Howdy!

I’m happy you found me! Thank you for visiting. I hope to be able to get used to working around this new blog. Please bear with me. (This may be temporary, so don’t be surprised if I move again when I find something better.)

Today I’m posting my “works in progress.” This is my ironing board (which needs a new cover) with my projects lined up, ready to sew.

From the left: a boy bib which needs snaps or some type of closure; some wee bunny pieces; fabric ball pieces; tissues (to remind me to make more tissue covers); a headband for Sandy (for helping me at the pool); some crocheted blocks that I did this week (after Heidi helped me); and a chocolate bar with handmade soap for the boys’ sports camp teacher (today was their last day).

Most of these “works in progress” have been waiting for me for the better part of the week, but I hope to get to them and finish them this weekend! The boys really want green wee bunnies.


3 Comments :

Happy housewarming. I hope you like your new blog home.Looks likes you’ve got a lot of projects going on! good luck getting to work a bit on them this weekend.
Comment by Angela — June 30, 2006 @ 7:28 pm

I can’t wait to see the results. Especially the bunny. The fabric looks great!
Comment by Kelli — June 30, 2006 @ 9:04 pm

You know how to make ironing board covers? I would love to know how, ::looking at foot:: but, you know, no rush.
Comment by capello — July 2, 2006 @ 1:02 am

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