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A quick handmade gift. I got some a square piece of fleece (about 56" square--fleece is wider per yard than average cotton). Then I appliqued the hearts and snowflake on it. And fringed the edges. A nice throw for C's aunt.

My boys love to snuggle in blankets--even Marlowe, the Not Snuggly One (he takes after me). The caterpillar around the house in their comforters, and it totally drives me crazy! I don't know what it is about blanket/pillow mess. But I love their snuggling.

I know I've already shared on Facebook the magnum opus that is the Halloween costumes that I made, but I need to plunk it down here for blog posterity.

The Sew, Mama, Sew blog is definitely one of the best sewing blogs/forum/fabric shops out there. I love this site!

Well, it's back-to-school month, and they are offer a real motherlode of a giveaway: a brand new Husqvarna Viking serger machine.

And even though the chances of my winning are about as slim as both my kids sleeping all night all by themselves in their own beds, I may as well try. Because isn't hope part of the human experience?

I was hanging out with a friend yesterday, and remarked that I hadn't sewn anything since February. Crazy! I just haven't.

My mom came today to hang out and to bring their portable dishwasher to me to have, since ours died. I took advantage of her being here to finish this skirt to wear to a wedding of a church friend this afternoon. I didn't pay a cent for this skirt. The turquoise wool was in my stash that came with a lot of other awesome wool from my great-grandma's attic. And the lace that I sewed on top of it was from a curtain. Like mom said, "You don't need money; you just need clever." I felt really clever, too. The perfect midwinter skirt.

Because it's great blog fodder, too.

Sew, Mama, Sew is one of my favorite crafty blogs. I've been reading them forever. They always have great ideas, tutorials, and, my favorite, handmade holidays!! This month is sewing machine month, and there's a SWEET giveaway of a sewing machine this month.

This is crossposted on Philly Makes!, a group blog I joined for artists, crafters, designers, and makers of all sorts who live in Philadelphia. The point is to make and post about one thing a week. I thought it would stretch myself creatively a little.

I haven't posted much in the last couple of weeks, because the main thing I had to make was room on my hard drive for more pics. Now my computer is sufficiently backed up, and I can post again!

Today I turn 31.

I made a new shirt to commemorate the occasion, using the same Summer Blouse pattern from weekend sewing, but I changed the neckline. The necklace that I made a few years ago goes perfectly! I'm so glad, because I've always liked the necklace, but never had anything that was quite right with it.

The other new book I got was Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross, projects you can do in a weekend. I made the Summer Blouse from the book. It was very simple and came together with no trouble at all. I haven't sewn many clothes for me successfully, so I was really happy with this. It was so easy to follow the directions.