If the inside of your machine looks like this, you should probably clean it more often.
Pre-winding extra bobbins makes this notice less annoying.
Headed home. Thadd didn’t get Bumblebee and his car doesn’t transform. Now his meal is a sad meal.
Apparently throwing himself on the floor is a thing now.
Gotta catch ’em all.
Two out of three about to fall asleep in grandma’s van-car.
Art with the cousins.
Old-school metal playground equipment ftw!
Friends.
Thadd is asleep! I am is happy.
Breakfast with family.
Nap time.
Chaos follows us everywhere.
I’m a good boy, right?
Early morning=terrible lighting.
Beckett
Finnian
I love the shape of this building.
Pretty, but terrifying, especially with children.
No, we didn’t walk down the scary steps.
Awkward selfie.
Finnian played cameraman for this shot.
Walking to Sons of Liberty Coffee.
I love the little stumps or roots or whatever they are poking up at the base.
Medium Green Christmas Light Gift Bag
Medium Red Christmas Light Gift Bag
Large Red Christmas Light Gift Bag
Small Red Christmas Light Gift Bag
Medium Green Christmas Light Gift Bag
Small Red Christmas Light Gift Bag
Glycerin Pool Forming in the Middle
Adding the Blended Essential Oils and Carrier Oil
Melting the Oils
Hard Trace
Mixing the soft scrub
Shiny stovetop
Adding the Lye Solution
Soap Log in the Mold
Before using soft scrub to clean last night’s spaghetti sauce.
Weighing the Lye
Soap Waves
Soft scrub in a jar
Demo house 3
Boots
Demo house 2
Demo house
Pink tunic after removing the lining.
Blue, long floral shirtdress
Green knit dress
Flowy Pink Tunic Shirt
Vintage Pink and Purple Floral Bed Sheet
Instant Pot Chicken and Vegetable Quinoa
Sauteing Chicken and Onion
Neutral print cotton small reusable gift bag
Lots of cupcakes
Round Medium Green Buttons
Silver Star Buttons
Black and White Gingham Buttons
Medium Green Round Buttons
Strawberry Hair Clip Barrettes in Pink and Green
Owl Hair Clip Barrettes in Light Blue and White
Pink and Purple Guitar Hair Clip Covers
Bee Hair Clip Barrettes in Yellow and Black
Blue Bird Hair Clip
Chocolate cake with Dog Man and Cat Kid frosting for Thadd’s fourth birthday.
Guitar Snap Clips
Grandma Finger Puppet
Owl Snap Clips
Bee Snap Clips
Blue Bird Snap Clips
House finger puppet
Father Finger Puppet
cat finger puppet
Dog Finger Puppet
Strawberry Snap Clips
Baby in buggy
Big Brother Boy Finger Puppet
Mother Finger Puppet
Big Sister Finger Puppet
Grandpa Finger Puppet
sitting baby girl finger puppet
Car Finger Puppet
Christmas Tree 1
Gluten Free Flour Tortillas
Single Color Sugar Skull
Christmas Tree 1 Embroidery Design File
Umbrella Applique Embroidery Design File
Wreath with Red Bow Embroidery File
Candy Cane
Gingerbread Boy Embroidery Design
Hooped Stabilizer
Backing fleece. Needs to be at least as big as your machine’s stitching area, if not as big as the hoop.
Fabric pinned to stabilizer
Finished Peppermint Coaster
In the hoop peppermint coaster stitching the border
Ready for the border
Out of the hoop
T-shirt. I’m not sure where I got this one.
I like to fold it in half before cutting to keep everything even. If your scissors aren’t sharp enough to go through all the layers, cut one side and then fold it in half to use as a template for the other side.
Bottom hem removed.
Looks like a tank top. For a grocery style bag, turn it inside out and lay it back
flat in this position.
For a purse/market tote turn it inside out and lay it flat with the shoulder seams at the top, as shown here. I find this style easier to carry on my shoulder.
Pinned hem.
Normal stitches are in red. Stretch stitches are in brown.
Straight stitch.
Edge of fabric lined up on 5/8 mark.
Back stitched first seam
Second line stitched for reinforcement.I tried to stay as close to the first line as possible.
Zig-zag setting.
Messy zig-zag backstitching.
Side seam removed and jeans ironed flat.
Back of rip with interfacing applied.
First attempt. Once I put it in my machine and had it circle the embroidery field, I saw it needed re-positioning.
Finished sewing.
Patch from the back with stabilizer trimmed.
Finished patch. Next time I will use heavier thread so the embroidery shows better.
Floral knee patch applique design image.
We’re still in the hospital and he’s already looking at Finn and Daddy like he knows there’s awesomeness ahead.
One of these is the peek-a-boo kitty. They look just like Daddy cat.
Finished, other than steaming the ruffle.
I’m still not sure about this. I may remove it after wearing it a few times.
Here’s the original shapeless dress.
Wrong side of iron-on patch
Iron-on patch
My boys kite flying on Labor Day weekend. We found that kite at Thrift Town for five bucks. Best. kite. EVER. Even though the wind was unsteady, once Chris got it in the air, it would fly for five minutes at a time. Finn was even able to keep it in the air fairly easily.