Off With the Thread!

After several weeks of sewing with invisible thread I've discovered that it is no longer a love-hate relationship. It is all hate. It was a wonderful start to the relationship. Discovering that I could use it with anything. Never having to change out the thread. Not spinning new bobbins. Life was good.

Until it wasn't. The tricky thread started to show it's evil head. It got caught on the spool, it got caught on the thread guide, I had to take off both covers on the machine and pull the thread out of tight spots it got itself into. I decided I wasn't going to take it anymore. I traded it out for a nice cotton-poly blend thread. But I now had baggage. The invisible thread had left it's mark on my machine. No other thread could work on it again. My invisible thread had messed up the tension on my machine.

So now I have to say good bye to my lovely machine. The one I truly LOVE. It is off to have physical therapy in Ohio for a few days or weeks. Hopefully it will forgive me for my mistreatment. Hopefully, in time, my machine will forget that awful thread and be able to move on.

(The thread in question is a certain C & C brand and I do NOT recommend it.)

K Graduates to a Toddler Bed

K turns two next week so it was time to make the big move!  She LOVES her big girl bed and is sleeping like a champ.  Who wouldn't love sleeping in this cute little bed with a hanging book rack with your favorite books next to your bed?

This book rack by Penny Carnival was Kelly M's very first sewing project from back in March! The 48" sling was too large for K's small space, but it was very easy to modify to a 36".  Kelly chose wooden dowels as opposed to curtain rods so it would be sturdier for heavy books and rough toddler pulls.  The dowels and brackets were available at her local Lowes.

Isn't it adorable? Go check out her blog and make one for your little cutey today!

First Day of School and Gymnastics

M and I had their first day of school September 13th and their first day of gymnastics on September 16th. The girls are in the same classes with wonderful teachers. They hardly noticed they were dropped off at school. I was very excited to "paint and learn her numbers", and was off the wall the day she actually got to paint. G and A miss their big sisters, but they work hard at playing when the girls are at school and gymnastics.

Fabulous Fabric Baskets filled with Seafood?

We are all a little in love with organization. We came across these lovely baskets and couldn't resist.

These Storage Cubes are from crazymomquilts.blogspot.com. They are so easy to make and turn out BEAUTIFUL!!! They are quite addicting as Amanda Jean warns in her blog.

Here is Kelly M. working hard on it while Baby C just hangs out.

Aren't they sweet? K and I didn't nap one of the days and watched The Letter Factory DVD three times while snacking on Veggie Straws and snuggling under a blanket.

We took a night off and went to Tim's Rivershore Restaurant in Dumfries, VA. We ran a little late because we spent a few hours digging through buckets of fabric trying to decide what we could use and what we wanted to use. In the end we decided to go to JoAnns and start fresh.

Libby and Kelly T. shared the broiled seafood plate and both only gagged once. But really, everything was awesome, except for the broiled oysters. The waiter even gave us free hush puppies.

All in all a great week!

THE Craft Bag

We've been falling in love with our new craft bags. Kelly T. came up with the basic design and we've been making little changes to them to help them suit our crafty needs. They have pockets for needles, hooks, scissors, rulers, skeins, water bottles, and SO much more. We are currently working on a tutorial, so stay tuned for directions on how to make your very own bag!

The Children's Activity Bag

After several days of crafting... ok, maybe more, our first bags are complete! Kelly M. burned her leg ironing in her underwear, we discovered Libby's real name, and kids and husbands alike got sick. But K actually slept during naptime at Kelly T's house!!! Big accomplishment. Now we just need to see if the other kids will do the same.
Preschool starts on Mondays and Wednesdays meaning we will have two less kids (M and I), but also less time to craft. The new plan is to put them all for their naps at the crafting house and get our crafting on. The husbands have also agreed to give us Sunday evening. Yippee!!!

So our plan is-
Sunday sew from 5-?
Monday knit and crochet 9:30- 11:30
Wednesday sew from 9:30- 4, or whenever our husbands make us go home
Wednesday sew from 7-?
Thursday knit and crochet through gymnastics class

Plus a monthly family event and a monthly MNO.