cute dresses...

...at least I thought they were cute. Sara...not so much... She liked the blue one, but while she liked the green fabric, she didn't like the dress so I'm sending it to Kathy for her daughter Kaitlyn. She thinks it's cute. I was a little hurt, although I shouldn't have been. She was just being honest. Here's a rare shot of all three together. An even more elusive shot is one where they are all looking at the camera and NOT being goofy. I still haven't gotten that one yet.

Things around here have been a little rough lately, but when they are looking so cute, it's hard to stay mad for too long. I love these little critters more than anything. Have a beautiful day!

Read-A-Thon

Sara had a read-a-thon at school during the month of March. The goal was for each student to read 100 books. Every student that read at least 100 books got a medal and a coupon for free ice cream. Sara ended up reading 165. She was so excited to get her medal, as you can tell from the picture. I think it's awesome that the push reading at her school. As I've said before I think reading is the foundation for every other thing that we learn. I love to read too. However, I get a little obsessive about it and will finish a book in a night, by staying up WAY too late. I think it's a project completion thing with me. Here are some pictures from the awards assembly...
Sara's teacher, Mrs. Randall, is the blond lady and her principal Mrs. Kinney is the dark haired lady.

Checking out the free ice cream...

Have a great day!

finally!!!

This quilt has been in the works for quite a while. And now it is offically done. HAND SEWN binding and all. I haven't washed it yet for that scrunched up look. Sara wouldn't let me. It's hers and She wanted to use it right away. It's backed with pale yellow minky and all I want to do is pet it. Seriously. It's that lovely.

LeAnn did an awesome job quilting it! She is very talented. I have another quilt that she did that I still have to HAND SEW the binding on. Actually, I still have to get the fabric for the binding.

I have a few more projects to post, but I'll keep you in suspense! I've been sewing like a maniac. I have 3 quilt tops waiting to be quilted and a dress or two for Sara. Any suggestions on what to sew for little boys. Besides quilts?

more show and tell...

First up on the hit parade is a hair scrunchie that I made out of scraps tied around a hair elastic. I also made a hair barrette out of the same scraps, but I don't have a picture of it yet. Sara gave this one to her friend Lexie. I hate to throw away even scraps of fabric!

Next...this is a little bag I made Sara for her dance shoes. The pattern is from allpeoplequilt.com. I opted not to make the pockets, but I did use the batting. Not sure if I'd use batting again. It makes is kind of bulky. But it turned out cute and she loves it. Hopefully, it'll do away with the shoe search every week.

This is another scrap project. I finished a quilt top and had some strips left over and this is what they became. I made it yesterday and she wore it to school today. I had 2 different moms come up to me and they wanted me to make them one. I was very flattered, but I'm not a seamstress. I just pretend sometimes.

I feel no words are necessary for this one...

So in addition to these lovelies, I made that quilt top and have another one in the works. I wish everyone a wonderful weekend!

show and tell...

This is the quilt that I made for my cousin Becca's new little baby. He's adorable. It didn't take me long to make it, but it did take me awhile to actually get it in the mail. But I loved it so much that I'm going to make a big one for my bed. I got the baby quilt kit from Quilt Taffy. Love those girls by the way. Super sweet and very helpful. The quilt was easy to do and I made it even easier because I just used the 5" squares as is instead of quartering them. I'm lazy like that. I have 3 more quilts to show and tell, but I have to do the binding first. And CJ if you are reading this, yes I said 3 quilts to hand sew. Wanna help? I'm seriously thinking about paying someone else to do it. I despise hand sewing that much.


The only other news is that I'm recovering from a wicked sinus infection. One dr visit and 3 Rx's later and I'm beginning to come out of the fog. Nice to see ya'll again. :)

favorite book collections

In our homeschooling adventures Logan & I have come across some pretty good books. We've tried 2 different curriculums and have found that Sonlight has suited us the best. They have great books. Some of the stories are a bit long for Logan to absorb in one sitting, but for the most part he has loved every story. Just thought I'd share a few of our favorites. These are collections of many stories and I think they are a great value. They would make great gifts too!

The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury

Eloise Wilkin Stories

Harper Collins Treasury of Picture Book Classiscs

Enjoy!

and because this is too funny NOT to share...

I'll have you know that I was no where around during this escapade. This is definitely a man's ingenuity...

in celebration...

...of finally digging out my scrapbook supplies, I'm going to post some random layouts for both your viewing pleasure and my inspiration. Because now that I have the supplies out, I NEED some inspiration folks.

This little gem is a favorite of mine because it's a rare photo of me that I like. Obviously it's from a few years back, about 4 I think. I also like it because of the stark contrast of the black and the colors. And of course, the points and angles. I'm a points, angles, square kind of girl. Bet you didn't know that about me. I doodle in lines, not circles. What about you?

This layout is all digital and I love the colors and the swatches of patterned paper. Yummy. So there you have it. Have super duper weekend!

bet you didn't know...

...that we have a three legged monster living at our house...