jam and jeans

In the last week I've kept myself busy. Last week, Jon came home from work with a huge container of plums. Between the two of us, we made plum jam. It's really tasty......but then, I've always liked plum jam/jelly. The kids love it. They are constantly asking for bread and jam.

And, I sewed patches of a pair of my jeans and a pair of Liam's. I saw an idea for patch work using pretty (or cute in boys cases) fabrics and thought it would be great to try. I ended up layering a piece of denim under the pretty fabric to give it more durability and sewed them on using fun stitches on my machine (I am still in denial that I own a viking sewing machine!! Thanks mom!). I am also doing a pair of khaki pants of Liam's, and have plans for another holey pair of my own. Sadly, the only pictures I have are these ones of Liam's jeans, but it gives you an idea.