I was slightly suspicious that the pants I made for Pnut were going to be too big. Well, I knew they were going to be big. I just didn't realize how very big. Big enough that we would have to roll the legs several times to see her feet and probably couldn't roll the top enough to make them stay up. The pattern was x-small for size 3/4. Ha! Maybe if your 3yo is a monster. I think I will give them to my nephew because he is a monster:) He wears at least 2 sizes ahead of his age. He is going to be five feet tall by the time he turns 5.
So this afternoon I decided to make a pair for Pilly. Our dear little friend Baby Kake will be receiving these pants at the softball game Thursday night. They were a little short and weren't big enough to go the whole way up over Pilly's diaper. I tried to just trace around a pair of her pants and enlarge it some. Wrong. That is the wrong way to approach that. I took her measurements and will be coming up with a real pattern.
Thank goodness there was like 3.5 yards of this stuff. There is still enough to make pants for both of them. I am out of yellow thread now. After all these sewing mishaps, I am not sure if I am going to do anything tonight. Joel brought me a book from the library so maybe I will do that tonight. And eat bagel chips. Homemade bagel chips are the bomb! Have an awesome night!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Pattern Giveaway
Whenever there is an awesome giveaway and one of the requirements of listing it on your blog, I always cringe. If I put it on here, then more people will know about it and therefore reduce my chances of winning. Selfishness still has a good grip on me...but I am working on it! Jet Designs is having one awesome giveaway right now. It ends June 1, and if you live in the US, it is for two patterns. If you are in Australia, it is for a book and two patterns. There are two Amy Butler patterns that I am entering for!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Pnut's George Pants
I only have 15 minutes until I want to go to bed and I want to have a snack so I am going to have to type my full 80 wpm to get this done! I made these George pants for Pnut tonight:
She has been waiting for these for quite a while! I did not go up and measure the legs against her sleeping form after removing the blankets from her to see how long they should be. They are still going to be long, but I wanted to give her room to grow in them because I have a feeling she is going to want to wear them every night. I am not sure if she is going to get a pillowcase yet. I want to make Pilly a pair too. There should be enough leftover material for a pillowcase, but we will have to see.
Even though he is very naughty, I do think George is cute:)
Pnut slept for 3 hours this afternoon so Pilly and I had some time together. We were looking at a big book of animals, and she said turkey! It is shameful how much less I have taught her, but I guess that is the price of being the second. Pnut knew all the animals in the book very early! Pilly also said thank you for the first time today. When did she start talking so much?
She makes me laugh because she lays like this all of the time. I think she saw Pnut lay on the floor to read her books so she does it too. She loves her big sissy! She was so wiggly that it was hard to get a good picture. She is such a ham. When I picked the camera up, she started saying cheese over and over.
The weekend just flew by. They always do. I got caught up on my sleep so that was wonderful. I have been trying to go to bed on time and most of the time I feel pretty good, but towards the end of the week I definitely get tired of getting up at 6:00!!
Alright, I have to scoot...have a great night!
She has been waiting for these for quite a while! I did not go up and measure the legs against her sleeping form after removing the blankets from her to see how long they should be. They are still going to be long, but I wanted to give her room to grow in them because I have a feeling she is going to want to wear them every night. I am not sure if she is going to get a pillowcase yet. I want to make Pilly a pair too. There should be enough leftover material for a pillowcase, but we will have to see.
Even though he is very naughty, I do think George is cute:)
Pnut slept for 3 hours this afternoon so Pilly and I had some time together. We were looking at a big book of animals, and she said turkey! It is shameful how much less I have taught her, but I guess that is the price of being the second. Pnut knew all the animals in the book very early! Pilly also said thank you for the first time today. When did she start talking so much?
She makes me laugh because she lays like this all of the time. I think she saw Pnut lay on the floor to read her books so she does it too. She loves her big sissy! She was so wiggly that it was hard to get a good picture. She is such a ham. When I picked the camera up, she started saying cheese over and over.
The weekend just flew by. They always do. I got caught up on my sleep so that was wonderful. I have been trying to go to bed on time and most of the time I feel pretty good, but towards the end of the week I definitely get tired of getting up at 6:00!!
Alright, I have to scoot...have a great night!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Finales and Projects
Tonight is the last night for The Office and 30 Rock, and in some ways, I am glad. I am getting some sewing energy back and want to get started so I won't have TV in the way anymore. The only thing that I can think of that I am interested for the summer is that game with the big balls that are in the obstacle course. Now I can't think of the title! Oh well. Maybe I don't need to watch it then!
