Baby blues

 

A little of this kind…

 

Oh what the heck, a little more of this kind…

And some retail therapy for the other kind.

 

Can’t seem to shake the blahs this month.  Stupid bad weather and cozy pajama pants.

30 is purdy

This beaut came to live with me today! Cody has good taste, not just in women ;o).  My birthday isn’t for another 2 weeks but I’ll tell you what, if turning 30 means your birthday/Christmas/labor day/groundhogs day wishes for the last 6 years come true then I think I’m going to be 30 every year for the next 10 at least. 

And before you think I’m a rotten spoiled brat this is what I’ve been dealing with until today-

See, my horrible pictures weren’t my fault.  Honest.  Now they will be.  I still think I did pretty darn good with a bazillion year old point and shoot that never came off auto. I’m so excited and really terrified all at the same time.

Have a great Monday!

Pants take 1.

Pants are really easy (super easy) so I thought I would whip up a pair of comfy pants for Jakey boy since he’s shot up and out of all his pants.  He’s a string bean that boy and he’s getting taller every day.  Not any bigger around though. Why don’t they make 3/6 months in slims?  I imagined sewing up a customized pair in 1/2 hour max.

This is week 3 you guys.  I’ve only had a few split seconds here and there to work on anything and it usually goes to foraging for food or trying to keep up with life in general.  So I thought hey, I haven’t blogged in forever so I might as well show you I’m not being lazy- just slow. Here’s try #1. The back turned out alright-

The cute bum panel kills me but I tried to sew it on my serger and I’m not happy with how choppy that little circle came out.  Little buddy has no backside so I gave it another pass and it looks better than the first time I did it but not great.  

The front is what’s giving me trouble.  I cut the legs way too far apart and realized after I tried sewing the bottom of the panel to the crotch that it looked gathered in the front. I had to cut a chunk out to make it look a little more normal and that made a seam in the middle and I hate it.  It went from sumo diaper middle to howdy pardner on me.  I want normal pants with a cute circular front, is that too much to ask?

There are other problems like rise issues, tight elastic, leg cuffs not matching… I’m no pro.  Back to the drawing board.  For now he has a cute pair of warm pants to wear around the house until I get it figured out.  That or he needs to gain about 5 lbs. real fast like in the gut region.  I wish I could loan him mine ;o).

My quilt is coming along great by the way.  Thanks for all the suggestions!  My goal all along was to make a disappearing nine patch, just super sized. I wanted a twin but it’s going to be at least a full.  Maybe a full and a half?  I’m getting excited though, it’s lookin good.  Haven’t touched it in weeks but from the corner of my eye while I type I see it and it looks great.

Have a fantastic Tuesday!