I mentioned that I was working on little sewing projects with my nieces. They love sewing! I have 2 nieces that are really getting into it. I have been creating simple little project for these two to make for awhile now. Last year (or was it the year before?) we made little peeps and just some other little free form projects with felt and yarn. I believe one made a heart and the other made a little pouch that her mom uses at the store. I wish I would have taken pictures of these to share with you. Basically when sewing with children, start with projects that are made up of simple shapes and that are 2D. You want something that all they have to do is stitch a front onto a back. After they master that, then you can get a little fancier.
My sister in law has got me slightly hooked on Gooseberry Patch books. I have nowhere near as many as she does, but I think I am creeping close to a dozen. Every once in a while I actually make something from one of them. They are fun to read, but like any other cook book, I think I read them more than I cook from them. I was looking through them recently looking for some recipes with fall flavors and I came across sweet potato biscuits. I love sweet potatoes and I love biscuits, and they are quick and easy. This is a picture heavy post, not that this recipe needs to be, but I just like pictures of food and it was fun putting together a pictorial step by step. Ok, are you ready for some biscuits?
One of my favorite things about sewing is creating something special for someone and their reaction when I give it too them. Even if I don’t I have a lot of time, I am still able to create a one of a kind gift and the recipient is usually very happy to receive it. My niece’s 6th birthday was coming up, and as usual, I was being wishy-washy about what I wanted to make. I had so many ideas that I couldn’t decide. I was running out of time!!! Finally I decided that I couldn’t go wrong with a personalized tote bag. It’s simple, easily customized, and very practical for a girl that has many things she needs to take on the go! Now, my niece is very stylin’ so now that I had decided what to make, I had to pick out the fabric!!! I ‘d get so much more done if I didn’t have all these decisions to make!!!
The best way to descibe pinterest is that it is like a giant visual bookmark list. You can create different boards to organinze your bookmarks or “pins.” What make it even more fun is that you can browse other people’s boards and repin things you like. 
Since giving birth to my amazing little girl, I have gotten into sewing little plush toys, otherwise known as softies. Softies are great sewing projects because:
there are few things i can eat anytime, anywhere, under any preparation. the first on this exclusive list are potatoes. i say this because, while i love most vegetables, potatoes have a very special place in my heart. when i was much much younger my grandma would peel and cut yams into wedges that my cousin and i would fight over until she put them in two piles(one for each of us). ever since then i adore all things potato. 