Sewing!

Though I am thrilled summer is finally here, I am not a fan of the heat so much. Our house is crazy hot especially the upstairs and is relatively impossible to sleep in. Ryan last night put a bowl of ice in front of Camia's fan and the helped keep her room cool enough so she could sleep. I was up last night because of the heat and since I couldn't sleep, I decided to finish a project I started a few days ago. Meet Oopsie the Octopus, the newest member of Camia's softy collection. It was fun to make, she is purely made from scraps. I got to learn how to do a few different stitches, like the ladder stitch, which makes a hand-sewn seam look almost perfect. It took the longest as I have never really done a ladder stitch properly. Since practice makes perfect, I made good use of my seam ripper.

Another stitch I used was the blanket stitch.

Here she is, all complete and ready to be played with.

Though I am not sure I am ok with letting Camia play with her just yet. Perhaps she will sit somewhere in my room for me to admire.