So this week has been pretty harried at work. Even still my mind has enough energy to run creatively at home. Since I've decided on a somewhat unusual color scheme for the nursery, I'm working on clothing the windows and crib accordingly.
That means I'll have to reach back in memory to my home economics classes when my friends used to call me Martha Stewart. As a matter of fact, in high school I sewed quite a few prom dresses for money, although none of my own. (I begged my mother who used to make wedding dresses all the time to sew my prom dresses.)
What makes this project even more interesting is I don't own any sewing supplies right now other than the standard black, white, beige threads, and needles for the occasional hem repairs. So off I go to the local fabric and retail stores to buy materials, threads, a seam ripper (believe me I'll need one), a tape measure and patterns to get started. I borrowed my mother's travel Singer and now I'm ready. There just has to be something out there that will match these colors?
That means I'll have to reach back in memory to my home economics classes when my friends used to call me Martha Stewart. As a matter of fact, in high school I sewed quite a few prom dresses for money, although none of my own. (I begged my mother who used to make wedding dresses all the time to sew my prom dresses.)
What makes this project even more interesting is I don't own any sewing supplies right now other than the standard black, white, beige threads, and needles for the occasional hem repairs. So off I go to the local fabric and retail stores to buy materials, threads, a seam ripper (believe me I'll need one), a tape measure and patterns to get started. I borrowed my mother's travel Singer and now I'm ready. There just has to be something out there that will match these colors?
It has been a pretty creative start considering I really don't know what I want for sure yet for the windows or the crib. I've been surfing the internet every evening trying to narrow down the options and stumbling upon even more projects that I will just have to try. Like baby bonnets, lacey socks (like mom used to make us), hats, blankets, burp cloths, and baby booties. All sewing projects. All things that I can't seem to get out of my head now.
Like last night... I had this dream I was stuck at the same step on several pairs of baby shoes. The pattern was pinned, but I just couldn't go further. Not to mention that in the dream there were baby shoes everywhere. This child won't even have enough outfits to where all the shoes that I was making. It is so funny to me how our minds just run wild while we're sleep and waking up every few hours a night for "pregnancy reasons" just helps me to remember all that wildness.
This week I also had my bi-weekly appointment. Everything checked out fine. God is really good to me. (Somebody say, "All the time.") I gained 1 whole pound this week and the baby is measuring about 2 weeks ahead. Nothing unusual or to be concerned about. No proteins or high blood pressure AND I didn't have to endure a blood draw this time. God is good!
Other than waiting about 9 more weeks to meet this precious little one and to see what and who she's going to look like, I've got plenty to keep me busy. So maybe by the time she's here all the projects will be done and she'll have her own pair of lacey socks like we did as kids. Handmade by her own mom...
possibly at least one pair of baby shoes too... without the pins.
possibly at least one pair of baby shoes too... without the pins.
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