Happy Friday! It’s been an amorphous sort of week. My mom is gone, leaving a massive creative trail of handmade things in her wake, and we are feeling listless and aimless since her departure. Plus, K had no scheduled activity whatsoever so we did a lot of lounging.
The little art piece I did up there has nothing to do with anything, really, but I had forgotten that I made it until I was searching for another image in my archives, and thought it had a nice end-of-the-week vibe about it. It was a gift for a friend, and the cheerful Nani Iro fabric I used on the bottom portion brings a smile to my face.
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We have a giveaway winner! #9 was Lauren, and she wrote,
The best birthday presents are the one my husband makes me. He loves working with wood so I get some really great stuff. I read magazines backwards too, I blame my left handedness. It makes me do a lot of things backwards.
I’m a leftie too, so you might be onto something there, Lauren! Also, I’m very envious that you have a woodworking wizard for a husband! My hubby, not so handy…anyway, Congrats, and you should have received an email from me already!
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On housework…
K: Mommy, you have the cleaning sickness.
Me: What?? What’s the cleaning sickness?
K: It’s when you clean and clean and clean, and you try to make everything sparkling.
Me: [Incredulous] Really????
K: Yeah, you have it like once a month…
Obviously, I need to up my housework game if I’m giving the impression of having the cleaning sickness only once a month…
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We still have a little over three weeks before school starts, but it feels like summer is starting to wind down and I’m making plans for the Fall already. How about you? Are you still in summer mode, or has the anticipation of cooler weather entered your sphere?
Debbie Birthday Dress
Blog Tour stop is here next week
I made some cute ones
Have you seen the great dresses on the blog tour so far? Check out sewpony!
I hope you have a lovely, lovely weekend, friends!
Congratulations to Lauren!. Oh Sanae, I love your conversations with K, they are hilarious!. You just helped to finish this Friday with a big smile on my face. Im so slow seewer ( and my daugther does not help me at all neither), that Im still making some summer items! But maybe I should be thinking in winter and perhaps I will finish on time :P. Any tips to improve my speed? Feliz fin de semana!
Ha, I wouldn’t call myself super speedy at sewing, but I’ve learned that I’m not a complete perfectionist when it comes to this craft. The “eh, that’s good enough” mantra of mine saves a lot of time 🙂 From your projects, you seem to be very meticulous, Maria, and that’s a wonderful thing! Happy weekend to you too!
Love this random post 🙂 And that little art piece is truly adorable, pinning it!
Thanks so much, Heidi! I’m starting to work on a new series of artwork, but with all the apparel sewing happening, finding the time is tricky!
I love the matching doll dress! Sometimes I wish I hada girl to sew for. I want to sew for myself, but the whole full bust adjustment… It is gonna take effort for anything to fot me well. I am determined, though. Thanks for the inspiration. I love how much progress you have made with your goals! Way to go!!!