Sew happy!

I have just been sew happy lately - yes pun intended. A few weeks ago I just randomly decided I wanted to make the kids blankets for them to use at school. It was an odd decision since I can't remember the last time I used a sewing machine! Probably 10 years ago lol. We went to Walmart's fabric section and I let the kids pick what they wanted. Cayden picked a strawberry shortcake fabric for the front of her blanket and then a coordinating fabric in soft pink flannel for the other side. Keenan picked "mon-e's", lol a yellow flannel fabric with monkey's on it and then I got a brown flannel for the back of it. I borrowed a sewing machine and put them together. They came out adorable. Cayden loves hers and actually brings it home everyday instead of just leaving it at school for the week.

My sewing obsession has been growing...every weekend I am in fabric stores checking out sales and patterns and drumming up new ideas about what I can make. I go to the store and eye up sewing machines...lol. It's a little sick. I have another blanket in the works, another in mind, and just got some quilting squares off of ebay to start a big quilt for Cayden for Christmas. I'm dreaming of the clothes I'll make for her one day. Keenan is moving to a bed in the next week and we are doing a pirate theme for his room (I'd elaborate more on this along with the fact that he's starting to use the potty finally but then I'd have to stop talking about sewing and I just don't want to......LOL). I decided to get him just a white down comforter and will make him a duvet type cover so we can switch it up every now and then. I am so excited. Yes...life has become pretty scary when your happiest moments are spent sewing.

Pictures of the blankets. I folded up the one corner so you could see the color of the back (excuse the wrinkles in the monkey's - I just pulled it out of Keenan's school bag where it was rolled into a ball). Not bad for a brand new sewer huh?