Stressed No More!

The Week of Nonstop Activity is officially over!  Last night (after we got home from the third Easter Egg Hunt of the weekend!) I traced and cut a super easy, super plain, much needed dress for Lily and then finished it first thing this morning.  I am not the most laid back of people and sewing is my go-to stress reliever, especially the easy mindless projects that go together quickly :-)

It's a See & Sew that called for a zipper (commercial patterns are so zipper-dependent!), I'm not a fan of them so I substituted buttons.  Now that I'm getting around to more spring sewing I'm wondering, at what age do girls stop wearing some kind of bloomer bottoms?  And is there an alternative to the standard panty-style kind?  All I can think of is pants, although my brain still may not be operating at full capacity! 

Because the ball fell on the 1st I didn't grocery shop, much less plan any meals.  It's a wonder my family hasn't all gone into cardiac arrest from all the junk we've eaten!  I plan on catching up on all things domestic this week, at a very slow pace, so hopefully I'll get my next week's meals posted.  In closing, I leave you with these...

That's Zack and I on the far left.  This was easily the best military ball I've been to!  It was held in a historic building downtown that used to be an iron foundry and once the evening's festivities died down we all headed to another fine establishment down the street, where Zack and I happen to have gotten married!  Here's us making the two block trip...

SUCH a fun night!

I Heart Cheap and Easy

Although my accent doesn't always sound like it, I've lived in the south all my life.  I've never gotten used to the heat or humidity during summers (a few years in Lousiana did help put all that into perspective though) and always looked forward to wearing jeans, boots, sweaters and hats.  Now that I'm sewing for my kids I still look forward to winter clothes, here's the last top, finished this morning in time to hit the grocery store:

And the back, which buttons at the neck:

Sorry for the attitude, we're still fighting colds and neither of us seems to have much patience for pictures.

The fabric is Moda and I got it for $2/yard from the sale room at my favorite local shop, Sweet Treasures.  Something different from the usual kids prints, and easily paired with lots of colors.  Lily seems to always be wearing a hat lately.  I don't remember the pattern I used for this one but it was worth the hour it took to crochet, and at least it halfway matches.

I also got the kids Christmas PJ's done and with those crossed off my list I can move on to some gifts and other Christmas sewing.  Hope everyone else is enjoying their own crafts, or breaks from crafting, which can be a welcome thing this time of year.  Don't forget about the giveaway posted yesterday!