Make a Smilebox slideshow

Today, I cut two versions of the Paisley Pincushion Nightgown.
Before I share that here’s some fun:

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This pattern is from the paisleypincushion.com Slobo bought it for me out of the newark_dress_supply catalog as a birthday present. It came in the mail today which couldn’t have been timed better! After digging up the garden today – sick with a head cold, hiding out in the sewing [...]

Betcha’ wonder if I sewed anymore, huh? I was beginning to wonder that myself!
J3 grew like a weed this summer. After cleaning out his dresser, I realized he was down to 3 pairs of PJ’s that actually fit him. So I made him some more (with room to grow through the winter). [...]

The last few weeks have been really busy. With the kids starting back to school at the end of the month, I’ve been in a rush to try and get loose ends sewn up in the sewing room. I’ve had fabric to make myself some clothes from for two years but just kept [...]

I went on a shopping trip one evening with the family in search of “something pretty”. I told Slobo I didn’t know what I wanted to buy, just something to brighten up the house. Yeah, I had that ole’ spring bug again. We visited 2 or 3 stores, much to the chagrin [...]

Our youngest turned 7 about a week ago, *sniffle*. It has been a busy couple of weeks, three birthdays, graduation and Spring, complete with head colds!
Our Lil’ Entertainer wanted a ‘flag’ themed birthday. His two favorite images in life, the Cross and the American Flag. At first he wanted a [...]

Hard to believe that our sweet little chubby baby has turned 10, but ohhhhh he’s such a wonderful little boy! Pardon Me, but I’ve got to brag on these beautiful, smart, funny future gentlemen! They make life soooo enjoyable that surely my world must have been awfully bland without them!
He wanted a Dr. [...]

In trying to get pictures of the quilts I’ve made in the gallery, I had Slobo take a picture of the quilt I made my Dad last Christmas. He is an avid deer hunter, so a deer would be appropriate. I was inspired by an art quilt I’d seen called “Sisters” that [...]

If you’ve read my blog, you might remember past attempts I’ve made at pattern drafting. This time, my oldest wanted a new blazer for Easter but the stores did not have his size. Being the silly mom that I am, I volunteered to make him one. After all, I’ve been dying to [...]

For Valentine’s Day, I made Slobo a bean bag for his IPOD. Since he got his new video IPOD, every night he would lay in bed, Video IPOD on belly, and comment …. “*sigh* sure wish I had a bean bag for my IPOD”….. Okay, so VDay comes along and of course, had [...]

One of the patterns I used for the “McGyver” jacket was Vogue V7004.

The pattern has a two piece sleeve which I really like. I added the lining (cutting it just about a 1/4″ larger than the jacket itself) and the inside welted pocket. I also added the knit ribbing ‘hipband’ and cuffs.
The younger [...]

One of my annual fall projects are making the boys’ jackets for winter. This year, our 9 yr. old decided he wanted a McGyver jacket! Yes, he is a McGyver addict. He used his money to buy himself the series on DVD and then presented me with faux leather he bought at [...]

If you read Slobo’s blog, you are probably up to date on our activities this weekend. Me – I post alot less frequently. Still, the news isn’t too old. haha.
Slobo got him and the kids a camera that does video. It is so neat. You can take a color sample of [...]

Today our son turns 8!

Time has flown by so fast. J2 was born beet red, kicking and screaming (which he didn’t stop until he was 6 months old). He would cry until 4 in the morning. For the first 6 months, he and I slept in a rocking chair in [...]

No matter what side of the fence you are on about the war, our heroes NEED US to provide them with the comforts we would afford our own family members. Often, as with anyone facing serious medical care, kindness, love and hope can be some of the best medicine!
Soldier’s Angels’ send out [...]

We’ve been writing to a nurse at the hospital in Germany after she sent us a really nice email thanking the boys for the quilts they had made. It turns out she was a patient in her hospital for a short time and received one of the blankets on a particularly chilly night. [...]

I’ve been working on a new gown design for the Mercantile. This one is made from Nelona Batiste, French seam construction. It has crocheted edging, scalloped yokes front and back (similar to a calico design we already make) with hand-embroidered daisy detail and pintucking just above the 3/4 length hemline. This [...]

I bought this fabric, a peachskin with butterflies on it, for a special someone with the intention of making it for her birthday, then when that passed, her mother’s day present, and then when that passed, it’s now a suprise in the mail gift. lol. Well…. At least it is finished before cold [...]