What I was up to yesterday...

I have 4 boys.

They are all rough and tumble.

This trampoline belongs to boy #3.

He did this to the net one day.

Now I have fixed several more minor tears in the netting:

 (Some of which could not be fully repaired.)

But they have out done themselves.

I told them, "The net is there 'just in case';

it is NOT there to rebound off of."

I took pictures as I made progress:

This is NOT the kind of craftiness/sewing

that I particularly enjoy so...

Here's to hoping!!!

Sewing Projects are well underway:

Last night, I promised you pictures of the sewing progress.  I have completed 1 black vest and have another vest 1/2 done.  I need to have it done by SATURDAY (yikes!); because it is a birthday gift, and Saturday is THE day!  So I stayed up until 11:00pm working on it (said son doesn't go to bed until 9:00pm which doesn't leave much private working time).  Now that may not seem late to some, but for me, uggghhh!  Five o'clock am comes REALLY early when you don't hit the sack by 10:00pm.  Why does 1 extra hour make such a difference???  I want to know!

Here's the 1st success!

 Here's a close-up of the front fabric texture:

The glossy black of the back was hard to capture.

Maybe I'll be able to get a better picture later.

I was SO excited at how well it turned out.

Maybe I'll get better pictures later when I don't

have to hide in the bathroom while taking them.

(No prying eyes in there!  Finally!

When they were younger, I wasn't

even safe in there!)

Now before I show you progress on the 2nd vest,

here's proof that I did actually do this myself!  :)

I have this one together.  I just need to clip the curves

 and turn it.  Sew the side seams together and

sew a finishing edge all the way around

the perimeter of the vest.

I hope to have it done by Wednesday

so I will have time to clean the house

before Saturday for the birthday guests!

In case you forgot what the front looks like:

Stay tuned for this one.

The Cowboy will LOVE it!

(Yes, that is his nickname, given him by his friends.)

Mystery Project Explanation

As my readers have seen, I am occasionally posting a picture and not saying what it is for or what I am making.  For those of you just tuning in, I thought I'd better explain what I am doing.  I keep getting questions in the comments, so I decided to write up my idea clearly.  It seemed like it would be fun to do a "Mystery Project".  I think it is interesting to see just the pieces and try to guess what they might develop into.

I will only be posting these pictures occasionally.  I'm quite busy sewing right now and, of course, taking care of the home front and the home school.  I hope to get a picture up of one completed sewing project tomorrow!  I finished it tonight, and I think it turned out BEAUTIFULLY!

Any way, stay tuned for more mystery project pics and eventually the grand finale revelation moment.

Remember:  Jesus loves you!

For God so loved the world that He gave His only

begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him

shall not perish but have everlasting life!

John 3:16

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, 

that we should be called the children of God!

For that is what we are!  1John 3:1

Sewing Projects

Yesterday I told you about my day of sewing

and today I have time to post some pictures.

My boys are lovers of all things cowboy.

I already mentioned that I plan to do some

cowboy decor in their rooms.

In addition, I thought it would be fun

to make them some nice vests to wear

to church to help dress up their jeans.

(My oldest son is too tall and thin to

even find slacks for him any more.)

For my eldest's birthday, I am going

to surprise him with a brown suede vest.

Such wonderful material!

See?

And then for Christmas, I plan to make

all my men black vests.  The material

for that almost made them drool when

they saw it!  So I know they are 

anticipating that.  (I wanted to keep

it a surprise but that was too difficult

because I would have only been able

to work on it after they go to bed

which isn't until 9:00pm.  And I am

too tired by then to work on it.)

Here's the black:

Nice!!!  I wish my photo could have caught

more of the color's nuances.  Maybe I will

get better ones in the next stage of progress.

I can hardly wait to get started on the sewing.

More updates coming soon!

A Busy Day

Today we had a big day.  

My husband took boys to soccer games

while I stayed home to start on 

my sewing projects--

vests for gifts for

all my men. 

We went for a walk at mid-day AND

managed to fit in a garage sale en route.

We had 4 great finds for $1 total.

I LOVE THAT!

When we returned, I resumed sewing and

the DH got back to work on the carpentry

project he started last week:  putting

plywood in our attic to create flooring for

STORAGE!

I made good progress today.

I got all the vests I had material for cut out.

When I was done, so was my back.

So...after I made dinner, I decided

to get papers graded and recorded

instead of any more sewing.

I will try to get pictures posted about

the garage sale finds and the vest materials.

Hopefully, tomorrow.

I am so excited about those vests.

I hope they turn out the way I envision.

I will share my future progress with you

as I continue with the sewing projects.

Have a great night!