More of the new style bags and a better photo of El in her raincoat:

Maddy's new quilt in her favorite colors (she plans to paint her room blue and green). What a sweet 12-year-old!

Ella's birthday

I tried the adorable raincoat pattern by Amy Butler and used the "Love" vinyl for the outside (with home decor fabric for the lining). It wasn't as difficult as I originally thought it would be and it is adorable. Here's hoping she likes it:

Time flies when it's summer in Vermont!!

Where did summer go? (Well, for me, it was getting the garden in, going off to Alaska for almost 3 weeks, then Colorado and New Mexico for 2 1/2 weeks, harvesting the garden, and now it's Labor Day!! Anyway, I tried a new style purse. Here it is: