WISH I COULD TALK TO MY MOM...SHE WOULD KNOW.

I have a feeling I have beat to death the stories of my nightshirts and blankets, and for those of you who are still reading my posts you surely wish I would move on, haha.  Well I am officially finished so this will hopefully be the last one of these for a while.  How I wish I had the use of my decorative stitches when I started all of this as it would have made things easier, as of course now that I am finished I have it down to a quick science.  These last two nightshirts I have made, and my final blanket were definitely some of my best work (if I do say so myself! ~ haha) but more than that I made them quickly and with no mistakes...my favorite kind of projects.  Let me show you...

I LOVED THIS FABRIC!  THE LITTLE DINOSAUR APPLIQUE WAS CUT FROM THE MATCHING BLANKET (KIND OF LIKE I "WANTED" TO DO WITH THE DUCK ~ HAHA) 

LITTLE CLOSER...THE COLORS ARE NOT TRUE TO LIFE HERE FOR SOME REASON

HERE IS THE FLIP SIDE OF THE BLANKET...NOTICE THIS ONE WAS FINISHED IN THE FIRST PLACE WITH A DECORATIVE STITCH...CAN'T REALLY SEE IT HERE, BUT THE THREAD WAS VARIEGATED.  SOO PRETTY ~ GREEN IN SOME PLACES, BROWN AND WHITE IN OTHERS.

SINCE I NEVER DID FIND THE FABRIC I WANTED, I SETTLED ON THIS LITTLE DUCK AND SAIL BOAT READY MADE APPLIQUE THAT I FOUND, AND IRONED HIM ON...PRETTY CUTE HUH?

AND THIS WAS MY FINAL NIGHTSHIRT.  IT MATCHES THE RAG QUILT.  NOTICE I "FINALLY" PUT THE DOG TO USE HERE IN A APPLIQUE, LOL.  I ALSO PUT SOME DECORATIVE STITCHES ON A LITTLE HAT TO MATCH...SWEET

LITTLE CLOSER.

So now tomorrow I will find some boxes and get this all wrapped up for Sunday afternoons shower.  I am looking forward to it.  I will tell you honestly I am still missing my mom soo much.  Of course I realize I probably always will, but she was just soo involved with these projects with me.  She was with me when I chose most of the fabrics in the beginning, helped me plan them out, and talked about it all almost as much as I did.  She was watching them take shape, cheering me on as I went.  And I know how much she would have been looking forward now to the shower.  Now again I realize that compared to where she is now, baby showers and sewing projects can't even begin to compete, and I would never wish her back here among all of this life's hardships.  I just miss here you know?  She shared my love for such things, and now it seems as if there is no one to "discuss" them with.  I don't think I had ANY idea how much I have chewed these kind of things over with her in the past, LONG before she was ever living here.  It has taken a small amount of the joy out of it to tell you the truth.  I keep thinking to myself, "mom will love this or that" or "I want to show her what I found or a new method of doing something I have discovered or learned.  And then remember..Oh yeah, mom has moved on. Again, I imagine with time these kind of thoughts will be a thing of the past, but for now it remains just flat out hard.  I am STILL trying to make a decision on my new sewing machine.  I am getting closer and closer to deciding, but truthfully I wish I could just discuss it all with mom.  She would know.

The weather has been weird the last couple of days for California in the summertime.  Kind of overcast, gloomy, humid, and even a sprinkle or two.  Hope it clears up soon.  Hope you are all looking forward to your week-ends, and enjoying your trips those of you who are on them.  Blessings to you all!  Debbie