Something for the fridge

Most everyday last year, Levi brought home a drawing, painting, sculpture, you name it, from school. As any good parent does, we placed a large number of them on the fridge. There were some Levi was more proud of than others and he made sure we knew it. This summer, our fridge has lacked the color that it has during the school year because I haven't exactly been "that mom" this summer that does all those crafty things with her kids.

While Levi may not have anything on the fridge, I made something last night that I am so incredibly proud of and I really want to put a big magnet on it...seriously! This summer, we are having Connection Groups (based on interests) at our church (one guess as to what Garet is leading) and one of the ones I signed up for was the sewing group. Thanks to my mom upgrading her sewing machine a couple of years ago, I have been the proud owner of a "sewing machine that has not seen light since I received it" - No longer! Last night, I dusted it off and lugged it up to church for some Sewing 101.

Our first project was to make this handy little square to help us know every stitch that we can do on our machines. Since I literally knew NOTHING about a sewing machine, I also learned how to do everything from turning it on, to threading all those things, to actually sewing two pieces of fabric together - it was a beautiful thing.

I'm looking forward to meeting with these great ladies this summer. We have a cute little handbag and pillowcase dresses on tap. I can't wait to see how they turn out and share with all of you. If you want to join us, let me know! Wish me luck!