This was my ironing board cover this morning:
This is my ironing board now:
Tutorials can be found here, here, and here. I did a wide 3 thread stitch on my serger and then threaded the string from the old cover through the stitching with a doll maker’s needle. I also added 2 thin layers of cotton batting. Fabric is Heather Bailey’s Pop Garden.
And, the contest is over at midnight. Stay tuned for winners in the morning!
So, there was this thing yesterday at Pottery Barn Kids (aka the place we spend all our American Express points). We got tickets weeks ago. BC and the boys had to get up early on a Saturday.
(Sir, if you’re reading….you look like an idiot.)
And when the moment they’d longed for finally came….
Campbell said he hated Storm Troopers and needed to get out of there. Keller wasn’t much better. We try to be good parents. We really do. Our kids just don’t want to have fun. Stay tuned for our trip to the circus in 2 weeks. I’m sure that one will rule.
So, we’re having a contest. Tell me where I got this disgusting mass and win a prize. First correct answer wins. Funniest answer also wins. That’s right people….TWO winners. What do you win? Well, the choice is yours (that makes me think of those Chuck A Rama commercials). Maybe a scripture case? A tampon/pencil case? Lounge pants? Dinner at my house? Or, pick something else. Ready……set……guess!
(The quarter did not happen to be part of the original mass, it’s just there for size reference.)
OK, so they’re actually pajama bottoms, but “lounge pants” sounds fancier (and you all know how fancy we are). Fancy. Capital F. I let each of the kids pick his or her own fabric…and I kept my mouth shut. These two belong to Campbell. Wait ’til you see what Keller picked out. Did I mention that I kept my mouth shut? Did I mention it probably took Keller 2 hours to make his selections? BC and the two littlest dudes went back to the car and fell asleep. THAT is how long it took. The list of things that are less painful than going to the fabric store with children includes “dipping a paper cut in lemon juice” and “donating a kidney”.
Pattern is this. I love their stuff. My favorite part is that you just print out whatever sizes you need on 3 or 4 pieces of regular paper. You can junk (and/or recycle) the paper when you’re done and not clutter up your sewing room.
Edited to add: This is what was going on while I typed up this post.
We’ve still got a ways to go, but I think we could survive for a while. I’ve got 900 lbs of wheat, but not enough toilet paper stored to deal with the effects it would have on our bodies. I also ordered a few of these on Monday. I don’t think they’ll be delicious by any means, but I do think they could get us by for a bit in a real emergency. And they don’t take up much space. And they last for quite a while. So, that’s the bunker.
I got this in my mailbox today and I LOVE it. I got it from Rosie at RHBDesigns. You can visit her blog or her Etsy shop if you need your own. Rosie and I met years ago at a kiddie music class, back when I only had 2 kids. Man, those were the days! She’s a sweetheart. Her service was amazing. I paid for this necklace YESTERDAY MORNING. It was on my chubby neck this afternoon!
I entered Macy in a thing. Vote for her, will ya?
(I promise I won’t have her wear those size 24 months pants.)
