Tree Pants

Planning on participating in my first Sew Along!  Or I guess I hope to be, depends on what the actual project details are and they are up next week.  Sew, Mama, Sew! is having a sew along for several home holiday projects in October, the idea being to get the home projects done before you start in on the holiday gift making.  The "Tree Pants" project is for a cute and simple tree skirt quilt with bright stars floating in a solid background.  Mentally debating what color combos I want to go with, traditional?, bright and cheery colors?  Here's hoping my Christmas tree will get to trade in the table cloth this year for an actual tree skirt!

A Little Autumn Sunshine

I love the autumn, it may just be my favorite season. Apple picking, refreshing cool days and turning leaves are high on the list of life's little joys for me.  What I don't like is leaving behind the bright and cheery colors of spring and summer, especially on my little one.  So I made this sunny top to bridge the summer weather into the fall.  It's great layered with a tee underneath, and looks just as good on it's own for the warm days or with a long sleeve underneath as the days get cooler.  The pattern is based loosely on an existing pattern for a dress. I shortened the bodice pieces and added ruffled "skirt" to be the length I wanted for the top.  Easy!  The best part, she loves this top and actually took off her shirt the other day and asked to exchange it for this one, yea!

Posing sweetly

Jumping?

Perfect for exploring

Simple joys in NY

A few small pleasures of late summer in upstate NY...

The best way to eat a fresh picked tomato grown by your grandpa

Riding on a garage sale gem

Drinking from the hose with a little help from your cousin



Digging in the sunshire after 4 days of rain

Everyone asks my uncle to pass this little guy down to them whenever he brings it out