Maybe we should title this CT – Christmas in July.

I have six months of projects ahead of me, thanks to my friend Jamie. She found this amazing book, and being that our birthdays are semi-close together, she bought one for me and one for herself. So we are on a serious sewing mission.

The book has gorgeous photos, lovely vintage fabrics, and is simply brimming with inspiration.
Every page I turned I thought “oh, I need one of those!” Like these cool desk organizers…

Or how nice would this be to curl up under on a cool winter evening?
(Although it is hard to think of that on a day like today when it is a scorching 95 degrees!)

I know Tiger and two little girlies that would love some floor pillows like these.

Or a quilt for their bed like this.

And how much do you love this robe?

Or these lounge-y pants?
(I think I spend a good 60-70% of my life in lounge pants, so they should at the very least be stylish, don’t you think?)

But my favorite is (and my first project will be) – this apron.
I love aprons, but oddly enough do not have any cool ones, and I am an extremely messy cook/baker!
(And this fabric is AWE-SUM!)

So I’m making a deal with myself. I’m going to make one of the aprons for myself first – I should definitely do a trial run, don’t you think? And then I’ll make TWO other things to give away as Christmas presents. Then I can make something for our house, and then TWO more Christmas presents, and so on. I figure by Christmas I should have a pretty good stash of handmade and cool gifts for everyone.

Family and friends: if you think you simply must have one of these, or have a preference for any of them – lemme know!

Before I get to those, I have to finish up a few other gifts. Addie and Emma picked out this great fabric and we are making a gown for my friend Vic. She was diagnosed about a month ago with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. She has begun the fight of her life and we are hoping this will help during all of the endless hospital visits. It’s getting there, all pinned and ready to be zipped up – I promise it’ll be to you soon, Vic!

I also organized all of my scraps of fabric late the other night so that I can make one of these fantastic Birthday banners for Em’s best friend, who also happens to be the daughter of Jamie  (who bought me the very cool book above). She is a crazy, crafty lady – so it has to be pretty good. Anybody have any experience with this Heat-n-Bond stuff? Anything I should know before I get all into this project?

So that is it for me today. Nothing concrete, but lots of inspiration. Lots of plans. What about you? Anything crafty to share and inspire us?