back in the saddle.....

I've been "itching 2 B stitching" this week but really needed to finish up a few other things before putting the "studio" back into operation this weekend. I want to put together a few Valentine aprons for the ETSY shop as my first back-to-work project. Last week on my Wonderful Wednesday, I decided to spend a few hours cutting fabric (my least favorite part of sewing!) so I'd be ready for a weekend of sewing. I'm also trying to use up as much of my fabric stash as possible and I thought I remembered having one yard of something with hearts on it, so it was a good opportunity to organize the "stash"........



Look what I found! All this was in my stash from last years after-Valentines-Day sale! Who knew?

I found a few other reds and pinks and even something to co-ordinate with each piece.

I got all six aprons cut out and ready to sew without leaving the house or spending more money!

GOAL FOR THE WEEKEND: complete all six aprons, one for a swap, 5 for the shop......

It sure feels great to be back in the saddle again!

Wednesday afternoon.....

Today's Wonderful Wednesday, part 2:

After eating a few too many mini-muffins and finishing off a few minor projects I headed over to Daughter's house to do a little Mimi-ing. Oldest Granddaughter needed some help today with a project for her 8th grade Social Studies class. They're studying the Constitution, and somehow the teacher made some kind of connection between baking cookies and how the Constitution works (???) so each group needs to bring 3 dozen homemade cookies on Friday for a cookie exchange. Of course Granddaughter has inherited the "foodie" gene that is so dominant in our family and volunteered to bring the cookies for her group.

If the cookies are creative you get extra credit.... sooooo......look what we made!!
HOT DOG COOKIES!!! Here's the cookbook photo of what she wanted to make (yes, those are really cookies!)

They actually were incredibly easy, but would they turn out looking anything like the photo?

They flattened out a little more than the ones in the picture but don't they look great?!! A little frosting "ketchup and mustard" and some sugar crystal "relish" and we think they turned out GREAT!

I think a whole class of 8th graders will be impressed, too. And surely these deserve extra credit for creativity.......

(another wonderful Wednesday for me.......life is good.)

Back to the old grind tomorrow.....