Week of Thanksgiving

Please forgive the picture quality- camera batteries are dead, and these are all from my cell.

How could I not be grateful for Stinky? He brings so much joy to our home. Lately, he loves dinosaurs, preschool, kisses, and singing "Suddenly Seymour" from Little Shop of Horrors.* We almost have Jingle Bells down and are working very hard on Silent Night.

And doing little things to make me laugh. Almost all day.

Hey, did you know it's National Tie One On Day? And by 'one,' they mean apron. I made this one for Carrie, my friend that I work with at church. I guess this is the apron of the month! It's based (very loosely) on the Mango Tango pattern from A is for Aprons. Hey, do you like my messy kitchen?

*We visited the drama classroom today with WBH, where the incredibly lifelike Audrey 2 puppet from both productions we've seen lives. He listens to the music, sings songs from the show, and has cast himself, the dog, and me in roles when we play. Yet seeing the plant that close to him, he literally trembled with fear. We felt a little bad.

I Made it Monday: Apron of the Month!

I love aprons. They're just fun. I like them so much, in fact, I've decided to do a new one each month. It's a little indulgent, I know, but Aprons are wonderful, and a good way to learn a new sewing skill.

Please excuse the cell phone pic -my camera needs batteries! The throw pillow was especially excited to model this one for you!

September's apron, for example, required doing a box pleat- not something I'd done before and was a little intimidated by. Slowly following the tutorial, though, this was easy as pie! I think the only thing I'd change would be to add a few inches to the sides. I like a little more coverage than what this one offers.

Fabric from JoAnn, and a PDF of the tutorial can be found HERE.