Hmm, what does the Backson do?

According to Owl, "they use their horns to put hole in your socks,"

Chickenbutt is really into Winnie the Pooh right now.  Even with the movie just out it is hard to find Pooh toys beyond those for babies.   Creative Mommy  Santa's elves decided to create a Backson toy.  I am super proud of this little guy but a little disturbed by the resulting chaos in my home. 
I have found two socks with holes in them since the arrival of the Backson. 
Wren and Muffin are now able to open all the dresser drawers and enjoy pulling socks out.  The blind cat has a tendency to hunt socks and present them to us as if he were a real cat with access to mice and birds.  Could that explain the wrecked socks? 

I was quite happy with the final product except the arms.  I contemplated sewing the red and purple felt together to make a striped piece but for some reason decided against it.  I wish I would have now.  I don't like the way the arm stripes don't match up.  I was seriously considering remaking it until I remembered that Chickenbutt is only 2 and WON'T CARE OR NOTICE.  She was thrilled with it!


***Disney, please don't sue me!

Another New Timeline

I do not know what I was thinking.  There is no way I will be able to have a table at a craft show.  It is 8:45 and I am thinking of going to bed.

So...a new list...

• Finish nephew's quilt
• Finish baby quilt and gift
• Stocking for nephew
• Backson for Chcikenbutt*
• Stocking toy for Wren
• Pocket reindeer for Chickenbutt, Wren and Muffin
• Christmas dresses for Chickenbutt and Wren

*The other day when Muffin was going home I was talking to her mom (if she is a muffin does that make her mom a loaf??? haha) about Christmas.  Chickenbutt was literally running around and chattering to herself.  I said that I wanted to make a Backson (from the Winnie the Pooh Movie) for Chickenbutt for Christmas as she loves both that movie and monsters right now.  The next thing out of Chickenbutt's mouth is, "I getting a Backson for Christmas!"  Grr.... 
I definitely need to STOP dropping the f bomb!

Boo!

I decided to make puppets for Halloween for all the children in my home daycare*. We are going to learn a ghost rhyme and play puppets tomorrow.  Halloween is my favourite holiday.  Totally random and tons of fun.  No pressure to please anyone, free candy to all!

*You may have noticed that there are only three puppets.  Yep, two of the kids in my home daycare are my own.  When I say 'home daycare' I mean it in the Revenue Canada sort of way.  I babysit one child, she is the only one I want right now.  And she is lovely.  

My Little Pumpkin

I came home from a week at my sister's to discover that my Chickenbutt needed a costume for her Tuesday night music class and she no longer wants to be a ladybug for Halloween.  It doesn't seem to matter that I already have all of the ladybug supplies.  Don't get me wrong, she still wants her ladybug costume for day to day use, she just wants to be a jack'o'lantern for Halloween.  So tonight I got busy and make her a jack'o'lantern costume.  A big THANK YOU to my friend Monique who picked up the fleece for me. 

I used the no sew pattern from Joann's Craft Store.  Ironically I came across it when searching for a ladybug costume tutorial.  It was pretty easy and even though I did sew the face on it was done in under an hour - including numerous fittings with Chickenbutt who had to check the mirror each time.  The face did go on a little crooked but by the time she slips it on and we cinch up the neckline it should look fine.
On a highly productive note I also finished the tutu for my Wren's bumblebee costume.  I just need to find her a yellow top and then that is done.  

Back at it!

I borrowed back the machine I lent to my cousin.  She had not taken it out of the box.  Neither had the woman who gave it to me.  I did and back it went.  It is quite old and has a musty smell so I won't be using it.

On the upside one of my teenage cousins wants my broken machine.   Apparently he likes to tinker.  I was really torn about what to do with the machine.  It doesn't seem like something that should be tossed in a dumpster but at the same time it is useless. 

Back to making my sister's baby quilt.  It is slightly out of square but the baby won't notice.  Although at the rate I have been going the baby will be fourteen by the time it is done.


PS I LOVE it when I hit spellcheck and NOTHING comes up!

Sigh

My Necchi has died.  The someting-or-other is broken and parts are unavailable. 

I am moving on to another machine given to me by a friend (that I then passed on then asked for back - she wasn't using it!!!!) until I can save up for a Janome or Pfaff.

So many big plans shot!

F Bomb! 

Emergency!

My sewing machine has broken!

Send help!