I'm not sure if yesterday turned out to be good or bad, so I'll let you decide.

Let's start with the bad. I was working on my pajamas set, transfered the design to the front, then made a stupid mistake - accidently ironing over the backside of the design thus ruining it! In my attempt to try to correct it, I made it worse. It looks 'vintage' now, but not the look I'm going for, so I'm starting over with new fabric. DARN, it was looking so good too. I am also under the impression that there is a postal conspiracy for delivery of my sewing magazines. Not only is my Patrones missing in action, so is my December Burda World of Fashion.

Now for the good! Over the weekend, I got a belated birthday present in the mail from Anary. Inside were wonderful goodies including coffee (my morning indulgence), a dress notepad on a wire hanger, a Kwik Sew pattern, Utter Balm for my dry winter hands, and pattern sleeves. I've never seen the pattern sleeves before, but plan on putting them to good use - if you could only see what I'm working with now! Thanks again Anary - I loved everything.

Partners were listed for my Sweat Shoppe Swap
last night and I'm so excited about what I'll be receiving! Soon I'll be getting a set of clay buttons (does anyone know if you can put these in the wash?), a winter scene necklace, 3 sets of Happy Hairpins, a gingerbread fleece scarf, and a machine embroidery decorations! Woohoo! I'm so excited.

I also finished up the laundry - which means that I can devote more time to sewing (because I am procrastinating cleaning out that toy closet)!

And now for some things completely not related to my day:

For those of you who may have missed my review at Pattern Review, the photo on the right is my completed Simplicity 3935 pattern. Taylor loves her new pjs - she's even slept in the fleece top (which I thought would make her too warm) twice!

While surfing the other night, I stumbled across the best free pattern for a stuffed dove ornament [link via craftncutie]!

Disdressed also has posted patterns for her mitten ornaments! An illustrated tutorial can be found here.

The new issue of Knitty is up! Be sure to check out the Eiffel sweater and the Venezia Napkin Rings, they are both fantastic!

It's a little after 12:30 a.m. and I'm still awake. Why? I'm feeling very energized after an evening of sewing!

I went to Needle Nook Fabrics for their montly Sew In where I managed to start and finish Taylor's pajamas (simplicity 3935) and made some progress on my own (McCall 3019)! Of course, that is nothing compared to some of the women who were there. The woman next to me made 3 sets of childrens pajamas while her friend made tons of toddler pants with matching doll clothes (I think she was up to 4 that I saw). Two women there even made 17 (or was it 19?) pairs of pajama bottoms! While I was there I also got to meet fellow sewing blogger, Sara. And while I did managed to stay away from buying any more fabrics, I did sign up for their lingerie class that starts late January. So if you're in or around the Wichita area and want to take this class with me, give Anne a call and sign up!

So, now what's next on my plate? Well, attempting to declutter the toy closet so that I can reach Christmas wrapping paper is high on my list as well as tackling the ever growing pile of laundry. After that, finishing my own pajamas, completing my second La Rue bag, and starting the High Street Messenger. I also have 2 knitting books that I'll be posting this week as well. What's on everyone else's to do list?

Since Bret was sick yesterday and slept most of the morning, I tried to keep quiet so I didn't run my sewing machine. Instead, I cut the fabric for Taylor's pajamas - Simplicity 3935. I've added this project to the sidebar. It looks to be a quick sew!

Meanwhile, my partner's stuffie for the Little Visitor Swap arrived today! Taylor was very excited and immediately ran off with him. For the first photo, we posed him with a steaming cup of tea (he's from England) and a latex glove to keep him germ free while he's around Bret. Now we need to plan out various locations and events to take him to so that we can fill up our scrapbook to send back to my partner. It looks like Charlie will be attending a roller skating birthday party this weekend!

I must be on a pattern buying kick right now. I've been thinking about picking up several Hot Patterns. They are currently running a special, buy 2 get 1 free until Dec. 31. The cargo pants look very tempting, but I already have several patterns for this kind of style and still haven't made one up yet. Dresses are supposed to be making a comeback this spring and my wardrobe is severely lacking some so I was leaning toward the Virtue Dress (not pictured, but should be on the site at the end of the week) or the So Pretty design. I've also been eyeing several Onion patterns - a company that I've never tried before. I really like 1021 and 1026. Has anyone ever made up either one of these jackets?