Shearwater

I didn't get anything done on the third butterfly last night because I was trying to finish Isabel's Shearwater kaftan. She found this flowy viscose at the local fabric store and was originally going to sew it herself, but I think she had second thoughts when we came home and she saw how the fabric…

Jump Rope

I made some progress on that dress for Isabel last night. The placket and collar are both done and I sped through one sleeve to make sure I had planned it correctly.It turned out well, but I am a little conflicted about the sleeve. I may have to take it out and make some alterations,…

Out door daycare

I found a bunch of pictures from Isabel's time in outdoor daycare 2007/2008.This was taken at the Lucia celebrations in 2007. It was super cold and late in the afternoon so Isabel's a bit tired and vacant.The baby in the pram to the right is actually Sofia!Here they're all seated with individual bowls of pop…

Wild horses couldn’t drag me away …

Isabel started riding classes again tonight. It's her second term and we decided to give her proper riding gear after having ridden in jeans and sweatpants last term.We went to a horse supply store not far from home to see if we could find some riding pants for her.Just inside the door they had a…

First grade

My little big girl started first grade today. The picture shows her on her first day of preschool and today, first day of first grade.The daycare that Sofia's been in has been converted to school rooms after the opening of the new daycare Junibacken two weeks ago.Isabel's home room will be the same room I…

Fun fair

We've had a few weeks with unstable weather but on Wednesday this past week we got lucky.I had planned to meet my Mom for lunch - and maybe even my Aunt who works in town - and then take the girls to Folkets Park (The People's Park - a park with a few big playgrounds,…

Put a bird on it

After five weeks off Rickard went back to work yesterday. The girls and I are home together two more weeks before my vacation time is up.We decided to do some crafts so in the morning we went to town to get some white tees. Not an easy task I tell you. Most stores prefer to…

Nature Walk for Midsummer

We celebrated Midsummer's Eve in Sweden on Friday, and even though it's the start of summer it does get a bit chilly in the evenings and I wanted to make a sweater for the girls to wear. I've been eyeing the Nature Walk Pullovers for a while (I love the pants that come with that…

Easter

We were celebrating Easter Saturday at my SIL's place. Her in-laws were also visiting so with kids we ended up being 14 people.We were asked to bring some food to the table and we made a "matjesillstårta" (as in herring cake - not as bad as it sounds, in fact bloody delicious if I say…

Vintage flair

Well, here's the finished result. Two pretty Jump Rope Dresses for two pretty girls.They picked the fabric themselves and I added the white pindot fabric for the plackets and collars because the fabric had a vintage flair to it and I thought the white plackets would add to that retro feeling.This is the contented smile…