Busy Busy Time of Year!

It's that grand time of year when the kids at school are done and the teachers have a few days in the building before we can rejoice and enjoy our summers! I will not be seeing most of my kiddos for the last day of school. My coworker signed me up for a project, so I'll be doing that instead of playing end of the year games with my kiddos.

I am supposed to be typing up my report cards right now, but I am looking at fun stuff on e-bay and reading other blogs... not getting it done in other words. Of course they are due tomorrow, so I will have to get in gear at some point today.

I am also distracted by the fact that Thursday my coworker gave me her old sewing machine! That's right, FREE! I have wanted a sewing machine for a long time. My mom use to sew all kinds of stuff for my brother and I. Now I want to make stuff for me! I went to the library to get out some books on sewing machines, since the owners manual is not with it. For a machine that has sat without use for two years, it is in amazing working order! I made a "quillow" for my first project! A quillow is supposed to be a quilt that then folds up and fits in a pocket sewn to the back to make a pillow. Mine is not a quilt... that was too advanced for my first project. I made mine out of fleece. I told hubby that it is for our LONG flight to Japan. I now have an extra pillow or a blanket when I'm cold. The blankets and pillows that one gets in coach on international flights are not so great! Hubby thought this was a good idea and now he wants one.

Here is my Darth Vader quillow as the pillow:Here it is as the blanket:

Last night my brother and his girlfriend came to town to do a show. It was a good time and as always it was fun to see them. They did try out for Last Comic Standing in Toranto, Canada, but they didn't make the grade. Too bad! It was a nice evening out and now I should really get back to my report cards...

...I think I'll sew Hubby's quillow first...