And another one.....

Last weekend at church, Mary Sue had a fit over Mom's purse I made and placed her order. She said she had to have one, she wanted something blue and she had to have it this week. So, this is what I came up with.

I've always been partial to navy and yellow.....they complement each other so well. I changed it around a little from the others but I think it came out quite nicely.

This is the inside......I just love those polka-dots.

This is the fabric I got for the next one. I think it will be very cute when it's done.


And just wait until you see what I'm doing with these.

Making these purses has been so much fun......I enjoy it so much that I dream of making one for everyone I know. Seriously, I see certain fabrics and I think "oh, that would be perfect for so-and-so!" Really, I think it's becoming a sickness.

Here's the newest ones!

This is the one that I made for Mom's Mothers Day gift!

It turned out very pretty! It's got some sage, mint green and a rosey pink color.

This one is my personal Favorite so far! I love the colors and it ended up so beautiful! I am very proud of this one!

Inside! That stripe pocket is perfect cell phone size. I have a tendency to lose mine and end up digging for it so I figured this way I would solve that problem.

Another of the inside.....that goldenrod color is more of a green in person!

I bought some new fabrics today for the next one! It's gonna be pretty! I also have the fabrics for Mary Sue's bag that she said she just had to have and she wants it this week. Well, I better get busy.......I still have a baby quilt to finish!

Some of you may have wondered what that is on my hand in the picture below....It's a completed stamp that Haley put on me last night at Moms house. I was going to mention it in my post but forgot. I'm just used to being stamped, colored or stickered. Of course I forgot about it by the time I went to bed and so I woke up this morning with red and blue patterns on my face and opposite arm.....must have been some transfer during the night. LOL!

Random stuff!

This monster was outside my door earlier.....I think he's still there.....yep, he is! I actually touched him accidentally a couple times and it never phased him! Isn't he beautiful?

Since the weather has been nicer we've been going outside everyday. And as you can see, after being cooped up in the house during the winter, the kids are all about some dirt! Seriously, we could build a sand castle in their bath tub every night!

Cameron and his sweet baby smile!

These Tonka Dump Trucks have been the vehicle of many laughs lately!

Look Mom, No hands!!!!!
Note: my boys couldn't care less if their clothes are on straight, right-side out or backwards!

I'm not kidding.....Cameron came in here today with his pants on inside-out AND backwards! They won't let me fix them either!

See they even ride down the hill backwards.

Mom, are you watching?

James!

Warning: Below are a few pics from our quilting class. Keep in mind we were just starting and it's hard to get use to moving your fabric around like that when you're so used to just straight stitching!

These are from stencil patterns.....I don't like stencils! I like the free motion much better!

In this one, we were using various free motion designs. If you look close you can make out some leaves, hearts, spirals and flowers. It was really fun!

This one was stippling.....I like it the most!

These are some new fabrics I picked up for my next purse!

I can't wait to get started on it.....but alas, next week I have an exam, a final exam and final exam essay questions to turn in. Not to mention, Kojak wants me to sew purses for his mothers as Mother's Day gifts, Haley's Orientation tomorrow, game on Friday, I'm totally into the Dan Brown book, and I have to finish a baby quilt before the shower! And, I'm sure I've forgotten like 10 things I need to do in the next few weeks! Oh well, I'll probably remember them at the last minute! Ugh, I'm going to bed!

And Another One!

Okay, I just finished this one! I should be in bed....I have to go tutor again in the morning and then go to our quilting class but instead I'm up sewing. What can I say? I'm Hooked! I'll pay for it in the morning I guess!

I can't decide what to call this one! It has 6 pockets on the outside and three on the inside!

Let me know what you think? I so value all your opinions!
I'll post tomorrow after the quilting class!

Smiley bag!

I'm calling this the smiley bag because.....well because it makes me smile!

HeHeHe...ain't it cute? I added that pocket to front because the pattern was a little plain.

From the side. I want you to see the lining fabric......

.....so, this is it turned inside-out. I added that pocket to inside too. I put the pens there so you could see there are 3 pockets. I am having way too much fun with these...seriously, I put off writing a paper to make this one! Shhhh.....don't tell!

I am so tired of shopping.

Seriously, I'm a woman who loves clothes but I am just sick to death of shopping. It really irks me to no end when I know I need to buy a few new pieces for my wardrobe, which is a joke anyway that consists mainly of blue jeans and t-shirts. You know, it's spring time which usually calls for some more weather appropriate clothing and I suppose the fact that I'll be.......oh Lord....29 very soon makes me think that maybe I should try to get away from the blue jeans so much. I go to the store and I find......nothing! Well, except for.....yep you guessed it.....another pair of blue jeans! Rutherford County really has nothing in the way of clothing stores anymore. And the few places we do have here are in serious need of some guidance in their purchasing departments. I have found some of the ugliest clothes in the world, right here in Rutherford County. Anyway, it doesn't matter where I go....I find nothing! Nothing appeals to me and even if I find something that does, it looks like I was hit by a train. Which, by the way, might have something to do with the fact that I've had 3 kids and I am in desperate need of some time at the gym....but we won't talk about that, deal? I tend to get a little disgusted with these places......HELLO?......I am not a teeny-bopper and I am not 87.....please include all age ranges when you are making your stock purchases!!!! For the sake of my sanity, please! Anyone have some suggestions that don't require me to drive 100 miles or empty Kojak's bank account?? Anyone?
I guess I'm just one of those people that has to feel good in my clothes....I can't wear something if I feel like I am totally out of my element. Like pantyhose, I despise them with every particle of my being.
Anyway, I went to the store today and picked out a blouse that I thought was really cute on the hanger. I bought it without trying it on because Kojak is NOT the 'holding the purse while you try something on' type. So, I got home and tried it on.....Oh my word....it was hideous on. It had a few small vertical ruffles down the front which were not bad but it was the puffy cap sleeves that did me in. Honestly, I looked like I just stepped off the set of Little House on the Prairie. Needless to say I took it back shortly after.
Note: the jeans fit great!