Crafting Envy

   So....It's been a while, eh? Busy busy here with Turkey Day preparations and such. We've been hittin the gym 3 to 4 times a week in the evenings so that eats up a bit of time too.
    The little one has really started to walk well. It's pretty funny because she's so short. Poor thing.
 I've been in the process of sewing her a coat since NOTHING is small enough for my child. Anything that is 12 months just about swallows her. I found a pattern for a lightweight coat and subbed in a nice fall suiting that feels like a soft wool but is some kind of a blend. I haven't cut the liner and I've never lined a garment before so this should be interesting, especially since there are no pattern pieces for a liner. Cross your fingers. I should have enough fabric left for a skirt for me and a jumper for her and maybe some owls. All that is likely on hold till after this Saturday. Lots of cleaning still to do....ugh...


  This is the coat in progress. I love the pattern and color. She seems to like it too. I tried it on her and she yelled at me when I took it off of her.





    I have managed to clean and organize 2 of the 3 closets in our house. Yay me! It was a bit of a job but I'm glad it's done. Now the problem is keeping them clean.
    I'll post some pics of the coat when it's all finished up, till then Happy Thanksgiving!

   Is it strange that I'm more scared now that Halloween is over? I am. SCARED. What am I scared of? Oh, well, you see, I'm scared of my house. I have to clean this awful mess up and keep it that way because I have guests coming over at the end of the month.
And I'm scared because I'm running out of time to think of fabulous gifts for my lovely family for Christmas. Time to think and then time to execute the making of them... oh boy, now I'm really really scared. I think I'm going to try to find a closet clean enough to hide in. See you later...maybe...