Just a Little

from the sewing room....

Well, I have said before I have undertaken the National Board process...and let me say it may overtake me. I am not a planner in my classroom. I let things just take shape somehow the students still learn they just do so by asking questions and discovering...

I have had little time to sew much less monogram but I have been able to do a few things.

I embroidered a sweatshirt for a teacher at school

And I have been in the burp cloth business here lately. My friend, Emily, has kept me in business in the tough January, post Christmas, economy.

Here we Go...

So it has been a long while since I posted. Life has been CRAZY. Maybe it is the holidays, maybe it is school, maybe it is all my little projects I have kept going this whole time. In the last month I have made about 5 cakes, 50-60 scarves, 15 burp cloths, 5 bibs, 5 dresses, a gazillion shirts, and numerous other monogramming tasks. But it funded my little vacation so I'm not complaining...My friend Connie has a 'sock drawer' she keeps her money in...not me I plan for my next big purchase...
A Turkey Longall for Waylon.

A Snowman Longall for Waylon

I have made about a gazillion of these shirt in the last month and yes I have one picture to show for it. Just know I funded my trip to New York sewing so let us just say I have not seen much of my husband in the last two weeks getting all the Christmas orders ready.

A cake to welcome Kobe Beckley at the school. His mom Autumn teaches with me and keeps me laughing. Hopefully I'll post pics soon of the baby when he arrives just after Christmas!

Love Love Love

I absolutely love this dress. I had the applique and didn't know when to use it...I decided to put it on this bright blue corduroy I've had for years...I love the way it turned out. I hope the little girl I made it for look super sassy in it.

Christmas Fabric?

You decide. When I first saw this funky pink, red, and green fabric I thought of spring for sure...but the more I look at it the more I see using it for a fun Christmas dress. I don't know how fun my dresses are...I usually stick to about two styles...fun or not....anyway.

I got the fabric and needed to make a dress for my sister in laws friend....

with the leftover I made a skirt for a coworker's daughter and then

appliqued a letter on a onesie for the baby sister.

I think it is cute and will probably use it for some Christmas/spring dresses.

Peace, Bug, and A baby

Cakes that is...

In about 24 hours I turned out three cakes. I was literally up to my elbows in powdered sugar. The Lady Bug cake was made first. It was for Kiera Maxey for her first birthday.

The Peace Sign Cake came next for my little cousin Merilese. It was to feed about 10 crazed preteens.

Next on the list was a baby shower cake for Hadley Hope Cayson who will be arriving in a couple of weeks.

I've made about three cakes since then but I have forgotten to take pictures of any of them...so maybe next time.

Girly Girls

I've been very delinquent on my posting...for that I am sorry. In the sweat shop I have been super productive. Here are some girly things I have made lately.

A Super Cute Ole Miss Top

A pair of flowery pants

and

A pair of appliqued tops for two sisters

50 and Thrifty

I had been asked to do a cake a while back for Coach Nutt's wife when she turned 50. Their daughters had come up with a cute saying and I put it on the cake for them.

My friend and coworker Gaye Howard requested a fiftieth birthday cake for this past weekend and I reused the saying. I thought it turned out super cute.