Kinley Lenea-1 month

Brandie and Philip went and got pictures taken for her first mother's day. Here it is.

Atlanta visit #1

We made the trip up to Atlanta to look at some houses and meet some people about a job or two. House hunting will require one or two more trips, we think. Campus was gorgeous! Very clean and just very...square. They probably have airborn sensors floating through campus that measure your right vs left brain function and zap you accordingly, or send you away on the stinger shuttle if you are thinking too abstractly. There are some images of a house we looked at, but with further investigation on online house rental, I think we can do a bit better, and maybe a little closer. I really liked the house though (even though i didnt get pics, sorry), and there was an herb garden all ready for me in the back! Anyway these are some pics of the campus and that house...CLICK HERE!

Wordless Wednesday

For the love of her squirrel

Kitty Hammock

I made this fabulous ninja kitty hammock for Amelia from leftover fleece scraps. I am always trying to come up with stuff to do with the scraps; I just hate to waste them. I just chopped it and tied it around the laundry basket, tight. Im not sure I would consider it a success or not, as you can see. I think she misunderstood...
However she has been in it for an hour or more, so maybe it was me that misunderstood.

Placemat/Dishtowel Pillows Preliminaries

I plan on making some fancy pillows in my future. Look at all these fabulous prints I found (mostly dishtowels with a few placemats mixed amoungst them) at Target.

And WORLD MARKET CLEARANCE RACK
TADA!
Isn't the Lobster cute? I don't know what I'll do with him, but with ties to Hampton beach, I'm sure I can come up with something inspired.

Sewing inspired by Denise Cosby

So I thought I would try out some clothes makin. With visions in my head of that Cosby episode where Denise makes Theo a Gordon Gartrell designer shirt, you know

I ventured to

the dollar fabric rack at Walmart, and found these...

Not too shabby I thought ($1.50/yrd really but still), and then delved into patterns. I was really focusing on things that looked not too piecey, or elaborate, because I am quite aware of my limitations as a skilled seamstress. These seemed the most beginner friendly, and they were only $3.44.

I made skirt B, and I looked like a mermaid. However I forgot to take a picture of it before I chopped it up, so I created a reenactment of the mermaid suit for blogging purposes. It looks better when the table wears it, I promise you.

So, I decided to chop the bottom flounciness off for the most part leaving a ruffle at the bottom. It was a good first attempt I think, but not yet wear it in public quality, not due solely from my pathetic hem-work (though it left something to be desired), but the fabric was cheap like I said and didn't lay well atoll.

And the directions SUCKED. Maybe my sewing jargon knowledge is lacking, but I really think they gave me little to go on.

Zoo trip with the Batick babies

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