Final Towel

Final towel that went in the box to my Mom. And it is probably one of my favorites. Very simple but too cute.

This did not make it into the box to my Mom, it wouldn't fit so it has to go in the next box or get hand delivered. I will find the website that had the tutorial and post it for you when I get home today. It is a large 9x12 inch envelop with velcro closure. Posterboard pattern covered in fabric. Instructions could use either gromets with ribbon or velcro. Velcro won hands down. Turns out quite sturdy. Not sure how it will last with heavy use.

Box is Full

The box to my Mom is now officially full. You should know by now I have a thing for watermelon.

And I also have a little thing for pigs.

The red bandana pig actually looks much more cute in person than in this photo.

Mini quilt is also finished. But I won't show any more photos until it arrives at its new home. And another project has glue drying I will show you in the morning.

Up Early

Can't decide if I am mad or glad David got me out of bed at 6 this morning. Would have been nice to sleep in but I did get a bunch of things done today.
Shirt for the little drummer boy. I wised up and used the cut away stablizer instead of the tear away. What a huge difference it made.

Abby and Rounder have their names on their Thundershirts. These are supposed to calm your dog down during storms.

Their overnight bag also got personalized.

A couple little chick towels to add to my Mom's box.

Another appliqued towel. Designs from Planet Applique.

Little Glimpse

Here is a little glimpse. I can't reveal too much of the mini quilt because my swap partner occasionally reads my blog and I don't want to ruin the surprise.

My weekend list of projects:

• Finish the mini quilt
• Embroider Abby and Rounder's dog thunder shirts and their overnight bag. Abby and Rounder are a co-workers dogs. She is going on vacation next week and leaving them with a sitter.
• Create something for the "Sew, what's in your profile?" Swap
• Fill the box for my mother. Will probably just embroider a few more towels I have in my stash.
• Embroider another tshirt for Jeremiah.

If I get those done I can think about a few other projects I have patiently waiting for attention.

Look Closely

If you look real close you will see that my husband is not the real subject of this photo. If you look even closer you will see that David and Buttercup have matching grey beards. Shhh... don't tell either of them you saw this photo.

Rare Sighting

We had a rare sighting at my house last night. Me crafting on a week night. I used to spend at least 30 minutes to an hour doing something crafty every night when I got home from work. My own personal "me" time to wind down from the day. Lately I have been working later and later. And the kids have been a bit more demanding.
One of the girls that works for me has a little boy that turns three in a few weeks. She found a similar tshirt on etsy for $16 I used for inspiration. My investment less than $2. Her son is a huge Mickey fan. Definitely a little boy after my heart.

I even had time to start working on my mini quilt for my swap-bot swap. More on that later.

Snoozing...

I think all of you out there in blog land are snoozing. All except Colleen that is. The dragon bag is all hers. Colleen I sent you an email to get your address.

Just so all of you don't think I ripped the dragon bag out of Mason's hands. He declined when I offered it to him. As much as he likes dragons, they were his high school mascot. And as much as he loves Japanese culture it just wasn't him.

Joann's was calling my name today at lunchtime. I haven't been there in about a month. Probably right before Mason's surgery. Just felt overwhelmed to even try to coordinate some fabrics. Picked up a fat quarter bundle. I don't have any projects in I am in the middle of right now, just too many in my head I want to start.

Dragon Bag

Home from JB's funeral. My first at a Southern Baptist African American church. Not the typical somber atmosphere of a funeral.

Turned the sample dragon embroidery into a small drawstring bag. Finished size is around 8x10 inches. 600 posts just came and went with no fanfare and I haven't done a giveaway in a while. So if you are interested in the bag leave a comment on this post before 10am (Central Time) August 24th. I will randomly pick a winner and post on Tuesday.

Over Done

I might have over done it just a little. I wanted the tote bag bigger but I may have gone too big. Need to go to a size in between the two to make me happy. It will be a great tote to go to the beach or maybe even enough space to pack over night.

You can see the size comparison. Back to the drawing/cutting board. Kind of reminds me a bit of Goldilocks. Too small, too big.... just right.

Off to JB's funeral this afternoon. And should be home the rest of the weekend.

Bills

Mason got a clean bill of health from the surgeon. Doesn't want to see him back for 3 months unless we have issues. We had already gotten the bill from the surgeon and from the anesthesiologist, finally got the bill from the hospital itself.... $16,600. Yikes!!! The next day I checked our insurance company's website. The in-network discount was $15,100, bringing the total down to $1500, we owe less than $300 of that out of our pocket. I am no math wise but can figure out that is more than a 90% discount. Makes me wonder who has to suffer and pay the full price. Thankful I have insurance.