GREAT day

Well today was spent just as I had hoped. I SEWED alll DAYYY LONG! it was SO fun! today I tackled pajama pants that I saw on the blog MADE I really enjoyed trying to make them, although they did not turn out the way I expected it was still fun! Here are some pics--









Also, Emily asked me to make her one of the trash cans for the car! So I did that as well.


THE BEST NEWS OF ALL came towards the middle of the day. I got a call from a good friend, and she is opening up a seasonal store and she asked if I wanted to showcase some of my stuff in her store! So I will let you know if it all works out and I am able to do it!

Also! If you see anything on here that you like I will gladly make them for you! I will make the items at a reasonable price too!

Anyways! Today went wonderful and I hope the rest of the week will go just as well!

-Christine

Have I mentioned I have been busy?

WOW, it has been a while since I updated! I have been overwhelmed with summer school! Chemistry is kicking my taillllll :( But this weekend we really don't really have much going on. So guess what I decided to do with my free time? SEW! I have really been wanting to sew but this chemistry class has given me NO time to do anything I enjoy.

So tonight while mom was preparing dinner I started a project. I decided to make a trash bag for my car, I got the idea from the book One Yard Wonders.... sounds kinda lame but it will get used a lot and was simple to make!

What I needed for this project was:
1 yard of any fabric
1/8 yard of a fabric used for bias tape
1 parachute hook
Matching Thread

First thing we had to do was cut out the pieces:



Next I made the straps that it was going to hang from in the car:



After that I made the Bias tape for the raw edges and sewed it on (I really like the colors of these fabrics!)



After that I sewed all the pieces to each other so that the pocket and everything would be where it was supposed to be, but not closing off the ends so I could easily connect the straps-



After that I added the straps and WAHLA! (umm not sure if that is how you spell it haha) it was done! It was so easy and it turned out so cute!-



After that I was feeling CRAZY and decided to try making a button hole... hahah random right? well it turned out well and now I know I can do them! and it was SUPER easy!



Any ways! I am going to try to do another one tomorrow for funsies.. but we will see how that goes!

I will try to update again before the weekend ends!

School?

WOW I have been busy! I didn't realize how long it had been since I updated!

Here is what has been going on!

Memorial Day- We had a party! Lots of family and friends came and we enjoyed eachother's fellowship and some pretty darn cute kids

Online Summer School- I was ambitious and am taking 13 hours this summer, currently I have finished one online class which was 'Message of The Old Testament" While also being in an Online english class at the same time. The Online English Class ends this week and I am SO thankful. But I started another Bible Class on June 1st which is "christianity in culture." That will be done at the end of next week.

CHEMISTRY- WOW.. there are literally no words to describe how much I want to cry every time I go into that class. I told my dad "I have never not understood anything like I have understood that class"... CHEM IS TRY... I MUST TRY TO CONTINUE! hahahaha That class will be over July 8... that will be the day I SING Hallelujah! (If I pass)

Jandi!- One of my best friends from College came to visit Emily and I this weekend and we have had a blast hanging out and catching up on all the summer Gossip!

Any ways, the Summer is going fast! I have already been out for a month! But I am having fun and learning a lot!

I will try to update sooner next time

- Christine

Bluhduh!

I am sure that everyone has seen the youtube clip bloodah it is a classic! hahaha

What brings up this you ask? Well today I gave blood!
I find it so important now to give blood! After going through every thing I did when I had ITP I understand how necessary it is for blood donations. Did you realize when you give blood you save 3 adults lives or 5 babies? It literally took me no more than 10 minutes when all the questions were over! It is really was one of the greatest thing to do and takes virtually no time!

Anyways I HIGHLY SUGGEST EVERYONE GIVE BLOOD! If you dont know a place or are nervous call me! I will go with you and drive you! Or I believe our church is going to hold a blood drive pretty soon! So you can do that too!

Anyways! Hope everyone had a great day!
Today was my last day of summer school for bible! YAY!

- Stine!

Crazy week

WELL, I have not updated in a while! I have been busy with school and catching up with friends and seeing family!

I spent the whole weekend with my sister and my niece Kathryn! She is three months and one week old and SOOO Precious. She is beginning to learn how to smile and I LOVE it! It was so fun just to spend time with her!

Also, this week we did a lot of organizing, my mom and I realized that we have lived in our house for like sixteen years and some of the cabinets and things we haven't gone through in that long, so we finally went through all of that and de-cluttered our life. It was amazing to see the amount of Junk that was sitting around our house. We cleaned my play room upstairs from when I was young.... and boy was that a task going through old toys, books, puzzles deciding what was worth keeping for my nieces and nephew and potentially my kids one day!

Anyways sorry this was such a boring post but not much has really gone on and I haven't really had time to sew this week!

Thanks for reading!
-Stine

Laptop Case!

Well today I took on the task of a LAPTOP CASE!

First question... WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS I THINKING!?!? hahaha o well... It turned out pretty cute in the end!

First I cut the fabric out and made the tab to hold the laptop in.... and since my sewing machine embroiderers I embroidered my initials on it! It look SUPER CUTE....



After that I started drawing my quilting line.... Did I have any idea what quilting lines were before I started? NO but did I figure it out? YES! So that was fun! It let me play around a little more with my machine! It was quite a task but it makes the end product look about 100 times better.



After that I added the next thing of velcro and it all started to come together! In the end I was really pleased with the product and how it turned out... It fit my laptop really well and looks super cute!


OH! Not to mention I made my own bias tape so it would match my case! Had I heard of Bias tape before yesterday? NOPE! hahaha I am learning a WHOLE lot and having a lot of fun!


Here is the Finished Product--




Thanks for reading!
-Stine

Sew on!

So, this was supposed to go up last night.... but it didnt happen but here ya go!

Soooo I have had a nannying job for a couple of days but since the kids are still in school I have had the liberty to do what I want during the day and then when the kids get home just chill here with them!

It has been a big change for me because I have been going to bed at like 11…. Not the usual one or two in the morning. Any who, today while the children were at school I got to meet up with one of my friends in the BFF crew LAUREN! We went to Rio Mambo! Then after we went to Hobby Lobby so I could get supplies to start sewing with!

I got home and broke open the sewing machine and attempted the “Organized Bed Pocket” so I could stick my phone in it during the night, so that it wouldn’t be laying on the ground! It came out fairly decent I was proud of myself! It is one of the first things I have done with like directions hahaha.

After that I cleaned up real fast and mom made pork chops, (then I had some leftover birthday cake! The kids had church tonight so I got back to their house around 8pm and now they are working on homework, showering and getting ready for bed!

Overall this has been a pretty chill week! I am probably going to get to hang out with my sister at the end of this week and most of the weekend! And I only have one more week of summer school left! (for one class at least)! Then I start Chem at TCC….

Anywho! I hope everyone is having a GREAT week!

-stine