Is it spring yet?

I am hoping that the rest of this year will be a better year for every one there is so much going on and now hopefully spring will be here and I will be able to get more work done. 
 I just got a lot of new fabric in and I am really excited and ready to start working on some new projects and some really neat baby items. I will also be making some tote bags and purses and will post pictures of them soon.  Easter is next  Sunday and I have not been able to make my Easter purses but I will have some spring and summer ones finished real soon and will post pictures. 
 If you like pink and are supporting  Breast cancer awareness let me know as I will be doing a lot of different things for Breast cancer  in the up coming months. One year we made blankets and sold raffle tickets for them at a local craft show  and the money went to the cancer society. 
  I hope to make some more and will raffle them off  at my next craft show. You never know when cancer will hit you or your family and it changes everything in your life.

A New Year A new Begining

It is already almost the middle of January this month is going to fly by fast  i am currently working on body pillow cases and futon covers I will post pictures soon I am really excited about this new job hope i really do good  and hope every one likes what i am making

Weddings and proms

I did not realize the month of April had slipped by so fast and now we are into May. some of the schools have already had their proms and there are a few that will have them this weekend and next weekend. Graduation for our high school is on the 15Th of May. Then the following week the school will be out for the summer.
It seems like the weddings are in full bloom and I have been working on some dresses for 2 weddings One of the brides dress has a lot of lace on the bottom of the dress and is very pretty. The other one is an antique and very elegant and reminds me of the Jackie Kennedy look. I wish the best for both brides and I know that their weddings will be perfect.
I have had a lot of prom dresses to alter and some of the girls have traded dresses which is a good idea and saves money for them too. I know one dress I made has been real popular with the girls in my daughters class and I was asked to make several dresses. So I have been busy sewing and it has been no picnic dealing with picky mothers and daughters that want it low cut and show most of their cleavage while their moms don't want that. Anyway we made it through the fittings and every one was happy which is what counts the most.
I can remember those days when my mom liked something that I didn't and we would argue but she always won. Or she would give in and then I would later realize she was right.

Sewing on a day to nice to be inside

It was 78 degrees here today and I went and almost finished my flower bed. I say almost because I need a few more flowers to plant and then I had a customer come in and needed a dress altered for a dinner she is going to on Tuesday. So i started on her dress and when i finished it i decided to get caught up on my other clothes that my kids have been asking me to fix for them. Then I started working on the wedding dress I have been altering now all I have left on that is the hem. then I will start on the brides maids dresses. I love to sew and I like it when I can make nice things for family and friends sometimes I go over board and make a lot of items when getting ready for a craft show and it seems like I will have a lot of items left over then some one will call that needs a gift or something for their kids and I have it for them.
My daughter Megan helps me make the table center pieces we sell at Christmas time and she is not a person that likes to sew she does not even want to to learn. I can't complain she is my yard sale buddy we love going and hunting for bargains . My son likes yard sales too but going with a 15 year old sometimes is nerve racking when he wants to go when I am still looking at items.
Last year we went to a sale and bought a lot of material and sewing items and got really good bargains. i even found thread that was new and never used. it helps a lot when your operating your own business and you find fantastic buys like this. I watch all the time for sales and see if there is anything I can use for my shop. I have even picked up baskets that we have made center pieces with and sold in craft shows. A lot more people have been going to garage sales with the economy like it is i am betting even the rich will be yard sailing,