I must stop

I seriously must stop browsing over at You Can Make This. When I told you all that it's my new favorite place--well, I meant it. Anyway, for about a year now I've owned a yard of the coolest material. It's chalk cloth that I ordered from Denver Fabrics but I have since heard that you can get it at Hancock's. About 6 weeks ago, I joined an AWESOME fabric co op. I have since spent my life savings there and, in the mean time, I managed to get hold of some of the Michael Miller Lolli Dot laminated cotton. I've been all giddy trying to figure out what I would do with it. Then I remembered the chalk cloth, then I remembered all the cool stuff over at You Can Make This, then I ordered this. And then I made this:



Mine is a little different than the one over at you can make this. The dimensions are a little more rectangular and I used a different technique to hold the chalk but all in all it's the same deal. I used some oilcloth around the edges--I purchased it when I ordered the chalk cloth. This sweet little placemat/chalk mat is a gift for one of Lillian's best buddies in the whole world. Maybe I'll find the patience to make another one for Lil. I would love to see your oilcloth or laminated cotton or chalk cloth creations!

Everything But the Blog

Okay, so I haven't been faithful with this new blog but who's got time between reading everyone else's blog, working full-time, sewing, bathing babies and cooking dinner? I mean seriously. Anyway, I found the coolest blog this week and now I am a faithful reader. Marie over at The Stitching Barn is the coolest mom ever. I envy her and all of her creative ideas...I'm already in the process of stealing her glass etching idea. She gives credit to her friend and neighbor Lorinda who I will be ordering vinyl from in just a few minutes.

If you want to talk sewing then here's some photos of a couple of sets I recently finished for a friend of mine. I think they turned out quite sweet now only if I had time to post them in my shop.

Oh and for those of you kind enough to find my blog and tag me. Thanks! I promise I'll get to that. Just as soon as I find out why Lillian is in the other room screaming...