Busy, busy November.
Here's what I've been doing with November days so far. (You will see I have been using my sewing table, a lot. I love having a room for these projects!) Swaddle dolls--5 in a row! For the babies: Audrey and Dahlia and future babies/gifts, etc.
Rachel told me Audrey was carrying baby dolls about, so when I found this naked baby on a shelf, I had to get her and make her a little nightie!
And then there were the Barbie Clothes! I found that Barbie clothes were a lot easier and faster to construct than quilts! I am fascinated with the idea of stockpiling Barbie dresses!
Oh, and I made a few skirts for Katie! I discovered making skirts was almost easier than making Barbie dolls! So I made a few.
And yesterday, after I slipped on the ice Sunday night, I decided to put on my new snow boots! And, do I love them! They are warm and furry, and they have good soles, and I felt safe trudging through our most recent weekend snowstorm. (see below).
I love them so much, that I even took a picture of them in their new, pristine state! I bought them on clearance last April for under $30 and that was such a good deal!!!! Check 'em out!
Dad laughed when he asked me how I liked my new boots and I told him I had taken a picture! Crazy!
While I was doing all this sewing, etc. I watched a couple of TV series:
Ringer with Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Revenge. Fun TV shows.
And the month's only half over! I have to start thinking about Xmas!
I am loathe to move on to November without mentioning October. Our October was not the typical Ocktoberfest with which you are familiar. It was a work fest. (Do work and fest belong in the same sentence?)
The biggest thing we did in October was finish the book! Hooray! It is now on sale at Amazon, and at Dad's website: www.emptysaddles.com.
Then, because I discovered an old suitcase of quilt blocks from Grandma Howe, I re-cut them and used them for the 3 quilts I made: one for Fallon for her birthday, and one for Gabe and one for Sammy, because the boys each asked for a quilt when they were here this summer.
And when I finished all that sewing, I whipped up a couple of skirts for Fallon, and one for Audrey--re-using one of Rachel's dresses--I saved a few from her childhood and decided to cut them down into skirts.
I sent Fallie's skirts to her before taking a picture of them. Along with some fun clothes I found at Goodwill that were barely worn. She has quite a wardrobe now, I am happy to say.
I had a lot of fun in October!
