We saw these in Family Fun magazine, and decided to give them a try. Macy’s isn’t actually done on account of the fact that when you’re 8, each face requires about 3 hours of thought.
And then Bennett barfed all over his.
Sewing machine cover
September 16, 2008 By 5 Comments
I used these directions. Fabric is a curtain panel from Ikea and leftovers from my ironing board cover. It fits both my crappy old Singer machine and my Babylock, so it’d probably fit most others as well. Now I think I need one for my serger. And I’m pretty sure I need to paint my stools and chair red. This organizing thing is getting out of control.
Go back for the doors or not?
September 15, 2008 By 12 Comments
See? Told you my sewing room was messy. I HATE those electrical panels, but in order to get my room big enough to be useful, they had to be in the room. I tried hanging a cork board over them (there it is in the pile on the ground) but it stuck out weird. And I didn’t like it anyway.
So, I was at IKEA this weekend, looking for some frames (more on that in the next day or two, as soon as I locate the duct tape), when I saw this cabinet. Look how nicely it covers those ugly panels! Plus, the red will go great with my new ironing board cover. But I think I might go back for the doors, seen here. Thoughts?
(Note the small sick child who accidentally fell asleep on the floor whilst watching Tarzan.)
Today, I am grateful
September 15, 2008 By 8 Comments
Mission: Organization
September 13, 2008 By 2 Comments
My sewing room is a disaster. I’ve started tidying and cleaning, but that means dealing with a lot of unfinished projects. A LOT. For example, I started this purse over a year ago. I hate the handles, so I never finished. I can’t decide if it’s worth working on some more or if I should just cut it apart and use the scraps for something else.
I also had some huge floor pillows I bought for the reading corner in my boys’ room. I did all the machine sewing 2 months ago, but still hadn’t sewed the darn things shut. Heck, the throw pillows on the couch in my master bedroom still aren’t sewed shut after a year or more, I just put that side down. And not many people hang out in my master, so it’s OK…right?
BC has a 42″ plasma leaning against the wall in there, too. He claims he’s taking it to work for training videos. Or something. I think it should be the prize for our next giveaway. And I’m sending him a link to this post. Maybe it’ll be the motivation he needs to remove it?
The Jenny Bag and the winners
September 10, 2008 By 10 Comments
I made this bag for a friend. She picked the fabrics. I think they’re Alexander Henry, but I bought them a very long time ago for a dress for Macy so I’m not quite sure.
The inside:
Tutorial and pattern here. It’s a little small (keep in mind I pack around a diaper bag called “MotherShip” for day to day use and take my opinion on that with a grain of salt). I also didn’t like how the straps were attached last. It’s a little sloppy for my liking. If I made it again, I’d attach them when I sewed the lining to the outer fabric.
Just for fun, a picture of Macy in the dress. 2 years is a long time in kid years.
The winners are….
Ambrosia (totally typed your actual name the first time), who guessed correctly when she said “Did you find it tangled around the rotating brush rod on your vacuum cleaner after it stopped sucking stuff up/rotating while you vacuumed your latest craft mess?” Indeed I did.
and
Jane, who said “BC’s belly button?”. However, I’m not flying to Phoenix to make her dinner. Sorry, Janer.
Pretty sure you both already have my email, so let me know what you want for your prizes!
SO much better
September 9, 2008 By 11 Comments
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!
May the force scare the crap out of you
September 7, 2008 By 10 Comments
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.
They waited in line with a bunch of people, including this guy:
(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.
Name that fur ball
September 4, 2008 By 31 Comments
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.)
