Her first shiner

Parker Reese got her first official shiner the other day....from the couch!! Peyton was chasing her through the house and she ran into the back of the couch. I couldn't believe it when I lifted her up and found this under her eye.




Here are a couple of outfits that I have done recently. I LOVE bubbles. It really makes me sad that Parker Reese is getting too old for them. They are so cute and really kept her cool during the balmy South Alabama summers. This one is for a baby gift for a friend. The top is a cute pink, green and yellow polka dot and the bottom is pink gingham seersucker.





This is another Jack & Jill romper that I made for Parker Reese with Applique Cafe's bird on a vine applique. I love the turquoise corduroy and the matching pockets on the back.

Towels.....finally

I bought these towels back in July after we moved into the house and am just now getting around to appliqueing/monogramming them. The kids share a Jack and Jill bathroom that is painted chocolate brown. Peyton's sink is done in blue and brown and Parker Reese's side is done in pink and brown. The part with the shower and toilet has a brown and white polka dot shower curtain that I got from Pottery Barn Teen. The towels add a little bit of them both to the shared shower/toilet area. I am realizing in the pic that Peyton's towel seems a little crooked, but for some reason it only appears that way in the pic. Not sure what that is about.

Happy New Year!!!

I don't know what it is about the holidays, but for some reason the Maskills cannot have one without some kind of illness. The kiddos were getting over colds at Christmas and Peyton got a vicious throw-up virus on Thursday night that lasted from about 6:30 until 3:30 in the morning. Therefore, I spent all of New Years eve disinfecting my entire house. I don't think there was a surface in the house that he did not touch while sick. Prior to that however, I did manage to get quite a few things done. Michael has been off some during the holiday, so I have been able to lock myself in the "sewing hole" work, work, work. It has been so NICE! My kids may actually get some wear out of the fall clothes that have been waiting to be sewn.

This is Applique Cafe's Frame Patch applique design. I used it to cover up another monogram and I really like the way it turned out. I also love blue and brown together. I found the boot leg leggins at Gymboree.

This is Embroidery Boutique's cross applique. I had bought the green knit pants to go with a christmas shirt that I never got around to making. But the go great with this cross applique. It has become one of my favorites.

This is Applique Cafe's owl. This is probably my current favorite design. I have already done it once for Parker Reese, but surely two owls is not too many. I am making her a pair of pants to match out of the fabric on the wings.

This is the last of the thinks I have made for Park. I LOVE this pattern. It is a Sew Beautiful by Martha Pullen pattern (The Jack and Jill Bibbed Romper). It sews up so cute and can be done short, long, with a ruffle or without. I used Embroidery Boutique's "Caroline" font for the monogram and the fabric is a cute corduroy that I got from Lilies and Lace

Peyton informed me the other day that he does not like white tees and only wants to wear cool clothes. I asked him what were cool clothes and he of course gave me the "I don't know". So I got out the Kelly's Kids catalog and told him show me what was "cool". My best understanding is colored tees and polo style shirts. I think my days of making shirts for him are numbered. He did however pick the fabric for this jet applique from Applique Cafe. Not my favorite, but he seems to like it.

I also made this shirt (prior to our "no white tees" conversation) using Embroidery Boutique's Tiny Applique Alphabet. He wears it with a little urging from me.