After a Week on Vacation what do you make for dinner?

I made chicken fried steak, corn, mashed potatoes, homemade bread and a peach cobbler.

comfort food and being home in my own bed sure was nice.

I did have a fabulous time and felt as if I was living a Corona Beer Commercial.

Ixtapa Mexico

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I'll be back there shortly. I can't wait for a lot of doing nothing but relaxing. Sitting in the sun, sipping something with rum, hanging out with the family.

I've found out that I'm just not that good at making garments. I can make aprons, covers for printers or mixers, but I sure can't cover my own behind. I don't know yet what skill I'm lacking but I hope I figure it out because I wanted to make myself some swimsuit cover ups for the trip.

Meanwhile, I got my partner info for the Sewing Accessories Swap - am I ever excited!! It's sweet Nadine.

Spring into Sewing!

Ok so most of you are either looking at snow out your windows or your teeth are chattering from the cold. So I thought I'd blog about something warm and sunny - Spring! Now that's it's dried up here in SoCo, I need to stick some bulbs in the ground in my garden. I did get my shallots all planted and some have started to sprout! I digress - back to spring sewing.

My idea was what would you be sewing to celebrate spring? I mean it's really just around the corner so if you are going to make something, you might want to get a plan right? For me, I want to make some simple beach cover ups (holiday coming in Mexico) and maybe a new gardening apron. I made these a few years ago out of my hubs old work jeans, but I gave them all away and didn't have enough left to make myself one.

I'd also like to sew a new table runner for the living room cabinet - something bright and cheerful.

Tell your ideas, maybe I can use your inspiration to actually sew in flip flops instead of woolly slippers.