So I really wanted to join this sew a long for this amazing book I have called Sewing For Boys…for the month of March, they picked the Easy Linen Shirt pattern. I really did have every intention: I bought the fabric, got the pattern ready, and I just ran out of time. Somehow, the other night, I got ambitious in between sewing diaper covers and decided to whip up the shirt for the Cashman.

I picked a light blue linen/cotton blend…although I really should have picked a darker color. By the end of today, the shirt was so dirty- I’m really hoping all the stains come out! Oh well, he does look adorable in blue…

I also added an anchor embroidery to the back shoulder (originally, this was to meet part of the criteria for the sew a long). The embroidery pattern is from my Sublime Stitching kit that I purchase a few weeks ago. I love how it turned out!!!

I made the size 4/5 and it really fit him perfectly. It was a really easy pattern to follow, and a super quick sew. Cutting the pattern and fabric took longer than actually sewing it. The toughest part for me was attaching the collar.

He would NOT take it off all day, even when it got warmer out. When I told him that I made it for him, he couldn’t wait to put it on! Of course, I made sure to buy enough fabric for two shirts…I already have the smaller size all cut and ready to sew for Mr. West!

I haven’t had much time to blog in the last few weeks- though I can never tell if people really read this thing or not. Anyway, I’ve been working hard on a big order for one of my bestest customers which is finally going out the door tomorrow (along with a few other orders as well). I’m feeling very accomplished!
Pardon the iphone picture- since I got my new phone for my birthday, I can’t stop taking pictures with it! Here are a few other things I’ve been working on the last few weeks:
I’ve also become addicted to Instagram…which is why I haven’t been posting my march photos on here anymore. If you’re on there- you can follow me @brookiellendesigns.

I’ve also taken up a new craft- hand embroidery! Granted, I haven’t gotten to work on it too much lately because of my orders…but the other night I took a break to try out my new kit from Sublime Stitching…

I LOVE all of their patterns- so funky and punky…right up my alley! I can’t wait to finish this one and make some gifts…maybe even embroidery a cool anchor on a shirt for one (or both) of the boys!

I will try harder to update a little more often, because I do have some exciting things coming up in the near future that I want to share with you! But for now, I’ll leave you with this picture. Someone was very happy to see me when we came home from our weekend away

Perfect weekend with the family. Friday we went to see my grandparents for lunch, then stopped over to the horse farm that my uncle runs. A baby horse had just been born a few hours earlier so we were excited to go check it out. The boys were thrilled with all the horses in the barn, running up and down to each stall to have a look at them. It was also awesome to see my grandparents!!
The rest of the weekend was filled with little trips to the farmer’s market, lunch at the diner, Ikea, and lots of relaxing together. Of course, there were moments when J and I were ready to put both kids up for sale (didn’t you know, being three years old is the hardest thing in the world???), but the snuggles, smiles, conversations with our three year old, and the fact that our one year old is starting to actually say words made all that stress melt away.

What did you do this weekend?