Well, there’s the big girl standing in front of her school this morning. She did so well. It seems like it wasn’t that long ago that I was pregnant with her and now she’s already in school! I only cried a little bit, so I was proud of myself too.
Besides preparing to send Molly off to school, I have been chugging away at crafting things for the Art Festival coming up. I thought I would see how much stuff I could get out of one yard of fabric. I think I did pretty well.
I started with a Buffalo Bonnet and matching fleece lined bib.
I finished by squeezing out one pair of reversible pants and a little matching purse. I love this Kokka print with the big bold flowers. They look just like the flowers that Molly draws with the huge centers. The reverse side of the pants is Anna Maria Horner, from her Garden Party collection.
Let’s hear it for the boys! I even went out on a limb and churned out a lounge pants/bib combo that’s made for a boy. I didn’t do so hot finding designer fabric that I thought would be great for a boy, so I went to Joann’s. I got a neat dinosaur print and this puppy/dog house print. I thought it was cute. It is so different than anything I am used to working with so I did feel a tad strange. These pants are also reversible with a very comfy gray knit on the other side.
Hope everyone got the kids off to school without a hitch!
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P.S. If anyone out there is interested in food (who isn’t?!) and wants to take part in a little challenge, my husband won last month’s Paper Chef food blogging competition and this month’s is underway now – the ingredients and rules are here.
That is the cutest first day of school picture EVER...what a sweetie! I love all the stuff you're working on for the art festival!
Posted by: Sarah | September 04, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Ah, must be at least a little nice to send the kiddo off to school and get to sew in peace all day! I'm sure you still missed her plenty though.
I can't find hardly any boy prints in the designer fabrics either. Joann's does have some, but they're so thin.
Do you have a pattern for those awesome reversible pants or are they your own creation? Love em!
Posted by: Elexis | September 04, 2008 at 03:14 PM
Ha, forgot you have a younger one too, nevermind, you DON'T get much peace!!!
Posted by: Elexis | September 04, 2008 at 03:16 PM
Thanks Sarah!
Elexis, I wish I did have a little more quiet. Abby (the 1 year old) keeps me busy though, and I do work 3 days a week. Blah. They are only little once though so I don't wanna wish them away!
The pants are my own creation. Again I followed a tutorial that I found somewhere on-line and then adjusted to get what I wanted.
Posted by: tina | September 04, 2008 at 03:55 PM
Wow you sure got a lot of stuff from one yard of fabric. I'll have to get some lessons from you on that. I love that big bold print too, it works rally well on all the things you made. Congratulations again on Molly starting school, I'm sure she will be their star pupil.
Posted by: josie | September 04, 2008 at 04:26 PM
your blog is fantastic so inspirational, i have just started blogging and am currently working on my first sewing project.
Posted by: laura | September 09, 2008 at 06:13 AM
I can't believe she's off to school already!
Posted by: Amanda | September 14, 2008 at 08:35 PM