Pffft

Tonight I decided to do some sewing on the Kimono style booties for my youngest daughter. I had everything cut out from my Robert Kaufman fabric, so I just needed to sew the pieces together. While I was putting the pieces together my oldest comes in and sticks her face right close to the machine on one side, with a pile of clothes to send off to a cousin next to me and is about to topple over. Then she decides to move to the other side with her head over my shoulder and kicking my sewing box and another machine on the floor. I love that my oldest is curious about what I am doing, but it was just the wrong time for her to come and watch me! Once I scooted her off to prepare for bed, I went back at it. Finished one side of the shoe and realized something...I sewed the wrong side to the shoe!

Yes, I had a distraction and did not pay attention to what I was doing. This is what the blog is for, is it not? To tell everyone what a horrible sewer I am and the obstacles I face every day to try and make something with my own two hands!

Sewing the wrong side to the shoe left me a little peeved so I took my stitch snippers and removed the seam. I placed the fabric back on to the correct sides and sewed a shoe. I only got to one shoe, though. I looked at it and thought, "This is NOT going to stay on her foot." The back of the shoe is a lazy lip. The shoe itself will go on like a slipper, but won't stay on the heel. Purchasing the pattern for these shoes is looking a lot better at this moment.

*sigh*