MY BUSY WEEK

Well it's Friday afternoon, and what a busy week I have had.  I am "trying" to keep myself on a schedule everyday so that I can get all my projects done on time.  I will admit that it has been quite the challenge, as I am not used to MAKING myself be this timely anymore.  Makes me wonder if I usually am not doing much, or what it is that I keep myself so busy with ordinarily, but it feels like old times.  I don't want to become "stressed" with all my plans, and I am thinking the key is to set goals for each week, and do my best to meet them.  If I don't, well, I don't.  But so far, so good.  My goal this week was to have all 4 crib sheets made, and the crib skirt.  It was a REAL push (I am out of practice a little worse than I thought, haha) but I did get it done.  I am VERY anxious to take one of the sheets with me to San Diego on Sunday and see how it fits Donatella's crib.  The pattern was supposed to be for a standard size crib mattress, but they do seem a little big to me.  But then again it has been 24 years since I was changing crib sheets, so hopefully I am just not remembering right.   They came out very nicely other than that.  As for the crib skirt......on my goodness.  Again, I used a standard sized crib skirt pattern, and I checked every one I could find and they were all the same depending on the style you chose, but the thing has YARDS AND YARDS of fabric in it.  Each side of the crib has 3 yards of fabric, and each end has another 2.  Sooo, that makes 10 if my math head is working right.  All I can say is imagine gathering 10 yards of fabric to fit on a somewhat small base.  It took me forever!  However, I guess I should admit the truth and tell you that I made a mistake (misread the directions again) and squeezed one set of panels into a very small place...sigh....When I figured out what I had done (and I had double stitched, AND finished the edges with a zig zag stich) and knew I was going to have to rip it all out and start over, I wanted to burst into tears, haha....But I took a small break instead, and pressed on.  Once I got going on it, it went a lot faster than I thought.  I LOVE the way it came out.  I can picture it in the room.  I am anxious to see it there.  Here is a pic of it, though as usual I don't think it really does it justice.

It seems a little long huh?  I am thinking I am going to take my sewing machine with me when I go in August to help Mel put the room together, in case any adjustments have to be made...I am really hoping this won't happen, haha.

A little closer view...I love these colors.  This fabric was selected by Noreen from Life's Blessings as she is making the matching quilt for me.  This is the fabric for the back of the quilt.  Mel just told us the colors she wanted to use in the nursery, and she found this.  It is PERFECT!  And I am soo grateful she is doing this for me!  Can't wait to see it.

Next week I will hopefully make the bumper pads, and the valance for the window.  I don't have the fabric for the window yet, so while I am waiting for it to come I think I will make the burp cloths I want to do.  My sister Diane found a wonderful blog online that had a tutorial for these, and they were not only just darling, but also quick and easy. (right up my alley, haha)  I am kind of scared to do the bumper pads.  I am not sure why as they really shouldn't be that big of a deal.  I think it is because I do tend to be somewhat of a perfectionist and I want them to be perfect.  I have never made these before so I don't know how it will go.  I have researched a countless amount of information on doing this, and have probably got it way out of proportion (imagine that?) but guess we will see.  I have done soooo much sewing over the years you would think there is nothing that would really stress me, but they have all been clothing items.  I have not made home deco items (except for window valances) or what I would consider to be crafty type things.  I want to make a pillow for the rocker, and 4 stuffed animals out of the left over fabric....I like patterns and directions, I don't wing it well either, haha.  I still have a couple of more nighties I am going to try and squeeze in, but I will NOT buy the fabric until I have the rest of this done I have promised myself.

I am soo looking forward to this week-end.  It is my son's first time behind the pulpit in his own church on Sunday, and tomorrow we are hoping to go to my nephews baseball game.  They are in the finals and in first place.  He has gotten the game ball the last TWO games which is soo exciting.  How I love a baseball game on a lazy, sunny afternoon.   Tonight should find us playing cards as always, depending on if my hubby makes it home in time.    Hope you all have a good week-end.