aprons and hotpads...

go check them out HERE

tell me you wouldn't look smokin' hot in one of these numbers? i walk around all day in mine and i feel like i want to put on some pearls or something. watch out donna reed!

i did finish these for the boys' teachers. my boys have the BEST teachers this year. i really can't express how grateful i am for these teachers, especially my oldest son's. she's pretty much an angel. she's patient and loving and understanding of him. i see so many good differences this year and i KNOW it has a lot to do with her! these hot pads were made with "recess" charm packs and muslin. i think they turned out pretty cute.

tomorrow i'll be posting the tutorial for the bandanna skirt.

a binding we will go...

i've been working my fingers off it seems these days binding. binding my quilts that are finished, and binding for other people (.12 cents an inch) not bad money. i love that i get to help people finish their projects, the happiness and gratitude they express is pay enough, but the money is well needed to feed the fabric addictions over here soooo....yeah the money is nice. i really don't mind doing this part of people's quilts for them, especially when i love it so. when a quilt is bound, it is finally finished and looks lovely, crisp, yummy,and ready to hang out under with a book. just all around a happy maker. i'm off to bind two more right now for others, and hopefully finish up my table runners sometime later this week. i'm posting new aprons in the shop tomorrow, so come back and check those out. they are darn cute and your hubby won't be able to stop thinking dirty thoughts about you in it. hey, maybe you could get a "betty" of your own with the help of one of these aprons! haha! i'm TOTALLY joking, well not really.

she's such a "betty"

i think that's her name.
GI joe husband took it upon himself to buy me a sewing machine. yes, you read it right. HE bought ME a sewing machine. GI joe husband loves to research (that's why he went and got himself a PhD. so he could one day teach at a university and do research), so when i told him what my next requirements for a sewing machine would be(never ever EVER thinking that i would get something even close to it), and what brand i wanted....he started to research and well guess what he found...an even better sewing machine than what i would of bought for myself. for half the cost of what it originally cost. with perks and a lot of equipment i don't even know what any of it does yet.

and in reading the manual i see that she can quilt, embroider, clean, cook, and do my taxes. i wonder if she does pedicures as well?

she scares the hell out of me.

thank you jake.

happy birthday to my middle boy

i can't believe you are 7! some fun facts about you:
*you love star wars everything and anything
*you are a hard worker at school and at home
*you are much more mature than you 7 years
*you are great at reading people and when you see someone who is sad you do things to help them
*you are our "lets go out and play together. you too mom." kid
*you love to read
*you get along with most
*you are my easy going kid with a great imagination
*you keep me sane amongst the chaos sometimes
*you take care of you siblings even when not asked

happy birthday kid you are one special dude, when dad gets home he's going to be so surprised at how totally awesome you are!

a winner and a confession

well thanks for playing! yes, here's to another fun year but with a husband in the picture! so i asked the random integer generator thing a mi-jiggy to get me a random # (uh, no way was i going to pick out the winner and have the rest of you get mad at me!) so here's your RANDOM # 23 and the winner: is lisa who said:
Hi V.
my first time here... and I've really enjoyed it. I'll probably be coming back to do some more browsing around here. love the bandanna skirt. I'm thinking my girls have some in their dress-up box.. i may have to sneak a couple to try this skirt out.would love to be entered into the giveaway... cute bag!have a great day.

alright LISA !!way to be the integer generator's random #!
i've gotten a few requests for the bandanna skirt tutorial...no worries next week my friends next week. not only that but i'm updating the shop with aprons, stitcheries, and charm packs and table runners next week so please come back and check it out would you?
so lisa give me your address via email and i'll send out your little bag on monday.

so i went to go see something again....

remember my disappointment in the twilight movie? well i re-read twilight, and decided i may of been too harsh on the movie the first time. so when it came to my little town, i rounded up the troops. let me tell you there is nothing funnier than 6 women climbing out of a minivan all jazzed up about teenage vampires. what was the outcome? i loved it the second time around. because i already knew it wasn't the book. still cheesy, yes...but edward made it all okay because the eye candy was delish. i may of even been heard to say "i want to have edward's babies!" yeah, i have good friends that just laugh at me and my stupidities. favorite part in the movie: when bella is washing her truck and edward is looking oh so fine leaning up against it with his hair all messed up and his blue puffy jacket. i'm going to go buy GI joe a jacket that looks just like that and i'm going to make him grow out his hair like that. meow... what only 50 somewhat days left! ahahaha! pretty sure i'm going to hear about this one later on. does anyone know how long till the dvd comes out?