Lately I have been working on French seams. A lot of work and takes a bit more fabric but all and all I really do love how the garment looks when finished. Though when using a thicker fabric it can easily get a bit bulky. There is no budget for a new sewing machine right now, and honestly I think I might feel a bit guilty almost like I was cheating on my Ol' kenmore. I did find a button hole maker for three dollars today though! One of my favorite shops when we make it up to Portland is S.C.R.A.P. I always end up filling a bag of bits of fabric for five dollars and today also got a yard and a half of lint blue cotton fabric with tiny white hearts. It's beautiful! The kids and I do both tend to love anything with hearts on it. That's mostly my influence. But now that I am stocked up on odds and ends, and enough yardage to keep me busy for a while I am excited for some holiday sewing.
Oh! And I did finish a pink dress for Kiki. It's a pretty basic pattern but I am pretty excited about how great the bunny came out. My husband and I debated a bit on the lace around there collar but i figured over the top cutesy only works for so long, and went with it.
This morning I ended up making a quick pair of gray linen pants for the girls as well. Kiki and I both really love how they came out, now she just needs some sort of little belly shirt to go along with them.
Oh! And we got our Christmas tree very early this year! The kids love it and it's time to get going on some new ornaments. Since Kiki's second Christmas when she broke more ornaments then I thought possible we decided to only have ones that we make. So right now we don't have many on the tree but it's one of my favorite Christmas activities each year. And a nice tradition that the kids can hopefully look back on fondly.
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