Our Big Girl turns 6!

Our BG turned 6 on Thursday. And that meant plenty of sewing!



For starters, her Daddy painted the room pink! The new quilt on her bed was a family project. I appliqued, my mom pieced, and my aunt machine quilted. The curtain took about 30 minutes to put together. The bed skirt is actually a panel hemmed on all 4 sides and velcroed to the day bed frame. The beanbag is also a new addition--and there's the story...



I found really clear instructions for making a bean bag here. The instructions taught me how to draw off the pattern and to put the bean bag together. Easy, easy, easy. But---I went to our local Hancock's to "pick up" 3 bags of bean bag filler. How much could that cost, right? Oh my goodness. That stuff was 23.99 a bag!!! I wasn't spending almost $75 on a silly bean bag. After fretting for about an hour, I called the local vacuum cleaner hospital (who's other claim to fame is bean bags) and found a bean bag for $19.95! Needless to say, the filler went back to Hancock's. The hubby and I created a make-shift funnel and emptied the 19.95 beanbag into the new one!

Finally!!!

Well, like every other die-hard New Orleans fan, I have watched every agonizing minute of Saints football this fall. And, while the sane, fair-weathered folks would have long given up, I tuned in Sunday night with my fingers crossed. And finally...

• The Drew Brees we all know and love made an appearance.
• Reggie Bush played like the Heisman Trophy winner he is.
• The Saints played Defense!

If Coach Payton impressed you with his gutsy, go-for-it plays on 3rd downs, you can vote for him as Coach of the Week here.

Shall we try for 2!

My first vintage pattern...

I am so excited! A "enabling" friend passed me a bag of fabrics and patterns. Two of the patterns were from 1970--and this is my favorite!

Is 37 years "vintage"? I'm calling it that.

So, how can I wear it now? I'm still working on that!