Sewing, Daily Sewing

I received a unique sewing commission a few weeks ago and am very proud of the results.

The project was to make fitted couch covers for these poufy couches.

I spent many hours swiveling from one sewing machine to the other in this tiny room.  I used about 15 yards of upholstery fabric.

And here are the final products!

This one also has recliners on each side.

If you have a custom sewing project you'd like to commission, please email or message me on Facebook.  I can do costumes, curtains, clothes, mending, alterations, and apparently couch covers.  I'd be happy to give you an estimate.  I can also teach sewing lessons.  I have many happy customers that can vouch for me.

You Take The Cake

For Teacher Appreciation Week, Leah and I decorated the classroom door.  I can't wait until she gets home from school and I can find how her teacher liked it!

Love that grin!

Giant cardstock cupcake

22 Small cupcakes

Nearly 200 polka-dots

Public Speaking

Leah gave the following talk in Primary today.  She dictated it to me, I typed it up, and then read it in Primary almost all by herself.

To invite the spirit to us we say our prayers, be kind, read our scriptures, go to church.

There is good music and bad music.  The kind of music is the good music not the bad music. Good music makes us feel happy inside and outside.

To make us healthy we put healthy food inside our bodies.  Sometimes its okay once in a while to eat candy, sugar in your mush or in your oatmeal.  If we do that all the time we wont be healthy or very smart.  If we do that all the time we wont feel the spirit. No drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes because that is not good for our bodies.

When we do good things like doing something nice when it is not done like clean up your bedroom or your mom's bedroom, we feel the spirit.

All the time you are supposed to follow the commandments.  Jesus gives us commandments.  We follow them because we will feel the spirit.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Leah, First Grader

What did you eat for breakfast on your first day of First Grade?  Leah had Fruit Loops, of course!  Leah wanted to ride the bus to school.  And have me show here where to go when she got off the bus.  This meant that I raced the bus to school and waited for her on the playground.

Leah is nervous and excited to go to first grade.  She is sad that she will not have as much play time since she will be at school longer, but I think she will get used to it pretty quickly.  Plus, the first graders have TWO recess times and the first grade playground has swings! (As demonstrated by Samuel, below).

I snuck a picture through the window.

Lining up!

Swings are the best.

Chores

Chore Chart, Day One.

There was considerable tears and a fair amount of arm twisting.  It can only get better, right?