Katherine Tilton's B5881

 I really like this one. I sewed it just way the pattern had it. Next time I would added a 1/2 inch to the armhole.

 This is the front. One side of the upper front and the button band. I was very lucky to find a piece of linen that was all gave the look of being pieced together.

 This is the back. It has gathering at the waist.

 The front again.

 I made a hat to go with it. We are out for breakfast.

There is a piece that the bottom skirt hangs from. It had several places when you were sewing the seams that you were instructed to not sew when you were adding the pieces. So it has gaps that open up. I did it that way because I wanted to see how it would look, but next time I will sew all the seams closed.

Back to School

 This was a project that my 9 year old grandson and I did together. I had him learn to use a measuring tape and ruler and come up with how much of everything that we needed. He is very good in math. I had him get on the internet and order it all himself. We found what we needed at Seattle Fabric.com . This is the front.

 This is the back. We had a backpack of mine that we copied the pattern off of. He did some of the pattern pieces. I did the sewing, but he took some scraps and had fun seeing how the machine worked. We talked about the needle sizes and then the different feet, like the one needed to put in a zipper. The two way zippers throw me for awhile until I remembered that You Tube has everything. Sure enough they did. My grandson also picked where the colors were to go.

 This looks way bigger then it is, but it is a coin purse to put in his lunch money for the backpack.

These were two organizer bags that I copied off of some I have for travel. He likes to carry little cars or cards that he collects and this will keep them separate from the other things he carries.The cost of the fabric and other things needed did not really make it particle to make many of these, but the learning and togetherness was worth it.

New Room

 Thought you would like to see some of the new sun porch. The room measures 14x27. At one end we have a sitting area and eating. We have a 1/3 of acre and the backyard is garden. The windows make it so nice to see the garden area now. I have five fountains and fourteen trees. Mostly fruit trees.

 The other end I have my sewing and work area.

I am so happy to line up my machines like this. I haven't been able to stop sewing since we have completed the room. It is just so easy now to get things done. The other thing we like is that my husband can sit in the sitting area and work on his laptop and talk to me while I am at the other end.

My Hat

 I thought you would like to see the finishing touches of my hat. This is the lining and grosgrain ribbon and my label at the center back of the hat.

 I put a velvet ribbon around the crown of the hat. The ribbon underside had red that looked nice with just a hint of color turned up in the back of the hat.