Thursday, August 16, 2018

Welcome Back!

Wow! It has been over a year since I have blogged about anything! Well since I was last on I have been sewing (although nothing was posted, ha!) and we had home schooled our youngest, Price C. Now the later took up most of the time I had. The kids are all back to school as of today. Mr. J started High school with the two middle boys in junior High and Sweet pea in 3rd grade. 


AS you can clearly see some of the children were not excited to be starting today. 


However not much has really changed in over a year! ha!  


I have even found a new favorite O+S pattern! I never thought Liesl could out do herself but she did! This is the Button-up Button-down shirt. Even my two middle boys flipped for this one after I had Prince C sewn up and requested a few for each of them. As always with a favorite I did sew up three total with at least three more planned for my youngest and two for for little miss Sweat pea. 


The back is very roomy with a good length for tucking in for dressier days. I will be pairing this pattern with the Art Museum very soon. 
The bottoms are the Sketchbook shorts, a very trusted oldie but a goodie pattern.  


Miss Sweet pea wore her Crochet dress for her first day. I finally tried this pattern out for the first time this summer and fell in love. I made three dresses and one blouse for school. It is really habit forming and such a quick sew. 


Also this past year I made many reading pillows. They are easy to make a huge hit with the kids! 


 I finished a few quilt alongs as well. Both middle boys had to stand on-top of the couch to hold this one up. It is the first quilt I have made and kept for my husband and I. It was made with only the Art Gallery line Sweet As Honey, a favorite of mine. 


Also a smaller quilt which all the kids love. I did try out a new binding tutorial for this one. I am very happy with how easy it was to sew and looks when finished. This one did take me two months and one new sewing machine to finish the quilting on it. This was one of those "I never thought I will finish" projects. 


I also did a bunch of smocking and over came my fears of Bishop dresses. These are preemie baby size but also fit my daughter's dolls.  


I have come to love making these more than any other smocked pattern. I never thought I would say that! 


With that I might go back and make a few posts sharing some of my past sewing projects through the fall but I am for sure goign to be hosting a few fun sew longs. I will be using a few Lislette pattern and a quilt along. I will be posting about those here soon. I think I will be giving away one of the pattern for the up coming quilt along as well. I will share more about that tomorrow! 

Until then, 
happy Sewing! 

Sharon 

2 comments:

  1. Yay!! So happy to see you blogging (now I must get back to my blog one of these days). Have been meaning to send you pics of Maggie in her beautiful smocked dress!!

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    1. Thanks! I have missed reading everyone's blog so much! With all the kids in school I should have more time. I would love to see pictures of Maggie in her dress. :)

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