On tap are several projects: I need to do the last set of curtains, make Pnut her Curious George pants and pillowcase. I might make Pilly some pants too. I also want to make the girls each an outfit for summer. In my head, I have a pattern for a sun dress for the girls. However, I need to transfer it to paper and try it out on some muslin first. I've never done that before so it should be exciting. I also have to make a twirly skirt for Pnut's friend who is having a birthday party at the end of the month. Hmm, that really is a lot of things to work on. I am excited for next week!
Carolyn came this morning, and we played Candy Land: The Castle and a Fisher Price fishing game. We also Aquadoodled and Pnut got to play with some beads. Then as Lyn was getting ready to go, my mom came for lunch. She painted Pnut's nails, which she is still admiring, and our hour with her went really fast. Nap flew by, and then we played in the basement for an hour and then Joel was home. The evening went on wings and the girls went to bed early. Pnut keeps getting up at 6:00 and is just really tired. She hasn't been napping any longer so that is disappointing, but hopefully going to bed early will help some.
We have a picnic after church on Sunday, and we are just signed up for chips. However, I have a dessert that I want to try out. It is a strawberry shortcake cake that is on Pioneer Woman's site. It will all depend if we can go to the grocery store for the ingredients because I don't have them. It looks so yummy though!
Have a wonderful evening!
On tap are several projects: I need to do the last set of curtains, make Pnut her Curious George pants and pillowcase. I might make Pilly some pants too. I also want to make the girls each an outfit for summer. In my head, I have a pattern for a sun dress for the girls. However, I need to transfer it to paper and try it out on some muslin first. I've never done that before so it should be exciting. I also have to make a twirly skirt for Pnut's friend who is having a birthday party at the end of the month. Hmm, that really is a lot of things to work on. I am excited for next week!
Carolyn came this morning, and we played Candy Land: The Castle and a Fisher Price fishing game. We also Aquadoodled and Pnut got to play with some beads. Then as Lyn was getting ready to go, my mom came for lunch. She painted Pnut's nails, which she is still admiring, and our hour with her went really fast. Nap flew by, and then we played in the basement for an hour and then Joel was home. The evening went on wings and the girls went to bed early. Pnut keeps getting up at 6:00 and is just really tired. She hasn't been napping any longer so that is disappointing, but hopefully going to bed early will help some.
We have a picnic after church on Sunday, and we are just signed up for chips. However, I have a dessert that I want to try out. It is a strawberry shortcake cake that is on Pioneer Woman's site. It will all depend if we can go to the grocery store for the ingredients because I don't have them. It looks so yummy though!
Have a wonderful evening!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Lost
In case you are amongst the few living under a rock, tonight is the season finale of Lost. It's two hours long so I will not be doing anything else tonight! Tomorrow is the finale of The Office and then my shows are done for the Spring. Hopefully, I will be able to get some more crafting in before I am sucked into a summer show!
Okay, I'm off to prepare my snack and all that. Have a great night.
Okay, I'm off to prepare my snack and all that. Have a great night.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Curtains
I decided to go ahead and put up the pictures of the curtains that I have done. I am afraid that if I wait until the ones for the computer room are done, it will be the end of summer!
Here are the living room curtains:
I love long curtains. I did not line them, but the material is relatively heavy. And honestly, it was extra money and I didn't want to pay! I love that material on the edge. I can't remember what it is called. Toile? Regardless, I have always liked that stuff and I was excited to be able to use it!
The kitchen curtains are my favorite! I am so pleased with the way they turned out. I shudder to think where I would have been without Carolyn. She picked out the material for these!
We used knobs that go on dressers and cabinets and found screws with no head. I was so excited because I thought we were not going to be able to use them because the screw was wrong.
I am really tired tonight. We had an exciting ball game, and it was just a long day. Have a wonderful night.
Here are the living room curtains:
I love long curtains. I did not line them, but the material is relatively heavy. And honestly, it was extra money and I didn't want to pay! I love that material on the edge. I can't remember what it is called. Toile? Regardless, I have always liked that stuff and I was excited to be able to use it!
The kitchen curtains are my favorite! I am so pleased with the way they turned out. I shudder to think where I would have been without Carolyn. She picked out the material for these!
We used knobs that go on dressers and cabinets and found screws with no head. I was so excited because I thought we were not going to be able to use them because the screw was wrong.
I am really tired tonight. We had an exciting ball game, and it was just a long day. Have a wonderful night.
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