I saw a link on SM to Motivated Moms.  Now I have done Flylady and seen MM before, but have never tried it.  I decided this year to give it a go.  It was very little $ for the huge amount of work it saved me from making my own.  I have been following it for a few days now and so far so well.  DH is pleased and I think it’s helping.  I love the checklist idea of it all.  I hope to stick to it throughout the year.

Lastly, if you have time today please check out UM.  Brooke of Family Tree Glass burnt her hand a few weeks ago and needs our help to pay for some mounting medicial bills.  I wish her a very speedy recovery.

So Easter… this year I wanted to make the girls dresses, matchy-matchy almost.  So after making the tiered dress for Artiste’s birthday I wanted to make that for Easter instead of thehandmadedress.net pattern.  You will just see how that turned out.  After finishing  the first tiered dress, which gave me all kinds of trouble, I couldn’t wait to try it on my little Evie.  On it went.  Now let’s just say it was a little revealing on top and she need a adjustment.  Happily I went on, put the pants on her so I could see the whole outfit together.  Ah they are cute I think (although they will NOT go over her CD and she will have to wear a sposie for Easter).  No worries.  I turn to DH who takes one look and says he hates it.  To quote later “the girls looked clownish”.  I am not kidding, this was the day before Easter.  I completely lost it.  I was quite angry.  I decide I am going to ahead with my plan even he is not into the “boutique style”.  I make my other DD’s dress.  Ugh, the pants are a bit long.  She would not, flat out refused, to let me try anything on her.   Oh well, I think it’s just one day.  I put the girls in their dresses/pants, boys all dressed up, DH and I ready to go.  Wait I want a photo of the kids.  I grab the camera.  I take picts, they look great on the viewfinder.  A second after taking the last photo my battery dies.   Wonderful, if nothing I have these pictures.  And we are off.  The rest of the day was good and the kids had lots of fun.  Now in hindsight I can say I wish I had done the handmade dress like I had originally intended.  While the dress was adorable, I am in the midwest and boutique clothing isn’t really seen here much.  Oh and the highlight, those pictures I took all turned out black.  I have none of them altogether.  Ah well, and so it goes….

I only have this photo of the two outfits side-by-side.

Today is 5 years since Madaline was born. They orange lilies have bloomed their bright vibrant color and summer has come to pass. Another year has gone. And so today I celebrate with a special stocking at my HC. Below is my little blurb about it. Later today I will go and visit the cemetery to see her. Really she has a beautiful spot. Happy Angelversary Madaline!



Today Madaline Jane is having a special stocking. We have lots of great items for you. And special guests including Cotton Mama, Crochet Funtime, Baby Bird Bath Works & Deep Elm Eyes, also great collabs with Zephyr Diapers, G-Button Baby, & It’s A Snap Diapers!

Come check out all the great items today @ 12:13 EST!

Visit Madaline Jane today!

Here’s just a sampling of some items!

Thanks,
Jenny

So stinking cute. When I was pregnant with my second I wondered how it would be having two. Something I never expected was the feeling I’d experience when seeing them play together. Now that I have three babies, that wonderful warm feeling is only growing. I still wonder how someone so small can have such a hold over you. Beautiful.

Here’s a picture of the newest machine….

I also have some fo’s to show, but really they were very simple.  Of course they are Otto, I am in LOVE with that mag, can’t you tell.   Both are leggings for DD, the cream one was worn under the fairy halloween costume.  It was really cold here the other night, so I lined them in a plain white knit.

And lastly, a photo of some of the other sewing I do…Repairs.  I let them pile up usually, as I despise them.  These are actually the ones I have set on my sewing chair.  They consist of a pair of hunting pants for my brother that need shortening, a shirt that DD has broken some stitching on, and lastly a pair of leggings that I would like to fix a bit more.  I don’t know if others think this way, but I find repairing so boring.

Anyway, here’s the FO’s….

A simple cross top t-shirt from Ottobre. I believe it’s in 4/04 (can’t be sure though)

Next a t-shirt from Ottobre Design Workshop.  Fit DS great.

Last up are crawling pants for the baby.  There are flannel patches inside for the little baby knees.  So cute!

Anyway, here’s the picts of a few WIP’s.

Velour pants for the baby DS…

A another pair of pants for the youngest DS…

And a shirt for the oldest DS…

I need to get going on some pants & shirts for my DD. I have been getting irritated lately with all the switching that occurs when you don’t have a serger. Changing the feet, the thread, the needle…. ARGH! I could pull my hair out. I am wishing and hoping that maybe just maybe I’ll get a serger for my birthday next week. I don’t think it will happen, but a girl can dream right.

I’m sorry if this is a bit washed out.  It seems fine on my computer sometimes, but not others.  I have two more jammie bottoms to make tops for, but no fabric yet for them.  Maybe in another week or two.

And some pants for DD for winter.  A bit big in length, but otherwise okay.  I love the gathering at the hem.

Sunday is my local Race for the Cure.  DD and I are going to run/walk in it.  It’s 5k, but I don’t know how much of that I can actually run.  I got my new running shoes from the brand new Kohls that just opened up.  I hope I can break them in enough before Sunday.