Before I forget to blog again!

Of course another week has flown by without me! Well, not really! I have contributed a lot!!

Ever wonder what to do with your daughter's blue jeans from last year? You know the ones that still fit in the waist (thanks in large part to the invention of adjustable waist) but are 2 inches too short!! Well...you bring them to me for some "Love & Stitches" of course!

This shirt and the jeans below are for a friend of Bailey's. Her family is having some portraits made and Mom wanted something cute and fun for the 2 daughters to wear.


Little sister had to have a dress with bows on the shoulder! I think the girls will match just enough!

And here is some more Fall cuteness! This client wanted something kind of for Halloween but not all spooky! I think this will work for the whole season!!!

Are you ready for some football?!?!?!

We have enjoyed some milder temps and definitely cooler nights! This time of year is always so welcome! Shawn has been anxiously awaiting this time of year since..well since like May! For him it doesn't have as much to do with cooler weather as it does the start of College Football season! I love football season too!!! Our house is divided..The girls and I are Auburn fans while Shawn and Caden are dedicated to Alabama.

The kids like to wear something football to school on Friday's during the season! A couple of weeks back I found a pair of capris in Bailey's size at the secondhand store for $1.61!!!!! I knew they would be perfect for what I had in mind.


I have also had a few requests for gifts in various colors!! Like this onesie...


And these baby bloomers!!!


And while I prefer orange and blue I think this outfit turned out very cute!

Baby Shower Gifts!

I have been itching to post these pictures! But since I had to attend the baby shower and give them away first I had to wait! I had fun making these for Ms. Addyson Claire, who is due to arrive on the 1st of October!

Quilted backpack! I hope Mom can use this little bag to carry the necessities while keeping her hands free to snuggle Addy Claire!



I wanted to do something for the holidays but of course it had to have some spunk! Not your average Christmas colors here!


And I might be a little biased but this is about the darn cutest onesie ever!!! If I do say so myself (and I did!!!)

Tattle-Tale Thursday!!! Take Two

OK...So last Thursday I kicked off a Link Party! I told a lot of people about it and I am hoping that this Thursday we can do it again (maybe add a few more..who knows!)

But first I have to show you these adorable bloomers! How freakin cute are they? I mean really!!! Down the street and around the corner from where we live is a gas station/convenience store owned & operated by a couple that has been around forever! Everyone in town knows them and they seem to know everyone in town. Shawn and I feel somewhat loyal to them and for the most part do not fuel up anywhere else (i know that seems weird but oh well). Anyway, the family welcomed a great granddaughter a few weeks back so I put together these bloomers for her! I love the way they turned out and can not wait to do more!!!



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Turtle Love

You have to agree that this fella is a cutie! There is just not much else to say about him cause he speaks for himself!





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2 months...Really?

When I signed on to my blog today and saw that my last post was in April....well, nothing major happened! That's just me and this crazy life! April and May were quite hectic with 2 dance recitals, 1 pre-k graduation, and one 8th grade honors program. Not to mention at least 3 or 4 V.I.P birthdays! June hit like a freight train with V.B.S for a week and then Summer Daycamp for Bailey for 2 weeks. Starting this past week our oldest daughter, Samantha, is with us for an extended summer visit so now the real fun begins! The 2 younger gremlins look forward to this visit all year! We always figured that as Sam got older and more involved with friends she would start to dislike the long visits...but it seems just the opposite! She is a wonderful big sister and truly enjoys her time with them!

My absence from the bloggie world usually means that I have also been super busy making some really cute things! So now we are well into summer and I am well behind on showing you the aforementioned super cute things! But that's OK..I would not trade one minute of my crazy, hectic life for one that is much more sane and relaxed and at a slower pace...hmmmmm seconds thoughts?!?! Nahh!!!!

Oh, another fun thing that I have been trying to accomplish...clean out all of the misc. inventory that seems to be spilling out of every nook and cranny that I have or can create in the house! Right now, if you are a fan of my Facebook page you can see some of the extra cute stuff that I am practically giving away! So hop on over and become a fan....don't forget to leave me a note..cause I love notes!!! Click Here


I have several clients with little boys right now and the boys need that extra cuteness too! It seemed like all last year all of my projects were girl related! So this has been super fun!


