MORE HATS

5 MORE HATS FOR ST. JUDE . THIS IS THE LAST OF THE YARN THAT ALLYSON DONATED.

MICRO PREEMIE OUTFITS

THAT'S A PENCIL IN THE PICTURE. IT'S SO TINY. I WANTED IT A LITTLE LONGER SO I WORKED ON THE PATTERN BEFORE I MADE THE BLUE ONE. OH I ALSO CUT IT DOWN THE BACK AFTER I SEWED THE SIDES UP SO IT WOULD BE EASIER TO PUT ON THE BABIES. I FINISHED IT WITH A SCALLOPED EDGE AND LEFT THE RIBBONS LONG IN THE BACK TO TIE IT TOGETHER. TODAY WAS MY FIRST TIME TO EVER DO THE SCALLOPED EDGE. I REALLY LIKE IT. THE LITTLE BONNET WAS REALLY EASY. I USED A PIECE OF 12X12 SCRAP BOOKING PAPER AS MY BACKGROUND FOR THE PICTURES.

I FOUND THIS PATTERN HERE. THESE ARE MY FIRST SEWED GOWNS. THE PINK ONE TOOK FOREVER. IT WAS THE FIRST ONE. I HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO AND WHEN TO DO IT. IN OTHER WORDS IT DIDN'T COME WITH INSTRUCTIONS. I'M STILL NOT HAPPY WITH THE WAY I'M DOING THE NECK. BUT IT'LL DO UNTIL MY BRAIN FIGURES IT OUT. I NEED TO MAKE A SMALL BLANKET AND IF I CAN FIND A PATTERN FOR SEWED BOOTIES I'LL MAKE BOOTIES ALSO. I HAVE 9 MORE CUT OUT READY TO SEW. THAT MEANS I GOT 11 GOWNS AND BONNETS OUT OF 1 1/3 YARDS OF MATERIAL. SO FOR $2.30 I DID PRETTY GOOD. THE MATERIAL WAS ON THE SALE TABLE. I HAVE SOME SATIN PICKED OUT FOR WHEN I GET THE HANG OF IT. I'M JUST NOT SURE IF I CAN SEW WITH IT.

CATCHING UP

THIS IS A PILLOW THAT I MADE. MY 100TH POST IS GETTING REALLY CLOSE. THAT'S WHY I'VE NOT BEEN POSTING VERY MUCH. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DRAG THIS OUT UNTIL I COULD GET SOMETHING MADE TO GIVE AWAY AS A PRIZE. I MAY GIVE AWAY THIS PILLOW. ANYONE WHO LEAVES A COMMENT AFTER I HIT 100 WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE CONTEST. WELL MORE ABOUT IT LATER.

THIS IS A BABY QUILT I STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO. I HAVE IT QUILTED NOW ALL I HAVE TO DO IS HEM AROUND THE BINDING. IT DIDN'T TURN OUT AS GOOD AS I WOULD HAVE LIKED. I CAN'T SEW ALL THAT GREAT.

THIS IS A BABY BLANKET I MADE FOR A GIFT. THE CHURCH A FRIEND OF MINE GOES TO IS GIVING A BABY SHOWER TO A YOUNG SINGLE MOTHER TO BE. THE GIRL LIVES AT THE WAY HOUSE. I THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT NAME. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL I WAS TOLD ABOUT THIS SHOWER. THIS IS A PLACE I PLAN ON DONATING TO THIS YEAR.

ALL I HAD TO DO TO THIS QUILT IS SEW ON THE BINDING AND HEM IT. IT'S REALLY CUTE.

10 MORE ST. JUDE HATS. I'VE LOST COUNT. I THINK I'VE MADE AT LEAST 50 PLUS 20 PEOPLE HAVE DONATED MAKES AT LEAST 70. THE RED ONE ON THE BOTTOM WAS MADE USING YARN THAT ALLYSON DONATED. THANKS AGAIN ALLYSON.

I HAVE THE HATS TAGGED AND BAGGED. I JUST ABOUT HAVE 2 BOXES FULL. I'LL BE GLAD WHEN I GET THEM ALL DONE AND POST A PICTURE OF THEM ALL TOGETHER.

PREEMIE TWINS

I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT A SET OF TWINS BORN AT 27 WEEKS LAST NIGHT . EMMA IS 2 LB. 14 INCHES AND JOSIE IS 2 LB. 13 1/2 IN. LONG , BOTH ARE ON A VENTILATOR. THEY BOTH HAVE JET BLACK HAIR. WILL ADD TO THIS POST WHEN I LEARN MORE. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE BABIES AND THEIR FAMILY.

NEW SEWING MACHINE

TIM WANTED TO GET ME A SEWING MACHINE FOR CHRISTMAS. HE TOOK ME TO WAL-MART CHRISTMAS EVE. THEY DIDN'T HAVE WHAT I WANTED. I HAVE MY FRIEND JUDY'S BORROWED AND I NEEDED TO GET IT BACK TO HER.

THIS PAST FRIDAY I WENT TO TOWN AND GOT THIS ONE. I'M NOT GOING TO DO ANY FANCY SEWING ANYWAY, MIGHT AS WELL GET THE CHEAP ONE. IF I DO GET REALLY GOOD AT THIS I CAN ALWAYS GET SOMETHING ELSE. THE FUNNY THING IS I'VE BEEN SEWING ON IT EVERYDAY AND TIM DIDN'T KNOW I HAD BOUGHT IT. I CAUGHT HIM LOOKING AT THEM AGAIN AND THOUGHT I HAD BETTER COME CLEAN. IT'S BEEN SITTING ON THE DINNING ROOM TABLE BY HIS TREADMILL. HE EVEN LOOKED AT IT YESTERDAY MORNING TO SEE IF IT LOOKED LIKE TH ONE AT WAL-MART. WELL IT WAS JUST LIKE IT BUT HE STILL DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS MINE. I PUT IT UP BEFORE HE GETS HOME SO HE WON'T SEE ME SEWING ON IT. YESTERDAY I DECIDED TO LET HIM SEE ME SEWING ON WHEN HE CAME HOME FROM WORK. HE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID, JUDY'S LOOKS JUST LIKE THE ONE AT WAL-MART. I STARTED LAUGHING AND TOLD HIM ALL ABOUT MY LITTLE TRICK. HE GOT A GOOD LAUGH OUT OF IT.

AND THE LAST PICTURE IS MY FIRST MISTAKE. THE YELLOW ON THE SIDE SHOULD HAVE GONE ON THE BOTTOM. THAT WAS JUST THE 8TH PIECE I HAD SEWED.

THE QUILT IS SOMETHING I STARTED AROUND 5 YEARS AGO. IT REALLY NEEDS TO GET FINISHED.

LOOK WHAT MY MAIL CARRIER LEFT ME

THANK YOU ALLYSON. SHE SENT 12 HATS FOR ST. JUDE, 2 SKEINS OF YARN AND A CROSS. IT WILL GO ON MY CHRISTMAS TREE EVERY YEAR. THE YARN WILL BE USED TO MAKE MORE HATS. OH I ALMOST FORGOT THE CROSS IS DRAPED ACROSS MY MOTHERS PICTURE I HAVE ON MY DESK. I'LL BE REMINDED OF HOW I FELT BY A SIMPLE ACT OF KINDNESS FROM A STRANGER EVERY TIME I SEE IT. IT ALSO WILL REMIND ME TO WORK ON MY DONATIONS SO I CAN PASS THE FEELING ON AND ON. THANK YOU AGAIN ALLYSON. I DON'T HAVE THE WORDS TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO ME.