Yesterday, I cut and machine pieced a quilt top. It's a gift, but it's so cute, I want to keep it for myself. I've yet to spend real money on a quilt for myself. I think that needs to be done no later than next summer.

Holly gave me a hand with the sewing part. What do you do when your daughter is sad and you want to sew? You hold her and make it work!

This afternoon, I began cutting the pieces for Greta's baby quilt. I'm thinking about hand quilting it... Being pregnant has helped me complete so many sewing projects. Home projects are another story completely!

There are chocolate chip cookies in my oven right now baking. I felt really guilty when I began softening the butter in the microwave. But my guilt slowly edged off as I added my sugar, eggs, soda, vanilla, salt, flour and lastly a mix of semi-sweet and milk chocolate chips. And then my guilt just about disappeared as I ate a scoop of cookie dough right out of the bowl. 

You may be wondering, why feel guilty? Well 20 days ago, Conor and I began a 4 week long dessert and treat free challenge and cookies and it's dough fall under the "no-no" category. Remember I did this solo back in June? Well, I've totally caved this time. Being mid-way pregnant makes it really hard because of my insatiable appetite. It was easier the last time I did it, partly because I was barely pregnant and sweets make me sick in the first trimester and also because I was exercising all the time. Excuses, excuses right? Do you want to hear one more? I've not had a good night's rest in I don't even know how long because Holly isn't feeling well and I need a pick-me-up before I have an emotional break down. So there. I'm going to eat chocolate chip cookies today until I feel sick and then I'm going to continue dessert and sugar free until the end of our challenge. 

Holly was given some great pink tights all the way from the UK. Oddly enough, she didn't have anything pink to go with them. Luckily, I had some fabric kicking around that matched well enough so I made Holly a skirt and a dress. I'm rather happy with the outcomes!

A side not about the dress: The size that fit Holly properly in the chest was too short. So once I was finished sewing the dress, I had to add a 4th layer. It's still cute, but if I were to make it again, I think I might lengthen each layer by 1.5" to 2".

(In my defense, this bra was purchased in grade 8 and Holly found it in a "to-donate" box.)

Tonight we ate French Onion Soup and freshly baked French Bread toasted with melted gruyere cheese. It was delicious and just the thing for our first cool day (65F or 18C). Heavenly. I may or may not have taken advantage of the classic "eating for two," especially when it came to the bread. Man oh man. Conor asked me if I could make the bread everyday. It's dangerously tasteful! 

I'm holding out for these cute oven-safe soup bowls and the matching pot to go on sale. I totally need them!