The cake is a liar!

Needing some new shirts.....

I think these will work.

Sunday dress

I made a new wrap around skirt to go with the cute shirt I made the day before.

I wore it to church today because the sun was shining.

BUT

when we left....there was 4" of snow on the ground

and it was still falling.

I made my teen take my pic, and tried to find a good before weightloss picture.

Unfortunatley, I didn't let anyone take pictures of me then because I hated to look at them. So, you get this goofy picture of my head again. I think you get the idea though.

I'm hoping to get my hair cut off into a pixie, and dyed red with blonde highlights for the summer.

ps. My 4 year old told me that I look "Handsome" today. I thought that was sweet.

Quickies...

---Lost 2 more pounds!! Whew hew!

---made a darling shirt last night...with my new serger *contented sigh* it was dreamy!

--Big sale here....hurry!

--went to another funeral today and have a post funeral headache.

What are your weekend plans?

Just another day in..

Yesterday was truly a fabulous day all around.

Just a bunch of small (and Large) good things happened all in a row!

The day started off as usual, getting the kids up and ready for school. I finally got a chance to shower and pray.

I always say my prayers after I shower because it is the only time that I have alone.....really.

So anyway, I was saying prayer and I decided that I would just be thankful, and not ask for anything...for once. I know that I have so much, and I know that Heavenly Father already knows what I need each day, just like I know what my kids need. It was nice to think about, and thank Him for everything.

I left the bathroom, and was confronted with this

ummmm....yeah....that is my 10 year old. He had just done the Rubik's Cube. He has been watching a guy on youtube, learned the algorithms, and can do the cube!!

I was home with 5 little boys for a few hours. They were noisy, messy, and whiny. For a minute I sat there thinking that impaling myself with sharp objects would be more fun, I had to stop and just be thankful that they are all healthy enough to be annoying.

In the afternoon I got this--

It was a total surprise, and it made me cry!! I haven't had a serger for about 12-14 years. And listen to this:

Can you imagine how easy serging could be if you didn’t have to thread the machine? Look no further than the Imagine – Baby Lock’s most popular serger. This advanced home serger includes Jet-Air Threading™, which threads the lower loopers with the touch of a lever, and Automatic Thread Delivery to thread in any order.

The day ended with teaching a purse class- always fun, and good reports from all teachers at Parent-Teacher Conferences.

Just another day in paradise!

Projects

What I did while you were working on the Mystery bag.

A Diaper bag for my niece's sister-in-law. Lyns gave me the fabric months ago....

of course I didn't start the bag until 2 days after the baby was born.

I've had the fabric for new kitchen curtains for months too. I finally got around them, and they only took about 1/2 hour to make and hang.

It drives me crazy when I keep putting a project off because "I don't have time", only to find out that I wasted more time thinking about not having time than it actually took to make the project. Another example of that would be the living room drapes that needed hemming...for 2 years. Hemmed them Monday. took 20 minutes. baaah!

anyway....made curtains, a charging basket, and a Diet Coke can recycling bag.

I made this adorable (tampon) envelope bag. I hate to have those things rolling around in the bottom of my bag so that my toddler can pull them out in the middle of church.

I had to make a new ironing board cover for the fold out board. The old one was never right, and it ended up shrinking....and melting. Weird!!

Lastly, I made a new header for my favorite Quilt Shop...and blog. I think that this one is a keeper....i hope???

What are you doing this week?

Queen=True Love

It was March 25th, 1992

that Lego Hair Man (boy then) and I

went out on our first date.

It was a blind date.

I knew it was a forever love when we both sang

(loudly)

this song when it came on the radio.

(We had only know each other less than an hour)

Bohemian Rhapsody was OUR first "Song"!

Here's to romance Lego Hair man! I love your guts!

Mystery Purse Day 6

It's the last day!!!

I can't believe it is finally here.

By the end of this post, the mystery will be over.

oy! The pressure! What if you hate it, and hunt me down, and beat me up with it.

That would NOT be good.

have I ever mentioned that I have anxiety?

uhhh...carry on!

Step 1- Attaching other side of snap. Take snap flap and center it about 2-3" from top of bag. Snap side down.

Step 2- Lift flap and lay washer where other snap will go. Mark cutting lines in washer. Cut through both layers of front pocket.


Step 3- Push snap tabs through front of pocket. Put washer over tabs, and fold tabs to the sides.

Step 4- Snap is DONE!!! Whew-Hew!!


Step 5- Pinning Straps onto bag. On the front of your bag, measure 1 and 1/2" from edges of front pocket. Pin the strap in place. If you didn't use D-rings pin the end of the strap to the bag.

Don't get confused here. You are pinning opposite ends of the same strap to the sides of front pocket.

(in the picture below it looks like I pinned them different distances....it's a trick. They are both 1 and 1/2" from pocket edge) Step 6- Flip your bag over to the back side. Center your snap flap with the snap facing up, and pin into place.

Step 7- Pin other strap into place by lining it up with strap ends on other side of your bag. Pin those into place.

Step 8-***Optional*** Stitch around the top of your bag, at 1/2", to hold everything in place. Then you can take out all of the pins.



Step 9- Lining the bag. Put your the outside of your bag (right side out) into your lining (right side in).


Step 10- Make sure that your inside pocket is in the back, and the blank lining piece is in the front.



Step 11- leave an opening, about 6", on one of the ends of the bag. Then stitch around the top of the bags at 1/2". leaving the opening open.

***Tips for sewing through layers:
When you come to a thick part go very slowly. If it is VERY thick, then sew right to the edge of the thickness, lift your presser foot and take one or two stitches rotating the wheel by hand. Lower your foot, and sew very slowly. I usually break at least 1 needle because I'm not paying attention, and I go too fast.

(My pictures might get confusing here because I lined the outside of this bag with fusible fleece. )

Step 12- Birth your bag. Pull your bag, and lining out through the hole that you left.

Just keep working it out until the whole thing is right side out!

Step 13- Tuck the bag lining into the bag. Keep working it around until it looks like a bag above the!

Step 14- Iron the heck out of the bag!! Roll the lining of the bag up about 1/4" above the seam, and press it. (see pic below) You will be able to see the lining peaking above the top of the bag.


Step 15- Press opening edges so that they match up with the top edge of the bag. Pin it closed.

Step 16- Top stitch around the top of the bag right below seam line. Stitch the opening closed.

Give her one more good pressing!

And then

say "Hi" to your new

"Summer Adventures Bag!!! "

Isn't she sweet?

She even looks good in snow!!
Now, go stuff her full of all of your sunshine necessities....

and PLAY!!

ps. don't forget to post your pics on the Gracie Lou's Flickr group!!