Six Flags

I know I said I was going to keep this a sewing/craft related blog, but I just had to share these pics from Sunday. We took the family to Six Flags Great America & had such a wonderful time. My brother in law & his family came with us & the kids all had a blast (and slept like rocks that night).

Monkeys & Elmo & Ruffles, Oh My!

I started working on the kids fall/winter stuff this weekend. So far I have completed 6 ruffly pj bottoms for the girls. Of course, they had to match so nobody would fight :-) I just need to find some coordinating knits for matching tops (which I'm sure I have somewhere in my stash).

I'm loving how these turned out. There are days the girls just don't want to get out of their pj's, so at least now they won't look like they just rolled outta bed.

A is for.........................

Addiction

Yep, I said it. Addiction.

With all the beautiful fabrics, notions & patterns available it's very easy for a hobby to become an addiction. If you're anything like me (and I know most of my fellow seamstresses are) you have quite the collection of goodies to work with.

At the moment, my main addiction is patterns. I already have hundreds of yards of fabric that I *could* be creating with, I just need to take that plunge & cut into it already.

Some of the fabric in my collection has become highly sought after & hard to find, making it that much harder to make that cut....seriously, it's painful to even think about it.

What if I don't like the way it turns out?

What if I find a pattern down the road that would suite the fabric better? When you begin thinking like this, that is when you truly know your hobby is not a hobby anymore, but an addiction.

I've come to the realization that If I don't start using these glorious fabrics for their intended purpose soon, I will be forced to part with them (not by my choice).

So, what's a girl to do? Find the coolest patterns she possibly can to let the true beauty of the fabric shine thru. How do you do that, you may ask? Why, you simply get yourself a subscription to Ottobre magazine. This, my friends will not only inspire you to cut into your beloved fabric, but to do so as often as possible.

I got my first issue the other day & have been pouring over its brilliance every chance I get. Starting Monday, I will begin my Ottobre sewing, moving next to Farbenmix , most of which do come translated into english. A great place to buy both Ottobre & Farbenmix is Sewzannes.

Happy sewing :-)

Some motivational blogging

I've been very bad about keeping up with this blog, so I'm going to copy off a few blogging buddies & start some A-Z posting.

I'm going to try to make each post sewing or craft related, but can't promise anything. I've been in an unmotivated slump lately, so hopefully this will challenge me & help get my creative juices flowing again & maybe inspire some of you along the way :-)

BPIE BooTique

Search BPIE BOO on ebay August 11-18th.

Playing with food

While blog browsing last weekend, I came across a post about Bento egg molds. I just knew my kids would LOVE them, so I bought a couple sets right away. Well, they came today & let me tell you I enjoyed making them just as much as the kids did. Here is a quick pic I was able to get before the eggs were devoured. As you can see, our car lost a tire, but overall they turned out great for our first attempt.
For more information on how to make them once you receive your molds, check here. Unless, of course you read Japanese, which I do not. A huge thank you for the wonderful directions, I would have been pretty much lost without them.

I purchase mine from bento crazy I purchased ours last Sunday & they made it all the way from a military base in Japan already!! Shipping is very reasonable as well :-)