Sewing and Gardening

Sewing:  Angelina has been working on her 4-H sewing projects, which means the serger and sewing machine have been out, which means… they’re accessible, which means…I’ve completed a few long-put-off projects.  The fabric for the baby blankets was purchased before Louis was born (he’s 2 1/2 years old), and the fabric for the three sets of pajama pants for Graham has been in my fabric stash for even longer.  So, Louis’ blanket (the brown striped minky with satin backing) is done!  He likes it.  I made a second minky for a gift and the three flannel blankets are also gifts.  Sorry, no pics of the pj’s; they’re in the wash or in use.

 

Not sure why, but my camera is not doing justice to the colors of the blankets.  They turned out super cute with the different color blanket bindings.  My favorite is the blue water with orange flannel backing (shown below).

Gardening:  The cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and peppers are planted.  The tomatoes are purchased (still need to be planted).  And, the weed block and old paver’s have been placed around the SFG’s.  In doing this job, I determined that there was too much space between the SFG’s, so they needed to be moved closer together.  There’s still plenty of room for the garden wagon, though it is a tighter turn.  The pavers aren’t level, but the project is as done as it’s gonna get for now.  We might purchase a few more pavers to complete a pathway along the back edge of the garden, but that’s a future project. 

Dash is gone for the state FFA Convention, so I and the three middle kids did most of the work.  I dug out the weeds, the kids hauled them away.  I laid all the weed block and hauled the first couple loads of pavers; the kids hauled and placed the rest of the pavers.  Thankfully, the kids and I only had to move the first SFG.  Eric was around to help pull and shove the other six into place.  He also helped load and haul the last of the pavers.  It’s shaping up.