I finally finished the girls’ bed pockets. Whew! They went back-and-forth from my house to theirs a few times — to figure out where to place the Velcro, then to replace the original Velcro with bigger/sturdier lengths. Sheesh, it was a little fiddly, but the girls love them!
I also made a pillowcase for Davy! I bought some “Cars” fabric a while back that was perfect. I used a little Mickey Mouse fabric scrap for the cuff & trim because I made a wrong cut — but mostly because the stupid pre-printed fabric was printed so wonky that it would never square up with the grain of the fabric. In fact, the selvedge is showing on one side… and that’s just how it’s gonna be. Anyway, Davy helped me feed the “burrito” through the machine — he was my pin-puller — but otherwise just hung out with me in the Little Working Museum, asking a million questions (lots to discover in the museum, I guess). Somehow, he ended up inside the pillowcase and was toted around.
These lilies are blooming at Ali’s, and I couldn’t help but think of the (mostly) Kaffe Fassett fabrics that the girls chose for their bed pockets… and it’s not hard to see how nature has inspired!!
With the bed pockets finished, I pulled out my Alabama Chanin Car Jacket project and… started slow with a little applique. I’m going to have to get find my groove again!
There was lots of together time…
…and some carrying-on with projects-at-home time. Where Rusty is standing is now currently a gaping hole big enough for a sliding door (which is currently being stored in the garage).
This morning…
…it’s roofing time! They say it’ll only take a couple of days plus another day for gutters — so should all be done by mid-week. Crazy. And expensive, but whatchagonnado? We’re already 10 years past the 20-year roof expiration date on the old roof — which we ended up doing ourselves 30 years ago when we hired a shitty contractor. I’m happy that someone else is up there this time.
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There is so much wonderful making by you and Rusty, but I’m glad others are making a new roof, Those lilies are really something else!
Those lilies are so stunning that at first I thought the photo was AI generated! And the bed pockets are really wonderful. Spending money on a roof is one of those not-fun-things but so important. It always amazes me how quickly that goes, too.
I’m always in awe of your (and Rusty’s) Making Skills – the bed pockets and a new slider?! (and the pillowcase – you shared that burrito recipe with me and … what fun!)
May the roofing be finished soon. I well remember that it is an expensive proposition. The bed pockets look great and the pillowcase – how fun. “Cars” is such a great movie for kids and grownups. Beautiful lilies – Looks like you had a wonderful weekend.
I am nodding in agreement that someone else is up on your roof! But I am excited to see that space with a new sliding glass door! I love how the kids bed pockets turned out! (and I especially love how one is already full of beautiful things!) Sewing with nana… is there anything better on earth? You brought a flood of memories back for me this morning about me sewing with my nana! And so begins the life of a maker… tenderly perched on a nana’s knee! I love your appliquéd flowers on your jacket!
Roofs are expensive but also worth it — especially if you don’t have to do the work! The bed pockets look amazing, and I’m wondering if you knew you were making a “Davy case” when you started. I hope the roof project is done when they say!
Boo to the expense of a roof, but yay for a new one and yay for someone else getting up there to do it! The bed pockets are simply fabulous. I see one is already filled with things – I bet those girls will have fun putting “stuff” in them. Davy in the case is so funny. And that lily? Stunning!