What I did today.

So I have been in a bit of a slump lately.

And I have not made anything new or exciting or cute.

So I thought I would work on  a curtain project.

I have had the fabric since last summer

so thought I should get it used up.

These are the old curtains that

where purchased at Ikea a couple of years ago.

We nick named them 'zebras hiding in grass'.

This is the new panel I sewed.

What do you think?

Here they are together.

Which do you prefer?

 I also thought I would share this.

I made these 'Economy Oatmeal Squares' to day.

It is an old recipe but new to me.

My daughter gave it to me.

The kids thought they where AWESOME!!

And real easy to make.

Economy Oatmeal Squares

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 cup brown sugar

 (they are quite sweet so feel free to use a little less)

2 cups oatmeal

1/2 tsp. baking powder

Mix, press into a pan to make 1/4 inch thick.

Bake till brown. (this is what the recipe said)

They will harden as they cool.

I baked at 375 for about 10 minutes.

Cut while still warm, so they don't break apart too much.

Enjoy

Merry Christmas

Sorry I have not posted anything in a while

but there hasn't been much to post about.

I hope to do better in the new year.

These are some free standing lace bookmarks

I made for my ladies in bible study.

We had a brunch on Dec. 8 so I

thought it would be nice to give a little gift.

They turned out very nice.

Christmas would not be Christmas unless

everyone received new pj's.

I made 13 pair.

The guys all got batman.

For the girls.

Some hearts.

And some owls.

Embroidery machine applique

This is my first attempt at machine applique.

Now that was Easy!!

Tomorrow is pajama and messy hair day at school

and Jessica needed some new pajamas.

This is the result.

I purchased the design from

 http://www.appliquecafe.com/

I thought the sleeping owl was cute.

Costume sewing

I do not like halloween!!

So there.  I said it.

Ethany in her pirate costume.

Jessica in her red fairy dress.

Also made a Dorothy from Wizard of Oz costume

and a hippie costume.

I hope to have pictures of them soon.

Now I have 2 winter jackets that need zippers

and some pants to hem.

Then I need to do some basic type sewing -

pants and tops for the girls.

Also start working on my Christmas list.

Not getting much done.

I have not been doing much sewing lately.

But really need to get started.

Christmas is coming you know!!

I started a list.

And I promised to make halloween costumes.

I made these batman pj's for my grandson the other day. 

Then I had a pair of ladies pj's that needed mending.

The tie at the waist had ripped all the fabric

and I didn't know how to fix them.

They had been laying in the sewing room since last January.

So I just cut them into a small pair for my grandson.

Now I don't have to worry about fixing them anymore!!



  

A new purse.

Well, actually I made it a few years ago and

I decided I needed a new purse so I dug this one out.

It is made of suede upholstery fabric and

I did some embroidery on it.

I had actually made for a craft show and it never sold.

So I might as well use it.



A "BOO" halloween t-shirt.

Just for fun.



Monogram

Monogrammed napkins I made for a wedding.

Also did a tablecloth with their names on it

but was unable to get a photo of it.

First day of school 2011

New school year.

New outfits.

New bags.

Everyone is smiling!

It's all good.