Where did the weekend go?

Wow, the weekend just flew by! It was a nice and relaxing one though! We stayed home all day on Saturday. Shane, of course, watched and listened to football (we didn't get the Huskers game). I tried my hand at making some fabric labels (which you will see pics of in future sewing projects). They are real simple, I didn't want anything real decorative, they just say 'kt designs' for now.

Today, we made a spur of the moment decision to go to Moline to Lowe's and Hancock Fabrics. I have been looking at patterns online to make Emma a Christmas dress after spotting this beautiful silk dupioni a few weeks ago and finally settled on one, so we went to see if I could find everything I needed for it today. It includes a dress and coat and I didn't know what I was gonna make the coat out of so on our drive their I prayed that God would have His hand in this sewing project (I am not very good, nor have much experience with garment construction) and that He would just make the decisions for me with picking out fabric. We get to Hancocks and I go over to the beautiful silk, picked it up and 2 seconds later this adorable older lady walked by and commented on how beautiful the fabric was, and that even at her age she still wears that bright color, she even took some of it and held it up and said "see it still looks good on me!". She was so sweet, we started talking and turns out she has been a seamstress and designer for the last 60 years (she was in her late 70's). She lived in Europe and studied under someone there, and spent some time in England as well, studying under someone else! I showed her the pattern I was making and that I didn't have any clue on what to use to make the coat, or use for lining, or what to use to layer with it to make the coat heavier (since the pattern didn't call for a lining)...so she said, well lets have a look! So off we go, walking thru the fabric and she pulls out a beautiful wool blend to use for the coat that goes beautifully with the silk for the dress, then we move on to finding a matching lining, then some fabric to layer with the coat! I didn't have to pick any of the fabric out! And during all this she told me that when she woke up today, she had prayed that she would be able to help one person out today, I then told her that I had prayed! How awesome is God! It was such a blessing just to meet this woman, named Elizabeth, and then to have God use her to pick out Emma's Christmas outfit! The coat also calls for buttons, and guessed who picked those out...Shane! I am really nervous about tackling this outfit, and not sure if it will be a success, but I figure if God answered those prayers, He will carry it on thru the rest of this project! (I will have to remember to tell myself that when I am pulling my hair out in the middle of it!) Whether it is a success or not, meeting Elizabeth was a blessing!
Below is the picture of the dress and coat fabric! Its not your traditional Christmas colors, but I wanted something fun!

Below are some fun pics of Emma from this weekend:

Emma's funny face...

more funny face...

and some more funny face!

Emma being silly!

Havin' some cheese and milk

Emma sitting in yet another tote

This was a first, Emma used her rocking chair to get into her grocery cart!

It will only hold her if it is pushed up against something so that it doesn't tip forward

Getting a little too big to squeeze into this!

I also learned this week that Emma is now tall enough to crawl into the bathtub while I am showering! This kid loves water! The second she hears the tub faucet, she is in the bathroom!
Well, its bed time! Have a good week, everyone!