been away for a while...

So much has happened since my last post. Hubby and I found out we were going to have a baby and between work and school I've been exhausted. Hubby has also had to put in extra hours at his job because of some recent staffing problems. Then last weekend the first floor of our house flooded, so we get to deal with all of that now on top of everything else. Needless to say, I have gotten NO sewing done...AT ALL!!! I had quite a bit of nausea the first 10 weeks and now it's subsided for the most part - I still get waves every once in a while but usually just before bed. I think that's my body's way of telling me it's time to go to sleep...I just have a hard time listening!!

My mom, bless her heart, has altered some old jeans for me and added the maternity panel. She also made me a dress to wear to a wedding this weekend. I'm only about 3 1/2 months along but I'm already showing quite a bit and none of my old clothes fit me. It's really amusing that I've grown so many inches and gained so few pounds. I'm about 40lbs lighter now than I was at my wedding, but my wedding dress is too small...and I've only gained 5lbs!! But I digress...

I have quite a few projects lined up in my mind and as soon as my house situation gets squared away I'll have my sewing room back and can begin some of my projects. My mom has graciously agreed to sew me some maternity clothes so I can focus on making things that I can wear while I'm pregnant, but that will be primarily for after the baby is born.

Up first:


I plan on using this gorgeous pink and black houndstooth style boucle I bought from Gorgeous Things:


This will all have to wait until the piles of furniture in the first floor of our house are back in their rightful place on top of floors that are not soggy plywood...