Lila Doll!

Doll by Claire Garland for my niece, Lila!

Wearing the skirt, tank top, hat and purse...stylin!

Hat

Purse

Swimsuit

Tank top

Dress

Bag to put everything in!

Close ups!

Jimmy's Christmas Pajama Pants!

Made my Dad ones like Jimmy's John Deere ones above!

James' Christmas Pajama Pants!

Mystery Beret by Wooly Wormhead

Gretel by Ysolda Teague

Brambles Beret by Amanda Muscha

Mr. Moneypants!

Shakin' his booty!

Courtsgram (Luanne) and Neckio30 (Nichole) came over Wednesday and we had a fabulous time giggling and sewing! Luanne taught us how to make pants! She taught us differently than what the pattern says to do because it is a more efficient way to do them. Can't wait to make some more....need some more fabric!:) Jimmy loves the pants and can't wait for me to make more...didn't know if I'd get them off of him so I can wash them! Makes you feel so good when you make something for someone and they really love it and appreciate it!

R,S, T...

R is for roving that is now spun into a single! Fabulous FreckleFaceFibers in the colorway Cherry Season.....this will eventually be turned into an Ishbel shawl! Need to get it off the bobbin, soaked, whacked and dried! Fun stuff...what to spin next?

S is for skirt that I just finished sewing! I love this pattern and they are so comfortable, love, love, love them! Many more to come! I'm also loving my machine and wish I had more time to do it. My buddy, Luanne's coming over Wednesday and going to teach me how to make pj pants! We always have such a great time together!

T is for tomatoes that came from my Dad's garden. Just had a turkey sandwich and added some tomato to it....yummmmmmeeeee! If you've never tried a fresh garden tomato, find one, the taste is totally different than what you'll ever find in the store. I really don't like tomatoes but these are fabulous. It was so good I grabbed the rest of it and ate it like an apple! Thinking on cutting some up for a salad cuz I'm just craving it now!:)

Had a great swim at the Y today and now need to knit on another Alana knit!:)

Napkins & Gift

Chris (knittingglassguy) and Cleone brought me this awesome Yarn Harlot calender for my birthday! How sweet and thoughtful was that! I love to read so can't wait to delve into this!

Bought this awesome water drop glass pendant from Chris and got the earrings free! He's got so many beautiful things...I've been trying to decide for weeks now which color I wanted! You can visit his website at Intricate by Design!

Had a great time at the knit meet today! Knittingglassguy, Katnmouse, Courtsgram, Riverrouge, Limejuicy, and Casdena all came over! Look forward each week to a fun time!

These are the reversible napkins I made. Above is the detail stitch I put around them! Still haven't let the guys use them yet though!:) Need to make more...

New Goodies!

My new to me sewing machine!

Used my birthday money and found this awesome machine on Craigslist!

It's a Bernina Virtuosa 160 plus....so many buttons and gizmos!

Lots to learn and read!

Flamingo Skirt!

Courtsgram (Luanne) came over yesterday to give me another sewing lesson. We had so much fun! She brought her Bernina Serger and her Bernina Virtuoso. She taught me how to do seams with the serger, wow that thing is amazing! Made the above skirt mainly on the serger! I also got to work with her machine which was great fun and so see what all the wonderful things being said about Bernina really are. Think I'm pretty much sold on a Bernina now especially after working with one and seeing/feeling it. It feels like a machine whereas the others feel like plastic boxes. Now to just find one!:)

Sewing....

I haven't been blogging this past week because I've been learning to sew!:)

Courtsgram (Luanne) has taught me how to sew a skirt....cherry skirt above she helped me with and the watermelon skirt below I did all by myself! I must be in a fruity mood; cherries/watermelons! Bought some cool flamingo fabric too to make another skirt. Some flannel to make Jimmy some pj pants. Also got some cool fat quarters to make some napkins...another step in being green! Just signed up for a quilt class too, which I can't wait to take!

Fuji modeling too!:) Maybe I should sew her a skirt too!:)

Off to celebrate my Grandma's and mine birthday...have a wonderful weekend!