I'm sorry that Preston and I haven't been posting much this week. I tell myself that we need to blog no matter what, but this week has just been busy. I've been working on a ton of projects, and once I get started on something it's hard for me to stop.
I started working on a super cute jacket for Preston. It's my very first "big girl" sewing machine project (if you don't count his gladiator hat). I bought a pattern, bought fabric and everything that I need for it, cut it out, and am in the process of putting it together. In two nights I got 90% done with the major construction. It still needs a lot of finishing.
Last night Siobhan and Chris came over so that I could work on her fascinator hat for her Halloween costume. It turned out beautiful, and I'll post a picture tomorrow (when I'm not exhausted at midnight).
Tonight I decided that I needed to take a break from Preston's jacket and work on his Halloween costume. He'll need it in a week for daycare festivities, and I don't want to run out of time. He's going to be a Gladiator. The hat is the coolest part of the costume, and that is done already, but I have a lot of little pieces that I still want to make: a tunic, vest, belt, cape, and sandals. I finished the tunic, and need to get more precise measurements for the rest of the pieces. Peej is in bed, so I couldn't measure him.
On top of all those projects I also made roasted squash babyfood and more lentil stew, and did a few loads of laundry. Oh, and I worked today. PHEW!
So that's the basic update for now. Stay tuned for pictures of all of the above-mentioned projects plus a few more surprises.
Here's a teaser photo of the hat (and Shibbs of course!)