Well, technically this isn't a sewing project, but it involved fabric, so I'm putting it here.

I realized the other day that Miss Megan doesn't know her letters. She can say the alphabet, but she cannot recognize the letters by sight. SO I decided to make her some fun magnets to help her learn.

Yesterday I finished this little denim jumper for Megan. I raided my stash, and so I spent NOTHING on it! Everything that I used (including the pattern) is something I found in my freshly organized closet.

Well, my first sewing project in a long while was SUPER simple. When we were at the fabric store earlier this week, Megan saw this ladybug fabric that she just HAD to have. (Ray's nickname for Megan is "ladybug", so she wants anything she sees with a ladybug on it). It was on sale, so I bought it.

It's been a long time since I've sewn. Many things have contributed to that (time, finances, etc), but probably the biggest factor was the problem with my fabric. See, I have a closet in my bedroom that has been dedicated to my "stash". Unfortunately, my stash has grown a bit, and as it has multiplied, it has also become quite unruly. So much so, that I couldn't find anything and had no idea what was even in the closet. It was difficult to justify buying fabric when the perfect thing was probably just stuffed in there somewhere.

Well, thank goodness for nesting, because the problem has been dealt with. (Of course, I created a few more problems along the way, but we'll deal with those later.) The fabric is now under control.

This dress is huge. When I finished making it, I looked at it and thought that it would never in a million years fit Megan this year. But, it does. My little girl is growing up too fast.

I'm on a roll this week, huh? Haven't ever posted so many sewing projects so close together!

This morning I made three little travel pillows for the kids. Since we will be traveling over night, the kids will have to sleep for quite a while in the car. Hopefully these little pillows will make them a bit more comfortable.

Miss Megan desperately needs clothes. Most of her clothes are getting to be too small, or they are too stained to wear in public. Thankfully, God has blessed me with the ability to sew! And the princess has been reaping the benefits lately.

I love these things. I think they are so useful, and just so stinkin' cute! I've made a bunch of them in the past, but somehow, until today, I'd never made any for MY kids. I decided that this would be a good way for them to keep their crayons contained on our long drive this weekend. We'll see if it works. Click through for pictures.

On Friday we'll be leaving to visit the great, humid land that is called Omaha, Nebraska. While there, we always do all sorts of fun activities. One of the things that the kids enjoy the most, is helping Ma in the kitchen. She often lets them make cookies, frosting, pizza, and other things that more often than not end up unidentifiable. But the kids always have a great time.

VBS started last night! Our church is doing it a bit differently this year, and is having it for 5 consecutive Wednesday nights.

Yesterday morning, I stopped by the church and picked up the kids t-shirts. I bought Megan a bigger one so that I could cut it up and turn it into a cute dress. And this is where the drama began...