Why am I awake?

Good question. Part of it is the copious amounts of Mountain Dew running through my system. Another part is my chronic insomnia...but mostly it's because I was moving my stuff over to the new Etsy site and updating my website.

After weeks of pressure from my dear Canadian friend, I have finally broken down and made stretch knit pants, reversible headbands and applique t-shirts. I keep telling her not to abuse the poor seamstress but she's downright militant about it! Now that I've achieved this goal, I'm sure she'll have another "honey-do" list waiting for me in no time. I'll be getting the stretch knit pants on my website shortly and once I get some pictures of the headbands I'll start selling those as well. I still need to practice my applique t-shirts, though I have to admit that for a first run I was impressed with myself! There is, however, a fatal flaw in my tulip design and it isn't the stitching. Can you guess what it is? I bet Rose, the horticulture major, can figure it out.

Sorry, I don't have the greatest pictures today. If you have ever considered moving into the Rocky Mountains, please allow this first picture to enlighten you. Yes, that is snow coming down. This picture was taken yesterday.




Here are the stretch knit pants. It took some work to get the stripes to match up perfectly but I managed to get it done right. I made these pants a little big for my older daughter - I'm actually hoping they fit her perfectly around next spring. But you get the idea.


It might have escaped my attention that I am a push-over. No, really? After promising that only one Natty Huckleberry Halter Dress would ever be made I was talked into making another one - so that, and the fact that I have extra fabric now, means that I will still make ONE more (and only one! I promise!). First one to order gets to pick the size (sizes range from 12 months - 5T).