Skirting a Cold

Here is my new fascination. I went to a sewing expo in Cincinnati last June and found a booth called A Stitch Above and I fell in love with this neat looking needlepoint. I had not seen anything like it before. Then I was surprised to find, the other day a kit I acquired a few years back. It was just like what I had seen at the booth. I had also seen a few blogs I follow post pictures of Canvas Work which must be the same thing as what this kit is called-Textured Needlework. Anyhow I'm excited to give it a try. I love specialty stitches and this is what textured needlework is comprised of. Progress photos soon to follow....

 I decided to try my hand at making myself a skirt. I picked out some fabric that I thought looked spring and cut out a straight skirt. The material is a very light cotton and was super easy to stitch on. At first it was a bit too long. I took it up six inches and it comes to mid calf which I think is a good length for me. I also had it a bit too big so I took it in at the side seam a few inches . I love it. I'm going yo wear it to church tomorrow.

 This is another skirt I made. Its  made out of a T-shirt:-)  I found a tutorial online on how to make a skirt out of a T shirt and I'm so glad I tried it. You know those shirts you have that are old enough to be really soft and end up being a favorite. Well what if you stain the sleeve? You can make it into a skirt. I'm sorry I Dont have the link for the tutorial. I will try to find it and add it to my next post. I love how it fits and feels.

I told mommy she needed to wrap it up cuz I wanna play and eat my dinner. I can't eat until mommy and daddy play monkey in the middle with me with my five tennis balls. I catch the balls then I count them on the floor. Then I take a few bites of my food. Then we repeat. Yeah I know, I'm spoiled. But I take good care of mommy so they spoil me when I'm not working with my vest on. Mommy has a cold and I alerted daddy when she used her nebulizer. I didnt know it wasnt hurting her. They gave me lots of kisses and told me I did a good job. I came and laid right in her lap cuz  I had to be sure she was ok. Bye bye now. My tummy is rumbling.