I managed to finish one thing in my sewing class last week, this skort which we started on Thursday night. I kept working on it between working on the other outfits and managed to finish it on Saturday. But it was actually a little too big and the elastic in the waist was rolling, so I fixed that yesterday.
The flower is chenille by the inch, which is really cool to work with, if a bit challenging. It goes on as basically a stack of bias strips held together with a seam down the middle. After you stitch it down, you wet it and brush it to make it "bloom."
This was my favorite project (though the sundress was a close second). The best thing I learned was that I share Elizabeth Travis Johnson's birthday and the funniest was how to remember how to position snaps on rompers (just like boys, balls in front, hole's in back...I know, it's terrible! But I laughed anyway and I'll *never* forget!)
I monogrammed a set of towels for a graduation gift. I'm thinking that's going to be my standard gift for graduates this year.
I've got 3 things that need hemming (Jonah's gown, a pink baby dress for Miss Eden, and a sundress from Trisha's class for Kenna) but Riley decided a 45 minute nap was long enough and interrupted that process. I've also got a pants outfit started for Kenna from the Trisha class that needs alot more work and a skort from the first night that I haven't even manage to cut out (I have to finish drafting the hemline first!)
Not to leave my boys out, here are they are playing outside. Riley has leaves in his hair.
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