Dress in a Day

I realized that Easter is rapidly approaching and that I better get on top of making Macy's Easter dress. The Christmas dresses ended up being a pain and too expensive so I was really going for something simple and fun this time. I will probably make her one or two more dresses of variations of this pattern. it was very fun and simple and I didn't even start it until noon today. I could easily have done this dress in 2 hours if I had been uninterrupted (not due to my abilities, just how easy this was).

This one isn't quite as cute of Macy but I love how it shows off the dress.


And I thought this picture was pretty adorable. The funniest part is when I told her I was going to take her picture she ran right over to the chair, put her hand on her hip and smiled. She is ready to go pro I think :)

P.S. There is a really good sale at Joann this week. I got this pattern and enough fabric and elastic to make two dresses for under $10 bucks. Pretty good deal, eh?

And another- but bigger!

So I came up with a pattern and this is what I got! I like it a lot although, in the picture the top looks really narrow. It really isn't that much but I will make it wider next time. Now I have a bag for all of my needs! Any one want one?

Betcha Can't Make Just One!

So I decided to mix this one up a little and feature some of my Amy Butler scraps. I lined this one with muslin (perfect for lining and way cheap). I may make 20... Actually, I really want a bigger one, maybe I will get brave and try to come up with a pattern!

Instant Gratification...

Justin got stranded today in Illiamna. Where is Illiamana? I have no clue but it is about an hour and fifteen minutes away. And he is stuck. Hopefully he will make it home tomorrow after they get a mechanic out there to fix the one engine that won't start. Yeah, gotta love antique airplanes...
It wouldn't have been so bad but we had been planning on him being home by one and then we were going to go out and do stuff. Since that didn't work out I needed to do something more satisfying than cleaning or chores and I wanted something that would make me happy fast. I am almost done with my Amy Butler Five and Dime quilt I started Monday and I only have the hand stitching on the binding left but I want to do a little project start to finish. Look what I found and made!


Isn't it cute? I found the pattern here and had to make one! it was fun and easy and I had everything I needed on hand. I used a fat quarter I got from a fun fat quarter swap I recently did. I loved it and thought it would be perfect. I may have to make more of these...

Also, our friends Ned and Rachael came over last night and they brought their cute little puppy, Tessa. The girls loved playing with her and here is a little peak at our night:

Congrats to My Pilot Man

So Justin got another upgrade at work so in addition to flying the C-46:



He will also be flying the Embraer aka the Brasilia.

Finally, a plane younger than our parents!

Unfortunately, the only change this really makes in our life is that he will probably work a little more and work more sporadic hours, but the time is more valuable and it will be great experience for him. Plus, I am a fan of him flying a plan that doesn't necessarily belong in a museum.

Figures

My beautiful little monsters have all this:

And This:

And This:


But they would rather play with this:

Trip to Fairbanks,

Last Thursday we left on a whim to go spend the weekend in Fairbanks/ North Pole with Randy's family. We had a great time but my favorite part was that on the drive up (we didn't get in until after 2 a.m.) I finally got to see the Northern Lights- and not just she greeenish haze, I got to see ribbons with purple and red in it too, it was amazing. Sorry, no pictures of that but I have plenty more of out weekend. We went to the World Ice Sculptor Championships and checked out everything, including the kid's play land with slides and mazes, made completely out of ice.

And Kylie is ready to go snowboarding! Chuck, Randy's dad, was nice enough to watch the girls so Justin, randy, Debi and I could go skiing one day. It had been so long for me (pre Macy pregnancy) so I was very rusty but I got better as the day went on. We had a great time, minus Kylie vomiting most of the trip home.