skirt du jour

This morning started out a little stressful. And any day that is stressful is a sewing day for me! I love sewing as it calms me and makes me redirect energy, that would be wasted on worry, and lets me get creative. So I decided to sew my Ryleigh a twirl skirt for the fall. Speaking of autumn, only 20 more days until it is here! The weather is slowly starting to creep out of the three digits (gotta love the Texas heat) and head toward something a little more tolerable. The West Texas Fair and Rodeo is coming soon and that signals the possibility of getting rain! Rain is my absolute favorite weather. It seems to slow down the fast pace of the world and gives me a chance to breathe. I am a firm believe that rain is not only good for the grass, it is good for the soul.

Anyway, back to my twirl skirt. I used three fabrics that I love very much. Pinks and Browns. Delicious. Add dots in the mix and I'm happy. The only problem - it is a very difficult task to get two year old Ryleigh to try anything on. So I finished that and decided to post some things on Etsy. If you have not been to etsy.com I insist you do. I love browsing through all the shops, finding one of a kind treasures made by someones actual hands instead of a mass producing factory. I especially love sorting through the photographs. I found one that captured a vintage bright blue suitcase and instantly fell in love. I didn't buy it. But I should have because now it's gone and I still wish I would have bought it.