8 days - that's all we have until we FINALLY close on our house. After 6 months of construction, living out of boxes, and life in a rental we are just about ready to have our new home! Yesterday's walk through pinpointed numerous items that still needed to be finished, so hopefully all the work will be completed in time. But enough about that (although be prepared for numerous photos once we take possession) and onto sewing!

First off my Amazon order arrived with the Aranzi Aronzo books Fun Dolls and Cute Dolls. Both books come with full size patterns, lots of illustrations on how to complete each project, as well as some basic sewing instructions and tips. If you've been thinking of trying out a Japanese sewing book, but have been turned off because of the language barrier - be sure to check these books out, since they are translated in English you can get the same adorable Japanese style but with easy to read instructions!

Today, I start my second project using this yummy brown Chenille from Fabric.com. As horrible as this sounds, my goal is to have this finished up before the move so I don't have to deal with fluffy bits of chenille all over the new house. Now enough of my babbling and onto cutting!