at a garage sale with the vintage dress and although I've never catorgorized myself as a doll person she fits in perfectly on my shelf.
It's nice to finally have my yarn and supplies organized in a way that is actually usable. I'm in love with bins! 
I was also able to work on my son's quilt this week. I love the Arcadia fabric by Sanae for Moda. I'm using the jelly filled quilt pattern from ThimbleBlossoms. This is my first time buying a jelly roll for a quilt and I'd have to say I love how simple it is. It's really coming together nicely and I'm excited for the final product.
The first nice spring weekend we've had in awhile and my poor husband spent it curled up in bed with the flu! I in the mean time tried to entertain three children and keep them from bothering their father. I am utterly exhausted and it looks like a tornado went through my house. So I'm briefly sharing some fabulous pages out of some vintage books I got at the local library book sale. The books were super old and super beat up but the pictures are gorgeous and I have some plans for those illustrations soon; after cleaning up the tornado and taking care of a sick husband. Germs be gone from my house! Seriously, I can only take so much....
All kinds of beads and accessories have taken over my space. I've been playing around with making my own stitch markers for knitting and I finally got up enough courage to bring them into my local knitting store. I have sold some of my knitting needle organizers to her before but I am always nervous when showing a new product. Thankfully she loved them and are now for sale in her store. Now I just need to make some for my etsy shop. And can I just say how much I love my stamp! I love craftpudding!
My sisters birthday was on Easter this year and my parents went to visit her and brought my gift with them. Since she's at the end of her PhD in entomology I knew she didn't have as much time to as she would like but I thought this neat pincushion/bucket would be something she could use if she found a few moments to sit and quilt. I mean everyone needs a break now and then! I got the pattern from this great tutorial and I absolutely love it. If you're in my inner circle expect one shortly! It really was an easy pattern to follow and turned out great. The only thing is my pincushion wasn't quite even and I'm what I did wrong, maybe I filled my weighted bag too full. Who knows? But all in all it turned out well and the sister reported she liked it. Success!
What do you do when your daughter is still wide awake at midnight because you let her take a four hour nap? You take her to the sewing room of course for a little egg sewing, with this great tutorial and a little egg nesting. Nothing says good mothering like sewing with your child in the middle of the night.
I made it into my sewing room briefly to play with old vintage blocks and scraps discovered at an estate sale. My mind is a whir with what to create.
Check out more beautiful creative spaces at kootoyoo.
The girls got to bring home baby goslings from preschool yesterday to take care of for a night. They were amazingly cute and perfect for right before Easter. They had a hard time saying goodbye this morning.
I'm still struggling with a cold and planning on snuggling up on the couch with the kiddos and some movies today. I'm hoping I can kick it fast so that I can get back on track as my list seems to be getting longer and longer.
While we were in Disneyland I had these done of the kids. I've always wanted a silhouette of all of them and I'm so glad I got it done and captured them as small children. I need to actually hang them on the wall sometime soon but for now they make a cute group of three on the buffet.
1. pip Squeak by ManicMuffinTotes: I love how cute this little mouse is. The ears are just so sweet.
I bought this bench for my girls vanity almost a year ago at a second hand store. It only cost me five bucks and I figured I could redo it. I finally got around to tackling it and it turned out fairly well. I learned a few things in the process for sure. I learned that trying to upholster something by yourself guarantees that the fabric won't be as tight as it should be. I also learned that I needed to cut the foam and fabric a little more exact to prevent bunching.
- A Backpack Doll in desperate need of a face.
I finally got around to posting a few things in the shop today. I sewed these knitting needle organizers a little bit ago. I'd cut out the pattern before Christmas so it was nice to get them crossed off the list!
