Mom, I need a costume......

So K let's me know on Sunday that he needs to be a Native American for his role in the Haunted House at school... Does he think I can just pull this stuff out of my sewing basket?

The first idea was to just go with a brown t-shirt and embellish it with fringe, but then I started looking at costume ideas online, went to the fabric store, and just decided I would make the darn thing. It would look so much better and maybe he would get some use out of it in the future. And I was kinda happy to be able to make him a costume again - I think the last one was some Star Wars outfit about three years ago.

So here's what I came up with in two nights. He'll wear tan jeans for the pants.

All that fringe cutting took forever! But it was all in the name of good crafting... and for my little boy.

Hopefully, I can get a picture of him in full regalia as he will be working at the Haunted House for the next three nights.

~ Patty

A Bushel of Baskets

A little project I just finished with scraps from my Split Pea Soup quilt.

~ Patty

Red and Aqua complete

Call me an overachiever (these aren't due until Nov 2), but I finished off these squares for my first swap! 25 squares cut into fourths = 100 squares done. All the fabrics were from Joann's selection of fat quarters.

 

Work in progress - I'm not yet sure how I want to quilt it. So far I've stiched up three quilt tops from the Fall 2009 edition of 'Easy Quilts' magazine. This one is called 'Split Pea Soup'.

And finally, a playmat I've made for my baby niece. (Pattern from onegirl's Etsy store.) I'm hoping this will get out in the mail in at least the next week or so!

So much sewing to do and so little time in a day!

Red and Aqua

I'm very excited to be participating in my first quilt block swap, Disappearing 9 Patch Red and Aqua Swap, being hosted by Jane's Fabrics and Quilts.

Here's the prep of the squares:

Quilting has been my addiction for the last month or so. Pics of those projects soon!