Hot Fun in the Summer Time part 2

Flannery took the big girls to check out the Navy Pier, but seeing as it's 90+ degrees outside, I stayed home with the littles. I sent them outside to play and they quickly figured out what they wanted to do. Plastic bowls, wooden spoons, grass and leaves plus the hose made for a fun morning.

stirring, stirring

ginger b.

investigating Aunt Courtenay and camera

excuse me, i have to go back to stirring

maeve and ML concocting together

love the hot summer days that

are lazy and fun

Red, White, Blue Star Applique

I saw this fabric in my stash and HAD to try it.  Cute, non? 

But here's my dilemma.  Photographing this girl.  I had grand dreams of her smelling my neighbor's lilacs, but alas it was the best I could do just getting a head on shot of the shirt and applique.

I did a zig zag around the one and a straight stitch around the star.  I thought the star would be cute with some fraying after washing.  

Not enough sun on her face?  Maybe.  Still, like I said, it's head on.

Cuz this is what was happening the bulk of our lil photo shoot.

And while she gave me photography heartburn, the girls and their friend Jane enjoyed popsicles.  Ahhh...summer.

Super cute applique, right?!  If you are lucky, maybe we'll share the pattern.  ;)

OH and by the way, stay tuned.  I'm taking a digital photography class for the month of June.  I may let you in on all my new tricks of the trade!

How do you get your sewing done?

Made this headband custom order early this morning.  Isn't it so sweet?

Will look very cute on a little girl in the matching dress.  

Here's how I get my sewing done.  How do you do it?

Tired of the copy paper she comes to hang on my leg while I sew.

 It's a delicate thing trying to sew with a baby tugging on your leg.

Okay, I give up.  Only one headband today.  But at nap time?  A quilt for her cowgirl cousin.  

Re-creating a hot item: Fabric Headbands

Our friend Deb is in town this weekend from Ohio with her frugal, finance-guy husband (and friend of Garland's, surprised?). Their request for the Three Sisterz?  Recreate the fabric headbands that are hot items by them in Cleveland.   So while the frugal finance guys took the kids to see Despicable Me, Deb and I set out to make these cute headbands.  Um, so cute.... and also Deb's first sewing project...E.V.E.R.

Here's Deb learning the merits of a sewing gauge.

Here's me showing Deb how to use the sewing gauge.  (oooh..see my new pink flamingo paint-by-number in the background?)

Ginger and me while Deb irons.

And the finished product!  How cute!

A look at the other side.  They are reversible, see.

The other side.  Love it.  

What do you think?

Happy Memorial Day

Look at those thighs!

I'm missing this little one badly.
She's all the way in Texas.
Way too far away.

Can't wait to see her in two weeks.

Headed to the Jersey shore for a
good old fashioned Memorial Day Weekend
complete with boat ride,
cocktails
and
even a parade.
Hoping you and yours have a wonderful weekend.

xo, Courtenay