Hallowee'n Costumes

The way I do DD's hair, everyone thinks she looks so much like Cindy Lou Who for the Grinch Who Stole Christmas. I didn't have to think that hard to come up with a costume idea for her.

DD#3 chose to be his hero and alter-ego: Super Why for the PBS show.

I have finished the front and back sections of the felted purse. I still need to do the side/bottom strip and the handles. Slow, but steady progress! Happy sewing!

Craft Show Craziness

I've had a craft show this past weekend with rather short notice so I've been rushing around trying to get many rosaries made for the show. The show was for breast cancer patients in the parish that hosted the show and it felt wonderful to donate a good percentage of the sales to that cause. I have 2 more shows on Nov. 1 and Nov. 8.

I have been thinking about adding a "line" of First Communion dresses and maybe Baptism gowns as well. So I bought some fabric to make a prototype or two and show it at the craft shows to see what peoples reaction to them will be. That should be an indicator for whether or not to proceed with this crazy idea. Of course, I got some fabric for clothes for myself (I need some tops). I also got some fabric for a halloween custom for DD#1 and some patterns that didn't make the photo.

Last weekend, we went apple picking and pumpkin hunting at our local fruit farm. We had a great time. DD works well in the backpack carrier, otherwise she would eat the rotten apples on the ground and generally run off in any direction. This way she is happy to sit up there, take in the view, and taste test the apples. She prefers one in each hand.

DS#3 picked about 10 pumpkins; I think this is the one he went home with! DS#1 took the longest to find his, he needs to make everything dramatic-he even needed to go to the farthest reaches of the patch just to make sure he had the "best one". DS#2 picked his, was happy-so much like his dad!
Happy Sewing!

Curtains and Robe

As promised, a photo of all the finished robes, and DD decided to hope into the photo, too. She loves the camera.

I also photographed the bedroom curtains I finished a couple of weeks ago. They have a goblet pleat on top. I wanted something interesting and a bit formal since the curtains are heavy. I will post instructions when I can figure out how to get the scanner to work with the laptop.

The colors of the close-up picture are a little more true to life than the full length photo. Now I just need to paint....