Sew it goes...

When the need to create strikes our house, it can be a whirlwind of making, thinking, and stitching. Sometimes you don't even know the "making things

 bug is coming, it can start slow. This time is was a simple patch job on a pair of my favorite jeans that instigated the rash of projects.  From mending to making is a slippery slope.

While it is a terrible picture of a kinda boring project, I am exceptionally glad to have saved these jeans from shredding into rags.  And I like the contrasting railroad striped denim in the patch. 

The other factor in the most recent sewing machine busy-ness was a playdate with friend who has recently started making her own projects. Evie was quite taken with her sewing prowess and asked the next morning if I would teach him to sew.  So we started with a drawstring bag--which he cut, pinned, and sewed (with only minor help) by himself! It was amazing and wonderful to see him concentrate and create exactly what he wanted.

And once the sewing machine is out, it is almost impossible for me to stop, so after I made Bea a bag--she is a little young for lessons on the machine yet.  I made her a skirt of a smallish remnant of lavender gingham.  With a contrasting pocket--lined in another contrasting fabric : ) and finished with vintage trim.  She put the skirt on as soon as it was finished with an exclamation of " I LOVE it mama!!! Really, there is nothing better than that feeling, of creating something instantly loved and cherished.

Her bag. With bees. I bought the fabric last Thanksgiving and I have been waiting for the perfect little project.  She has already enjoyed putting different combinations of toys inside.

She melts our hearts even when she is driving us crazy.  This one is a precious little stinker I tell you.

Like I said, once I get going, it is hard to stop.  So after the bags and the skirt, I decided to make another. This one utilized the lining of a skirt I had altered and more adorable vintage trim. I am so smitten with how it came out.  I want to find a little navy tee shirt to go with it for back to school, but for now Snoopy looks A-Ok!  and the chucks? Yep, gotta love some red chucks and a tutu skirt.

When I asked her if it was done, she said it needed polka-dots.  So stripey polka-dots with cherry-red vintage buttons she got!  Love.

And here is the bag that started the day.  I am so proud of Everett!

He is pretty proud too! Double drawstrings, and how great is that fabric? His choice of course. His current favorite color is red, with blue coming in a close second.

I couldn't get a clear picture but this is another example of E's awesome imagination!  I came out of the kitchen and he had written his name with dominoes on the table. Funny boy!

I love this kid. Even when he is asking me for the millionth time in the past 2 minutes when we are doing the next thing, whatever obsession he is bent on creating...

Signing off for now, to go make a robot out of cardboard. Because, that is what you do on Saturday morning/early afternoon.