One Last Sewing Project

When we finished everything on our "before baby" checklist, Adam assumed that I would spend the rest of my pregnancy relaxing on the couch reading a book or something. Little did he know, I had a secret "just in case we finish everything else" to-do list. 

Honestly, sometimes I wish I was the kind of person who just liked to relax on the couch with a book. But it's just not how my brain works. Although I do really enjoy reading, I have to schedule it into my day to make sure it happens. Most of the time, I try to read for fifteen minutes or so when Claire first goes down for a nap, usually while I'm eating lunch. And, since I'm being honest here, I will go ahead and admit that I love taking baths. I feel like that's a weird thing to admit? But usually some reading happens in there too. 

Okay, back to the point. So, my secret "maybe I'll get to it list" was the following:

- Update my recipe binder

- Make Claire a doll carrier

- Update some art in our little hallway gallery

- Make a festive table runner and napkins with fabric I purchased last Christmas

The recipe binder turned out to be one of these really quick projects that you can't believe you put off for so long. I knocked it out in one weekend nap time. And then I spent a few evenings last week making Claire's doll carrier. I used a pattern from this really great book. 

The Front. 

The Back. 

My little mama modeling her new toy. She's loving it!



But apparently modeling is pretty tiring work...

I'm still kind of hoping to get to the other two projects before the end of the year. We'll see. Part of me wanted to try to knock another one out this week, but I decided to force myself to relax instead. {The long walks I've been taking everyday made the decision quite a bit easier.} I actually watched a whole hour-long tv episode last night and didn't do anything else during it. That is huge for me. Huge!