Blessings From Home

Crafting Goals and other updates with pictures

So I'm a little behind on getting my crafting goals updated, although it has been a week, but it took me that long to get most of it all done, and honestly I still didn't get it all completed.

So here were my goals and pictures of the completed products...

Goal 1-Finish second wool cover for baby, and attach buttons.

These are crocheted wool covers that I made for our little one. They still need to be lanolized, but other than that they are all ready. They may be a little too big to start out with but they should still work, and fit him for quite a while. I got the pattern from a yahoo group devoted to wool covers.

Goal 2-Try out free pattern for baby shoes

These turned out so cute and were super easy to make. I made them from scraps of fabric that I had from another project. I actually dug a couple of pieces of fabric out of the trash to make them and they took all of 30 minutes to complete. They look they'll fit him right away.

Goal 3-Finish last 2 purses for nieces

Ok, so these aren't the last two I needed to finish. These were the first two I already had made. I couldn't get to them with good reason, but I didn't want to leave anybody who might be curious as to what I was talking about hanging, so I will complete the other 2 needed this week. These are very simple to make and are made out of bandanas. They each took me about an hour start to finish to complete and are just right for little girls ages 4-10. The pattern came out of a craft book I had on hand.

Goal 4-Gather supplies needed to make mom and mom in laws birthday presents to work on next week.

So here's the supplies needed-

And here's the link to what I will be doing with these fabrics here. I thought those coasters were so cute and so easy to make that my mom and mom in law would enjoy them as well. I will be working on these this week, and need to at least get my mom in laws done this week because it will take at least 3 weeks to get to her.

That covers all my goals, minus the completed purses, but here is what I took time away from completing those.

The dress was already made. But this last week, our church was having a missionary revival and the pastor's wife called me and said she needed a little white apron, child sized and a little kerchief that would look kind of like a little dutch girls outfit. They were putting on a skit for the missionaries, so having all the supplies on hand I made this little apron and the little kerchief. I used two plain white bandanas to make both things. One bandana made the front of the apron and the other bandana made the top of the apron and the kerchief. I cut 3 strips of fabric and sewed them together long ways and made a sort of bias tape with them and after gathering the long part of the apron, I attached it to the top. It took me all of 20 minutes to do, and now my daughter has a new little apron to wear.

The kerchief was made from a small square of the bandana folded over and instead of making something to tie the kerchief on, I sewed a little sleeve and slid one of my girls headbands in and then stitched around the edge to finish it off. Emily is modeling for me.

Which leads to my other excuse reason for not completing the purses. Emily has been sick for the last few days with a cold and ear ache. She's been very puny and clingy, running a fever and not sleeping much at night. Our weather has changed drastically over the last week, which almost always leads to one of us getting sickly.

So besides sewing, church things to take care of, and a sick little one, life has been attempting to go on as usual. We've been getting lots of school work done, trying to get ready for our Holiday break that will start in just 4 weeks. I've also been getting lots done around the house, maintaining mostly but also getting a few extra things done.

I also got the kids seasonal clothes swapped out, realizing once again, they have entirely too many clothes. I got rid of a lot of things, but will be working on getting rid of more as I have more time.

I went to the midwife on Monday. Everything seems well. It's so hard to believe that we only have just over 6 weeks til our little baby boy will be with us. I've been having a lot of braxton hicks contractions which are becoming increasingly uncomfortable. Along with many of the other usual problems that arise in the final weeks of pregnancy, you could say I am one miserable mama, but I know that the end is nearing, and it will all be worth it.

The rest of this week will hold much of the same. Cleaning, schooling, sewing. As for this week's crafting goals, I would like to...

~Complete the yet unfinished purses for my nieces.

~Make at least one set of coasters and get them mailed out this week.

~And in the knitting/crochet basket, I have a scarf on the needles that has been waiting to be finished for quite a while. It only needs maybe 10-15 more rows to be done, and will make a nice gift for my sister or a last minute gift for someone else that I have forgotten.

Other goals that I would like to get done this week are...

~Continue working on my menus. I did sit down this last week and make a complete list of all things that we eat on a regular basis for breakfast and lunch with a shopping list. But I have yet to get my dinner menu down. So I will work on that when I can.

~Work in this week's zone which is the master bedroom. I don't have a lot to do in there, so it's mostly just some deep cleaning and decorating.

~Continue maintaining completed rooms which now includes...master bed/bath, family room, main bathroom, and the kitchen.

Well, I've rattled on enough for now. I'm headed to bed with my youngest in tow. Hubby is kind enough to give up his comfy bed to the kids when they're sick, (truth be told, I think he likes the couch better, it's pretty comfy). I pray your week is a blessed one!

sara

Shoes

{ 07:54, Thursday, October 23, 2008 } { Posted by homesteadnpink }

I absolutely love the shoes!!! They turned out great!!!! Now, I just wish I had the talkent to sew like that...My mother sews great!!! Unfortunately, when she tried to teach me, I wasn't interested(those pesky teenage years)......I wish I had learned.

Wow

{ 02:44, Thursday, October 23, 2008 } { Posted by Kitty }

Oh my gosh, you are very talented. I only dream of being that good with a needle and thread, lol. Thanks for sharing. And good luck with the next few weeks, they do tend to be the worst.........Kitty