Loving to Sew

This holiday season I ran across a couple nice tutorials that I used for the boys' gifts from Tanner and me. They were easy and fun to make and I thought maybe one of you ladies would be interested in a free tutorial too.

I was looking for something for the boys to take when we go to the library so when I ran across a cool messenger bag tutorial I was so excited. I love how they turned out.

I took Liam this morning and he was all smiles as you can see. He's so grown up!

I hate how the crayon box always gets beat up so I loved the idea of a crayon roll. You can find a ton of tutorials online. I think I found mine here.

For Liam's I just made my spaces for the crayons wider than what the tutorial says and I also ditched the ric rac edging. Instead of tying it to close it up, you can put the ric rac at the end and sewing a button in the middle of the opposite side of the crayons. Liam just has to wind it around the button and it will stay (easier for little hands who can't tie yet).

If I was a quilter and had a bunch of scraps like my sis Mary, I'd cut strips of 15 different colors (red-black) and use that as the backing instead of the levi used here. That way you could use the different fabrics as matching guide to where the crayons go.

Ouch!

Julian began sucking his left thumb when he was 4 months old.

Just wanted to post what happens when you start sucking-nay chewing off your finger. His thumb gets like this when he has an ear infection and it's hard for him to tolerate the pain.

I always find out after the fact with his thumb showing the after math. This is the 2nd time he's had this kind of thumb infection!

It's sad because you know his left thumb is still his source of comfort, so every time he'd get upset he couldn't comfort himself.

We have 2 thumb guards on the way (he's just started sucking his right thumb too). Julian's hardcore!

T.H.

Tanner is so funny, sweet and thoughtful.

Funny.

Sweet and thoughtful.

Thanks for arranging to get tickets and take me to SLC to see the christmas concert with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir! Tis my most favorite event all year.

Lovingly,

Carrie

From the Mouth of a 3 1/2 yr. Old

Liam's family prayer tonight:

"Dear Heavenly Father, thank thee for transformers, and thank thee for giving me spiderman fingers, and thank thee for optimus prime and thank thee for incredible hulk. In the name of Jesus Christ Amen."

Happy December!

It's December 1st and as usual I've found myself with a ton of random projects going on, so I thought I'd post a project I've actually finished but never got around to posting. Tanner's mom wrote this adorable book and I was able to illustrate another funny adventure. Here's a few drawings for it:

November and December are my months of projects so I'll have to post more so you can see why I've been ignoring you all for the last 3 weeks :)