Saturday, October 1, 2011

Fall and Winter Wardrobes

The one thing you can count on is change. Here in New England the seasons are changing. The leaves are beginning to change colors and fall off the trees, acorns are every where, tour buses are making their way through small towns, apple cider is being sold on the town common, along with apple cider doughnuts (yum), the rains have started and the temperatures have dropped. I love the fall in New England. The other change that is taking place is the switching of the wardrobe. This is one of my least favorite things to do. We spend a couple of days going through every ones dressers and closets trying on all of last years fall and winter clothes, handing down what doesn't fit and making a list of what is needed for this year. And then the fun begins, a trip to the fabric store and a finger walk through the patterns and what do I end up with? A new wardrobe for kids, and hours of work for me. I hope I can get it all done before the snow flies.




I hope to show some finished products in the next couple of weeks. With any luck I just might be able to get it all done before they grow out of them. It is times like these I wish I had a sewing room where I could just leave stuff out all of the time. Instead we don't eat dinner. It's a trade off I'm willing to make right now.

I'M PUBLISHED







Granted I had to do the publishing myself. Here is a look at a fun little project I did recently.



























On the last page you can slip in a picture of your favorite super hero. A really fun project for mommy's to be. I also made a little girl version but I don't have pictures, sorry. It has a cupcake, flower, baby doll, blue bird and something else. It is totally cute in pink and purple. For those of you who are wondering if my services are availible to provide you with your own copy of this very cute book the answer is no (unless you beg relentlessly and have time to wait for shippment). I will happily send you the pattern. Also for those of you who are close enough to little Mr. Wells, I made one about shapes and colors. Ask him if you can take a gander, maybe he will share. The best part about these books, you can chew on them and they won't fall apart.