I Need Some Sunshine

It has been gloomy and raining for the past five days. On Saturday, Jennifer and I got in our 11 mile run with only a little rain. On Sunday when hubby and I went out for a 25 mile bike ride it started to rain. We decided to keep going but then the lightning started. We didn't want to chance any problems with that so we hightailed it home. Only about 3 miles from the house but it started to come down in buckets. We took the main roads back to the house risking the traffic to get home more quickly. Of course it stopped raining by the time we got back but we were too soaked to want to go back out. I haven't been able to get to the vegetable plot for the past few days either cuz of all the rain. I'm hoping the pumpkins are doing well and maybe I will still have some good tomatoes when I do finally get a chance to get there.

We enjoyed pasta with homemade tomato sauce made with veggies from the garden on Sunday. We are trying a new thing here now with two married children. I would like to get together once a month for a family dinner. I was telling them we could celebrate birthdays, help each other with yard work, watch football or enjoy the beach. I will also let our son in Iowa know the dates so if he has a free weekend he could maybe join us. I miss seeing him more regularly. It was great to have him home for a few days for the youngest one's wedding a couple of weeks ago.
In sewing classes, Julia is almost finished with her nightshirt, Lauren is just getting ready to put the lace trim on her capris, Anna is cutting out a car organizer for her aunt, Meghan finished her ruffle skirt and will start on something new this afternoon while Katie is almost finished with her back slit denim skirt.
I am working on a valance for a laundry room and just sent off some fabric estimates to another client for treatments in their family room/eating area and dining room. Looking forward to getting started on these projects.

I finished another jacket for myself. Our challenge in my neighborhood ASG group has been to take a pattern we like and make it several different ways. For the latest one I combined the Capri Jacket pattern from Textile Studio with an old vest pattern from McCall's, 7255. The fabric and buttons are all from my stash. I am hoping to reduce my stash by another bin soon. Of course as soon as I do I will probably find more fabric I can't live without ;-)

Fall is Here

Things are starting to settle down. The wedding is over, classes are started and work is picking up. The happy couple is back from their honeymoon in Belize where they had a good time. Some interesting stories I guess that we will hear on Sunday when the family comes for dinner and football.

After school classes are back in session. I have Lauren and Julia on Mondays and Anna, Meghan and Katie on Wednesdays. We have talked about them modeling in ASG's 2012 fashion show and luncheon. They are all so excited. They are starting to figure out what they want to model. Julia is finishing up her nightshirt, Lauren is making some capris and she found some really neat trim to put on them. Anna is finishing her tank top, Meghan finished up her ruffle skirt and Katie is working on her back slit denim skirt. We are talking more about fitting and customizing patterns.
Finished sewing on all the patches for the Adventure guides/princesses vests for their big event this past weekend. I just had a customer drop off a bunch of items to get embroidered with her company's logo. Have a meeting with another client on Saturday for window treatments. Good to keep busy.

Another Wedding is Over

Here is the newest happy couple. My son and his fiancee were joined in marriage on Saturday. The weather was beautiful and so was the couple. Her uncle married them at St Gregory the Great church in the city. It is a lovely old church. The reception was held at The Onion Pub and Brewery in Barrington. The food was great but the time seemed to go much too quickly. The centerpieces were gorgeous. I have attached a photo of them also.

I did get all the sewing done that I needed to get finished. My mom's dress looked so much better with the alterations. I got my dress hemmed but I wish I had had time to add some bra keeper straps so I wouldn't have had to pin in the straps. The quilt got all finished and wrapped for the big day. Here is a photo.

I am back to work, sewing patches on vests for a couple of different groups. They start with their activities this weekend so everyone is calling to get them done. Also working on a laundry room bench cushion and then will start the valance.
Classes started back on Monday. Lauren is making a pair of capris and Julia forgot that Monday was our first day back. She should be joining us next week. The other girls start this afternoon. Looking forward to working with them again.

Upcoming Wedding

With our son's wedding on Saturday and the holiday this past weekend, not much has been going on in my business. The one thing I am doing is altering a dress for my mom for the wedding. Even though it was a petite I still had to shorten it 4 inches. Also the shoulders were way too big. The princess line of the dress fell at her shoulder line and the sleeve cap was 2-3 inches down her arm. Of course the dress is lace with a lining so I had to remove the sleeve, undo the shoulder seams and then remove two inches from the front and back at the princess line. The lace and lining are stretch fabric so they are being a pain but I think the finished dress will look so much better that it will be worth it. Next up is shortening my dress. I just need it up about a half inch, not much but just a little so it doesn't catch on my heels when I walk. Also I am putting the binding on a quilt for my son and his wife. I picked it up last week from the quilter. Donna did such a great job. She really turned my fairly basic quilt into a work of art. I will post some pictures next week after I give it to them, just in case they might see this.
Next up are several small projects for a client. First will be a cushion and valance for her laundry room. Then several pillows for her family room that will inject some much needed color. She also found some great fabric for the kitchen that is open to the family room. After looking at several different pictures of window treatments she found one she just loves. I ordered the patterns and am looking forward to getting started on the projects.
My hubby and I picked up new road bikes last week. We are now practicing on using the clips and the different gear shifting. We will be doing a duathlon in October. It will be interesting to see how it compares to the one we did in June for fun.
I will close with a photo of the label from the wedding quilt, shouldn't give too much away since the designs are from their 'Save the Date' cards.