Monday, August 31, 2009

September 11th



Saw this from Moda Lissa.

LETS DO THIS......


THE PROGRAM:

On Friday, September 11th, 2009, an American flag should be displayed outside every home, apartment, office, and store in the United States . Every individual should make it their duty to display an American flag on this eighth anniversary of one of our country's worst tragedies. We do this to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, friends and loved ones who continue to endure the pain, and those who today are fighting at home and abroad to preserve our cherished freedoms.


In the days, weeks and months following 9/11, our country was bathed in American flags as citizens mourned the incredible losses and stood shoulder-to-shoulder against terrorism. Sadly, those flags have all but disappeared. Our patriotism pulled us through some tough times and it shouldn't take another attack to galvanize us in solidarity. Our American flag is the fabric of our country.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Pigtails and the Splash Pad

Here are a few pictures of what we have been doing lately. Addison's hair is finally long enough for pigtails. Now if she will only keep them in her hair long enough for me to enjoy! :)




We have also recently discovered a great Splash Pad in our area. Addison just loves playing in the water.....Jason too!


Saturday, August 15, 2009

Addison's Pillow Case Dress

Here is Addison's new pillow case dress.
I am so excited that it turned out to be so cute and it was fun to make too!!
First, I found the old pillow case that I had mentioned from my earlier post. I decided to fold it in half and then cut it to be about 20" in length. I thought that would be a good length for Addison. She may even be able to wear it next summer as well.
Next, I opened the pillow case onto my cutting mat and using a pencil I lightly traced and cut about a 3" curve for the arm holes.

I then used my rotary cutter to cut three 2 1/2" pieces from the top of the extra pillow case fabric. This fabric will be used for the binding on the arms and the binding at the neckline.


I ironed the binding fabric and then folded in half across the width.

I may have missed a few pictures of the next couple of steps. But I sewed the binding first across the neckline on both sides..and made sure to sew as close to the edge as possible. ( I wanted to make sure that I could slide the elastic through once I was finished sewing).

Then I used 2 pieces of soft elastic, about the width of Addison's collar bone, and with the help of some safety pins, slid the elastic through the neckline.

After that, I sewed the binding along the armholes. This part also helped to secure the elastic in place.

Here is my sweetheart!
Isn't she cute?!?!

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Time for Things I Love

It has been awhile since I have written so I thought I would share some of the things I love. Spending time with my husband Jason, my sweet girl Addison, playing in the yard and sewing.

Jason has just finished up his class for the summer...no more summer school for him. Just one more semester and he will graduate with his masters this December! We are so proud of all of his hard work- but ready to have the extra time to spend as a family in the evenings.

Working in the yard is one of my favorite stress relievers and is now a way to spend quality time with my sweet girl. Addison has been helping me water the the flowers in the yard and so I recently bought her a Little Tykes watering can. She has so much fun!

I have also started sewing again- mostly when Addison is napping or has gone to bed at night. It is too difficult to find more time during the day. My newest project was a pillow case dress for Addison. When I was about 20 years old I remember going through my parent's linen closet and packing up old things to move. At that time I found an old pillow case that I knew would be a cute dress for a little girl one day. So, I saved that pillow case and just recently I was reminded and inspired by another blog, called Freshly Picked
So, I went through my things and found the old pillow case that I had saved. I am so glad that I have a girl!! It turned out so cute and was so easy to make the dress that I made a second one the next day!

I will post pictures soon!