Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?

So, I did say at the end of my last post that I had two important finishes to share...Well, I would if I had been a little less procrastinatey, however as of today, we are down to one sad sack boy:

The boys have loved their little sack boys (which is good, since they bugged me mercilessly to finish them), made them little clothes out of cut up tee shirts, and taken them everywhere with them. Hence, the incident of many tears...my five year old lost his sack boy at school today. A search party was sent out, but with no luck. The search will recommence tomorrow, but sack boy may be gone. The kindergarten teacher asked me to make more to put in the auction for the spring fair, so she could bid on them for her nice and nephew, so I may be starting a sack boy production line, with two for spring fair, and one for a sad little boy.

In other news, I finished an ice cream dress for my little one.

I was going through some of my patterns recently and realized that my copy of this only goes up to size four...eek! This little one is going to be four in the summer, and I bought this when she was one, I think. Must use patterns before they are outgrown! So I spent a weekend morning cutting two different versions of this dress out for her (she approved the fabric choices, of course), and sewed this one up yesterday afternoon. Just a couple of hours. Honestly, I think struggling with my loop turner for the button loop was the most challenging part. She dressed herself this morning, and I thought the cherry dress accompanied by rainbow leggings and monster socks was too cute! I guess you could describe her style as eclectic :)

That's all for now, thanks for visiting!

What's Going On?

We had a break in The Rain here on the West Coast and the sun brazenly showed us what we've been missing -- bluest skies and warmth on our skin. We planned to go skating this afternoon, but instead ended up enjoying the tropical climate at the Bloedel Conservatory. Prior to the Conservatory and the sun's unexpected visit, I cut out a bunch of patterns. I struggle with finding time to sew (or do anything not-kid-related) with all the kids around, so cutting out patterns on the dining table while they tear apart the living room at least makes me feel like I did something. So, I had a few thrifted t-shirts that I had been planning to make into some "Tee for Two" raglan tee-shirts (I don't see it on the Figgy's website anymore, but some people still have it for sale). I traced various sizes and variations of the pattern for all of my kids, and then cut the fabrics. I have been avoiding sewing knits, even though that's pretty much all that we wear for tops. Inspired by Made by Rae's series on knits, I figured taking the leap with Value Village tee-shirts was pretty safe.

This should keep me busy for a while:

I also cut out some more Valorie Wells voile for another Shearwater Kaftan. I can't wait.

plus

equals awesome.

Since this is a brand new blog, with zero followers, I think I qualify for Lynn's Small Blog Meet Up on Lily's Quilts. It seems like a great way to meet fellow newbies, and I know I've found some lovely blogs there before I started this. If anyone came this way from the New Blog Meet Up, then it's great to meet you!