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I havent tried my serger yet....

Birthday Highchair TuTu

This won't qualify really under sewing, but I did sew the elastic together at the end to meet and form a circle...so I did break it out for that reason.  However the rest was just patience and time.  It seems to be all the rage lately for a little one's first birthday.  You can go with any theme at all and change and add so much about this.  I think it turned out pretty cute!  I was in the HL store and found this cute ribbon with birthday cakes on it and it caught my eye.  I used all elastic around to make this one.  I think I may try ribbon for my second one....  Trial and error.  But it works!

Happy New Year 2013!

Happy New Year to everyone!  2013!  Wow.  No flying cars yet I dont think?!  Its a new year - new beginnings - time to make changes.  My main thing to change this year will be my sewing organization!  With the new addition of my serger, this has been on my mind a lot lately.  I think I need to start using my wall space in front of me and put up some shelves.  My poor bedroom!  I promise you...if you consider sewing - keep in mind...its more than just a machine...its many many other things that continue to grow.  You know they say one thing calls for two more....well with sewing...make that one thing calls for many more!  LOL.  I dont have any projects in mind right now and not sewing anything.  I think this will be a good time to declutter and start my organizing.  Well Happy New Year again to everyone and with this new year, I have changed my name as you may have noticed.  I'm no longer New to Sewing.  I thought well after two years at least of learning to sew...I can't really say I'm New to Sewing anymore but rather still learning.  I've changed my name to Sew Matilda Sew!  Matilda is my first name if you never knew.  I dont use it much at all...since Kindergarten really except to use it for all those important documents we have to sign.  But I do like my name Matilda for my sewing.  Its an old name...my great grandmothers and one I think I'll continue to use for my sewing adventures. 

Christmas

Oh I do hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.  I was trying to prepare myself for it and thought I was doing pretty good....but I have to say it came so fast and now its over...  I have to admit...I sent a Christmas Card just yesterday (after Christmas) in the mail to my grandparents and included a Thanksgiving family picture in the card and hoped they had a Merry Christmas and wished them a Happy New Year.  How sad?! Right?!  But we had a wonderful Christmas around here.  The kids I believe got everything they wanted and they are enjoying a couple of weeks with my parents during the holidays while I have to work.  I want to share my new Christmas present!  My parents got me a serger!!  I opened the box last night and just stared at it.  Where do I begin I ask myself??!!  The story is to be continued.....LOL.  Please wish me luck!

A Special Order

A friend's granddaughter is getting married this December and she asked me to make a tutu tote for the little flower girl who is very girly and age 4.  The tote is all the wedding colors and theme

Just about sold out!

Woo hoo!  After the market and bringing my leftovers to work, I'm just about sold out now!  I have two tutu totes left to sell and for some reason its the giraffe ones - a Large and a Small.  I would have thought those would have sold first.  One lady almost bought one at the market but she put it down and decided on the pink zebra instead.  But I have those totes and 10 flat iron holders left with interest from others that have stopped by here at work asking about them.  So excited!  Now on to making some Christmas presents for my family and getting ready for Thanksgiving just next week!  Wow!  I did hear on the radio this is as early as Thanksgiving can be but to look on the brighter side - we get more shopping days for Christmas.  LOL. 

River Market

Its Monday and this past Saturday we had our booth at the DownTown River Market.  Overall I think it went pretty good especially our first time to really have a booth.  We learned some things I think for our next time around for sure.  We could have done better but we could have done worse too.  We had wreaths, party decorations, paintings, tutu bags, and flat iron holders.  Below are a couple of photos from our event.