A lesson in hemming...

I learned how to hem a skirt last night! I watched a couple directional videos on youtube, and then went for it. I was NERVOUS about cutting into the fabric, but gave myself some lee-way in case I needed to start over.

So far, so good...

It looks pretty...

And it's functional!

I LOVE strawberries

Last week we (my sister and I) turned this:

Into this:

Yum!

Playing with fabric...

I was inspired by a BEAUTIFUL quilt I saw in a patient's room a little while back... Chocolate and Aqua!! Not colors that I think I would have ever chosen myself, but it was a gorgeous combo. I can't wait to have some fun with these, but I must have some patience and finish my blue and yellow quilt first. (It's getting there!)

I made a few more cards as well... to try out different stiches on my machine. Now I have to figure out who to write to!! :-) Maybe someone has a birthday coming up... it would be nice to have a little box of these saved up for occasions too.

Hair Clips

My sister came for a visit this week and we decided to try our hand a making our own hair clips and barrettes. We headed to the craft store and loaded up on supplies and started in. Here are some of the results:

Her patriotic, 4th of July clip...We decided these flowers were pretty just as they are. We can use them like hair sticks and put them besides buns or french rolls.