Make It Perfect

.About A Boy cap.

I totally forgot I took these photos until I came across them on my computer last night! I made this About A Boy cap last month for my nephew, Mason, before I had released the pattern and took some pics before sending it off.


I love that it is becoming less difficult to find boy-friendly fabric…the market could definitely do with a few more, but it’s nice to know that you can find something suitable for most projects. I made a size medium so that it will fit him for a long time…it fits both Oscar and I! That’s one thing I really love about this cap, it has adjustable tabs at the back, ensuring a snug fit all the time!



And while I am talking About A Boy caps…this is my latest production line! I figured that while my sewing machine is being repaired (I should get it back today!) I would busy myself with cutting a project or two (okay, FOUR!) ready to sew up when I get it back!! These caps are really easy to make – trust me! One of those things that looks tricky but is really straight forward 🙂


SUPPLIES:
Echnio, Scooter in Turquoise
Monaluna, Circa 50, Cars in Multi
Valori Wells, Del Hi, Stones in Cinnamon
Heather Bailey, Nicey Jane, Hop Dot in Olive
Alexander Henry, Harlequin

April 10, 2010
Make It Perfect

.Randoms.

Whilst Aunty Carli was in labour, Lil was having sympathy pains (although I don’t think Aunty Carli was picking her nose in labour – but you never know). Oh, have you seen the sweetness of baby Micah…A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!! I can’t wait for my turn to rub my cheek on his fresh baby skin.

Other random bits and pieces…

I have A LOT to blog about. It is just not happening. This week has seemed busy but I don’t feel that I have accomplished much…something that drives me insane, but I am working on 🙂

My sewing machine broke down on Thursday night. Bad, bad news. This weekend was going to be sewing weekend. The sewing machine fixer guy thought he would have it ready in an hour or so, then decided that something is badly seized and had to keep it in over the weekend. Fingers crossed it will be up and running on Monday. I have hardly used it all week but now that it is not here I REALLY want to sew again!

The deck is finished!

I am still eating easter eggs and just want them to be over.

On Jaron’s last day home from work we were going to take the kids to the movies. In the morning Oscar declared that “I don’t like the movies, they are dark, go for a long time and give me a headache. Plus I have too much work to do like fixing up stuff around the house and building lego.” SERIOUSLY!!! What kid wouldn’t jump at the chance to go to the movies! We couldn’t convince him so stayed home and saved ourselves $50!

We just watched The Princess & The Frog. Awesome. I think I may have forgotten how much I love the old school musical animated Disney movies. Am on the look out for copies of The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty & The Beast now!

April 10, 2010
Make It Perfect

.Gone for 2 years.

What a weekend!!! Easter festivities, a new baby in the family (but I’ll let her tell you all about that!) and the baby of my family leaving for two years to serve a mission for our church! (You know, the one I made Oishii for).

Missions are happy/sad times. Happy because the missionaries learn and grow SOOO much and I know that there isn’t a better, more worthwhile thing that they could be doing in their lives right now than this but sad because it means that we won’t see them for two whole years! Tommy will be a little older than Lil is now when Cade returns!!!

He is going to the Japan Fukuoka Mission, but first stop…Provo, Utah to the Missionary Training Centre for 3 months. This weekend were spent enjoying last moments together with Cade before he left on Monday morning.

My brother in law, Chris, requested that I make him a “man bag” for Christmas a few years ago. It had to be out of linen and just the right size to fit his scriptures and other bits and pieces he liked to take to church in it. I seriously thought it was a bit daggy to start with, but the trend has obviously caught on with Ty and Cade and our friend Paul requesting them! Ty and Cade got theirs for Christmas last year and I made Paul’s last week…his is black and looks pretty swish. (And also camouflages into his suit in this photo!) Boys in suits with man-bags…cracks me up!



We had to leave for the airport at 5:30am on Monday morning. That is just wrong. But good because everyone is too tired to cry and get all emotional!!! Actually Cade was so ready to go that I don’t think that we could have been all soppy about the whole departure. He was glowing and was just excited to be off.


I think I have a giraffe neck in this photo 😉 and I went to bed at 8:30pm the night before so was feeling extremely chipper at the airport!


We are so proud of him and can’t wait to hear about his missionary adventures in Japan. If only he could go shopping and buy me some special Japanese fabric…but unfortunately there won’t be a lot of spare time and in the little that he has I think he will rather be working out than fabric shopping!

April 6, 2010
Make It Perfect

.Easter =.

I loooove Easter…extra, extra long-weekend, lots of chocolate, sunny days, everyone home to chill out together.

Our Easter weekend has looked a little like this so far:

Hunting for little eggs left by Easter Bunny (he is rather unpredictable in this family…appearing late in the morning while the kids are getting dressed in their bedroom, after dinner while they are in the bath…always at an appropriate time to deliver his chocolate and non-chocolate gifts ensuring that adequate breakfast has been eaten before devouring the chocolate 😉 )


Homemade hot cross buns…oh my, these were insanely delicious. So good that we had to share a few with our neighbours to stop us from gulping them all down. Will definitely be making these all year ’round!


Non-chocolate Easter surprises…new PJs made using my Slumber Party Jammies pattern. Cute, cute, cute! The kids love them and I have decided that I REALLY need a pair in my size 😉





ALMOST finishing the deck! And it is looking great…Jaron has been spending every spare moment on outside jobs around the house for the last 4 months, will be so good when they are all done!


Reading special Easter stories that belonged to me (although Carli will debate that it is HER book!) when I was a little girl. The kids love this one, I wish we had kept more books from when we were little.


As well as lots of house cleaning, too many late nights, watching Ty play his first footy game for the season, a big breakfast to farewell Cade and Paul who are both leaving on their missions this week, boating, sewing, waiting for a new baby boy to make his arrival…and who knows what the rest of the weekend will bring? Jaron doesn’t have to go back to work until Wednesday – yippee!!

PJs SUPPLIES:
Oscar’s PJs –
David Walker, Robots, Painted Rockets in Ivory
David Walker, Robots, Linework Robots in Red
Lil’s PJs –
Lizzy House, Red Letter Day, Ugly Duckling in Feather
Sandi Henderson, Ginger Blossom, Vintage Cherries in Spring

April 3, 2010