handmade kate

my dinner date

I have a new most-favorite-ever apron.  Really, I just may wear it to work one day. Might get a few raised eyebrows, but who cares?  This apron is just so darn pretty!  (This is when I wish I was still teaching--because I would totally wear this while teaching my 'tweens and tots.  They wouldn't mind.)

Instead I'm outside with my grill; I'm the cook around here--inside or out.  And now that it's getting a bit cooler, I really try to bring more meals outside.  (Read:  it's not so stinking Southern-hot and the mosquitoes are finally dying out!!!) 

I love sitting outside with Gary and talking about our days with a cold beer in hand while dinner cooks.  And It never hurts to try to look especially fetchin' for one's husband, even if it's all in the apron.   

My summer-into-fall fabrics were bought last weekend from one of my favorite little local fabric shops.  Thanks for the sale that made them even sweeter Cathy!

cooler

One of my last projects for the Sewing Republic was posted--my wine cooler!  I was a bit disappointed with the photos they chose for the project sheets, though, so I'm posting my photo of choice here. (You couldn't really tell what the finished tote looks like.)  Notice that excellent photo styling would you!   But, um, I'm thinking you probably wouldn't be toting a bottle of red in an insulated wine tote, would you?  Can I have a few style points at least for effort?

I noticed that they have a fabric giveaway up, too.  $250 worth of chic Benartex CityGirl fabrics.  Pretty nifty! 

And has it really been since September 3rd when I last posted?  My absence can only be explained by being incredibly tired from work these days and only wanting to come home in the evenings and drink a glass of wine from the bottle seen above.  But I do have a few projects to post; I just have to summon up the energy for another little photo shoot.  Maybe I can bribe Miss M...

Cool Autum mornings have finally arrived around here, so I'm off to change out the bedding and pull out the lap quilts that are always scattered about in the fall and winter.  Oh, how snug and cozy those flannel sheets feel!  Have a wonderful weekend!