while ryan goes hunting

ya know how i mentioned i wanted to learn how to sew? well, ryans fabulous cousin terriann has been giving me sewing lessons! im so thankful for her PATIENCE and kindness of sharing her knowledge. one of her blogs is found here- http://terriannhart.blogspot.com/. she has given 2 group lessons where we learned how to do a simple skirt and pajama pants. i made the simple skirt size 3/4T just because mackenzie was sleeping and i hadn't measured her beforehand. plus, they already had those measurements easily accessible on the website we were using. i haven't taken a picture of it, but someday you will see it, with mackenzie in it. its white with colorful polka dots : )

in a private lesson she gave me, i made this play wallet for the boys.

***please excuse my pale hands, i could totally be a hand model for twilight. im not really into those movies, but i do know they have really white people in it.

sew, i mean so, when ryan has gone hunting the last 2 weekends... this is what ive done. ive looked at blogs, watched the news/leno, tapped into my "creativity" via pintrest : ), and ive made these little diddies...

i made this skirt using the same directions for the simple skirt, just mackenzie's size now. then i just wanted to play around and i added flowers (from a headband my sister in law made for mackenzie but doesnt fit), the faux drawstring, and then i did a decorative stitch at the bottom- just to play around with the different stitches on my machine. it is definately not perfect, but it was fun, and i think its kinda cute : )

for christmas, i want to think that ill start the tradition of making the kids festive pajama pants. we will see how long that lasts though. i started tucker's pants at the group lesson, and i just have to hem the bottom to finish them. i haven't taken a picture of those yet, and im honestly too lazy to go try to find them to take one right now. these are coles pants i made tonight. i added the tag in the back from scrap fabric from tucker's pants to know front from back. buuuuut also to cover up a spot that i TOTALLY butchered. i think these turned out pretty cute too! dont look too close though... seriously.

ive got to teach myself to go to bed earlier when ryan's gone. i honestly told myself that i was going to go to bed at 10 at the latest. that goal went down in flames.