it's kinda like crafting...

Sorry it has been so long, but Brannon and I have been BUSY (but who isn't these days)!! Under Brannon's direction, our families have been rebuilding two of the three grandparents' homes that flooded. We do this in our free time, so there isn't much time for sewing and embroidering, but if you think about it, rebuilding a house is pretty crafty. You have to piece trim work together, make it aesthetically pleasing and cover up your mistakes (I'm getting good at that last one-wood filler and drywall mud are my friends!). I can't wait to show you the final masterpiece, but here is a sneak peak of one of the homes:

 

It is starting to look like a home. However, we have a long way to go at the other home-it is still studs and little else, but hopefully we will have all our many family members back in their homes soon.

That, in a nutshell, is what has been keeping me busy recently. I do have a project I want to tackle soon, so I did spend just a few minutes at my sewing machine tonight to see if I can figure out how to do the gathering stitch that is required for my project...and we have success!

For those of you who find that sewing a gathering stitch is a super-simple process...try not to laugh at my excitement. For me it is the small accomplishments that make my new sewing machine so much fun!

Until next time...whenever that is!