sew Gerbil sew

Gerbil is a nickname my husband's family fondly calls me when I'm going a million miles a minute, I remind them of a caged gerbil spinning on a wheel.

So here's what this Gerb has been working on.

Pic #1: Robeez knock-offs for my friend

Pic #2: Hooded towel with an "H" appliqued for my niece

Pic #3: A barrette and headband holder for my niece

I will not be caught...

...being unprepared for the Valentine's Day exchange at the boys' school. Last year, it was Last Minute Louie for me because it's been a few years since I'd been in elementary school-enough time to forget about the card exchange! So, I went out the day before and scoured our little community for cards and had to settle for something overpriced and small.

Today, the boys and I made our own cards. It's a butterfly sucker card. I'm so proud of myself to not get frustrated during the process or be critical of how the boys put these cards together. I got the idea from another site that I stalk weekly because it's just sooo cool.

http://www.skiptomylou.org/

Go to it people...go...there's lots of ideas and easy instructions.

Fabric

Goodness, I think I just hit the fabric jackpot. Someone left a box FULL of fabric for me at my doorstep. The boys and I had just returned from grocery shopping and there it was...I am so excited. There are some prints in there that are boys colors and some beautiful floral designs that I can use to practice making dresses for all the cute little girls we know. Getting this box of fabric to me is like how some women feel when they get a diamond ring. I love it. Thank you! Thank you!

Now having mentioned that I love fabric leads one to believe I'm at sewing. I'm not but I love making things with my hands and since I have an awesome sewing machine, I have been dabbling in quilts, clothes, upholstery pillows, and shopping bags. Growing up I was never interested in sewing other than to hem pants. My mom is an excellent sewer-I wish I can learn from her now that I'm ready to sew. I was an awful daughter and didn't want to do anything that was like my mom. Now I wish I can kidnap her and keep her at my house forever.

After many phone calls, I found out who left the fabric...your generosity will not go unrewarded my friend Mrs. B.