Finally!

Amelia has been getting up for her early morning bottle earlier and earlier.  Usually I've been staying up after that bottle but jeez, 4:30 is still a little too early for me.  I tried it.  I needed a nap later. 

I'm a night owl at heart and going to bed before 11 just really hasn't been happening even with the early mornings.  I've just gained hours to every day.  So with all of my extra time I've been cleaning (the house has never ever been this clean for this long before.  Definitely enjoying that!) and catching up on some old projects. 

This purse is my new knitting bag and has been on the "to do" for a couple of years now.

Last year before becoming pregnant I decided to redo our bedroom.  I had huge plans to paint, make curtains, and make all new bedding including adding a headboard that hangs on the walls.  Well after awhile I got worn out on the whole thing and never finished.  So last weekend  I made the bed skirt and pillow shams and now I'm finally finished with our rooms. 

I've seen several cute camera straps around the internet and of course I needed one.  Isn't this much better than the plain black one that comes with the camera?  Lucas says, "Yup, that one looks like you."  The best part is these fabrics were in my stash already, the red one came from the thrift store for a quarter, and I reused the hardware form the old strap. 

I made an apron to keep at my mother's house when I go over there to help her with holiday cooking and baking.  So then I was thinking, why don't I have one for at home?  I've been thinking that for the last couple of years every time I get some food on my clothes while cooking.  Finally fixed this and it was another project where everything was already stashed.  Love it!

See the quilt on my design wall.

I finally started putting it all together.  It has been laying in pieces in my room for 4 months.  Hum...notice anything about that time line?  I actually started cutting the pieces the day I went into labor.  It was Friday and we were going to go to my parents on Sunday for supper.  The guys were going to watch Fox News while us girls sewed and I was going to start piecing this.  Ha ha ha.  Plans changed big time. 

Now I'm making Lucas help me recover the chairs for our table.  So far we have half done but I ran out of staples!  Menards here we come!  :-)