look mom, i sewed on fabric!

it really is a pity. my mom spent a lot of time teaching me how to sew. and for many years, i sewed all the time. i made a lot of my own clothes because i could exactly what i wanted that way. i was really pretty good, i made my wedding dress. it wasn't fancy, but it was just what i wanted. i made my kids' clothes until about 8 years ago. then i just stopped. i bought a really nice sewing machine just before i stopped sewing, now it only gets used to sew on paper. but thanks to ronda and her daughter lexi, i pulled out the machine to create something out of fabric. a few years ago, ronda made an amy butler birdie sling for lexi to use in high school. it was so cute, i asked annie if it was something she would like herself. she was game. so this summer, ronda and lexi took annie and i to the quilting store; lexi and annie both picked out fabric for their new bags. it took me a few days of sewing here and there, but i finally managed to get that bag done. and i think you can tell just how happy it made annie :) i think it turned out exactly like she'd imagined.



now i know i remember how to sew on fabric, i'm a little worried i'm going to be heading back to the quilting store sooner than later. such pretty colors there...