Cleaning House

In my adult life, I have never been a slob, but cleaning house has always been hard for me to stay on top of, especially the little things that don’t need cleaned very often.  It’s not that I don’t know how, I just hate taking the time to do it.  I always have way more fun stuff to do, and so I’ve never been great at keeping my house clean.  Oh, and don’t get me started on laundry – that is a whole other issue.  When Todd and I started remodeling the house and were getting ready to move in together, we started talking about cleaning responsibilities and how to divide them up.

My Tornado!

I first saw this fabric panel at Peek-A-Boo Pattern Shop (affiliate link) earlier this fall, and I knew when I saw it that it was perfect for my youngest daughter.  There was only one problem – I wasn’t sure if she would like it since she is nearly 14.  I was afraid she would think it was too “little kid”.   I finally just decided that she could wear whatever I made as a pajama top if she didn’t want to wear it in public.

Quilts for Christmas

This year, I started planning what I was going to do for the kids for Christmas early – like at least July early.  I had a couple Layer Cakes that I wanted to use for quilts, and I had a pattern I wanted to use for another quilt – I just had to pick out the fabric for it.  So each of the three kids that still live in the house with us each got a quilt for Christmas (Sorry, Emma, doesn’t growing up suck?).

Try Something New Every Month

This fall, I started following a fellow blogger, Stephanie Woodson, and she recently posted about a project she worked on through 2015 – the Try Something New Every Month.  The premise of this project is pretty simple, Stephanie took on a year-long project to motivate herself to stretch her creative boundaries and actually use the supplies she had purchased but not used.  She was joined by other bloggers who stuck it out the entire year– Kristy & Rebecca!  I am impressed that they were actually able to stay on track – It is a feat I know I am going to have trouble with.

Lillyella Stitchery Sturdy Fabric Basket

I ran across the pattern and this free tutorial for this fabric basket by Lillyella Stitchery months ago, and now that all my Christmas sewing is done, I decided to try it just for fun.