I absolutely could not resist putting a picnic ant on this shirt for my niece, Zoey! I wish I would have had my camera in hand when I showed it to her. Pointing to the ant, I said "Look Zoey, what is it"! Eyes wide, face scrunched, she replies "a buug" with a little shudder! Regardless, you have to admit that this ant is welcome at any summer picnic!!


A friend of mine had her little girl's first birthday party last weekend and we were unable to attend! So I had to make her something extra cute! I bought the shirt a size larger than 12 months so that hopefully she will get lots of wear out of it!


This is another outfit that I took home last weekend for Zoey. She is a flip flops kind of girl, just like her Aunt Karla!

I love the time change!

I don't know what all the fuss is about! Some people just absolutely hate the Spring Forward time change! I LOVE it...repeat...LOVE IT! Yes it is a bit darker when you first get up in the morning, but by the time I am showered and fully awake the lights are on outside! The awesome part is coming home in the evening and there is plenty of daylight left to get outside with the kids and dogs and get some much needed fresh air and sunshine! This is the time of year to get the kids out of the house, away from the goober box, off the video games, and on to the swingset or out with the bat and baseball! This is the time of year for all the folks that blame childhood obesity on soft drinks to open the back door and say "hey you, stop eating that cheeseburger while you are playing video games and go move your butt around outside".

Ahhh...I just love this time of year. I am not so much loving that everytime I go in the store there are aisles of bathing suits staring at me. Don't get me wrong, I love bathing suits..but I have said to myself "Self, you are not buying a bathing suit this year until you reach your fitness goal". Self is working on it, somedays it is easier than others. I also have a very very very hard time finding a swimsuit that I like and that likes me back. I hate anything that ties around my neck (and it seems they all do these days) and I need "full coverage" in the caboose! Very hard to find!

Anyway, enough about me and on to the cute stuff!

Here is a look at some of the latest baby shower gifts I have had the pleasure to work on!





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Sore butts and busy weekends

Good Monday Morning! What a beautiful weekend we had! It was just pretty enough outside to make me think that short sleeves, capris, & flip flops were in order to run some errands on Saturday! I was about half right! Out in the direct sun it was perfect. But under the little tent thing in the garden section of Lowe's.....not so much! However, that did not deter me from pulling out another pair of capris on Sunday! The kids played outside ALL weekend! Which gave me some much needed time to concentrate on sewing ALL weekend! It was fabulous!

Shawn and I have been working out at the Opelika Sportsplex for awhile now. Last Wednesday I decided to take a Cycling class. Oh.my.goodness! It was a great workout but my sitting bones paid the price! Friday night we bought riding shorts with those neat (yet oh so ugly) cushions in them. Saturday morning Shawn took the class with me! The shorts helped...marginally! I am looking forward to giving it another whirl on Wednesday! Yay me!

Here are some of the many projects I have been working on. These are a couple of weeks in the past. But a lot of the items I do are for baby showers or other event gifts so I try to make sure I know the date so I can post after!

Cute Personalized Onesie! Love these and have a ton more to blog soon!

Monogrammed Burps make the best shower gift!


Who doesn't love a cute pair of bloomers!


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Busy Weekend...Ready to start a new work week!

What a great weekend! We had a nice overnight visit from the Grandparent's and Samantha! The kids were surprised when they got here since we did not tell them they were on the way! After getting back home from breakfast this morning, I have been hard at work all day! I have a lot of projects going on right now and they are all so so super cute!

Some of them have to wait to post here in bloggie world because they are upcoming baby shower gifts and I would not want to spoil a gift surprise! Here is just a peak of what I was able to accomplish today. Add about 4 more burps, 3 dresses, 1 jon jon, 4 koozies, and.....well more stuff! So much fun! I just love it!


I just love dressing up a plain onesie with something cute. You can never go wrong with a zebra applique!

Lovin me some pink and brown with ribbon and pom poms!