Crafty

This doesn't count as sewing at all, but I did get to play with the craft supplies with the 4 year old and 2 year old this morning. We made dollies out of clothespins and embroidery floss. Too cute! From the top, Martin Luther (requested specifically for dh for his dashboard - hmmm - it's the first crafty thing he's ever requested for me besides that strap for hanging onto the cordless drill) . Second, notice the "monk" hair and Bible on Dr. Luther. [FYI, the reason we have a Bible to read in our own language is in large part due to the work of translating the Bible into the language of the people that Luther was concerned about. ]
Next there is the little green and yellow princess with a pink crown. Big sister got the pink and green princess with pink hair and yellow crown. The last 2 pictures allude to the little boys (brown clothes picked out by 4 year old). There is another little boy who went off somewhere, but I have to work on a better method of pants before we get any pictures of boys. Unless they are boys in robes. Maybe we'll have some Roman soldiers, next.

Graduation present

This is supposed to be about sewing, right? Friend of ours graduated from college, had a party. We don't usually do presents since we'd go broke buying a gift for everyone at church where dh pastors. But this girl has been a good friend and babysitter for our kids, so I had a moment of inspiration and made a little handbag for her. Ingredients: pink placemat from stash (not the kitchen stash - the sewing stash of placemats I save for sewing bags!), handles from same stash, scrap of new fabric for the ruffled flower (gathered with serger on both sides, folded wrong sides together lengthwise, then rolled into a circle shape, button, coordinating green cotton yarn crocheted into a chain sewed on by machine into an "M" shape for her initial. Cute, eh?

Beauty Bug

That's what MIL calls the kids, especially the girls, so here are 2 little beauty bugs. Abby has a little sparkle in her eye because she said Emma (4 months old) pushed her down. Silly girl. She talked to her other grandmother tonight and told her that her friend, Strawberry Shortcake (the 3 foot stuffed version that actually belongs to her big sister, Maggie) needed a new diaper. I don't think I have any diapers that big!