If You Like To Talk To Tomatoes

Last Friday night, we went to the Veggie Tales Live Birthday show. Adeline LOVES Veggie Tales (I might like them a lot little bit as well)

We were going to buy tickets online awhile before, then decided not to, because we might not be able to go and they had said there would be tickets at the event, so we could just get them there. Bad mistake. They were sold out by Wednesday, although we didn't know that. Friday came, and I decided I wanted Adeline to have something Veggie Tale-y to wear. I found a long sleeved, turtle-neck t-shirt and cut the turtle and sleeves off. I found a host of free Veggie Tales coloring pages online. I wanted something simple, so I picked this one of Bob and Larry. I put it in the shirt and traced the design with fabric markers. It was really hard to see to trace in some spots, but at least you can tell who it is supposed to be. Adeline absolutely loved it.

We got there, went up to buy tickets, and discovered that they were sold out. I was nearly in tears, but they told us that they have some waiting to be picked up, and if they are not picked up by a certain time, they were going to start selling them. We were "first" in line. ("first" because someone else who was in a bad mood decided to cut in) The minutes ticked by O-SO-SLOWLY! Have you ever been watching the clock, waiting for a time that is only 15 minutes away? It takes at least an hour for that minute hand to move 15 minutes. 

I had this awful feeling that we weren't going to get in and it would be all my fault because I didn't just buy the tickets when I had a chance. My daughter was going to be terribly disappointed, and ruined for life because she couldn't see Bob and Larry, and it was my fault and I was an awful mother.

When the angel came. At least that's sort of how I think of him. He tapped John Lee on the shoulder and asked "Are yall waiting for tickets?" Yes we were. "Here," he said shoving three little slips of paper at us, "God just blessed you with three."

Then I really wanted to cry. 

Papa, Nana, and Aunt Sara were with us, so we still had to wait in line for three more tickets, but I knew that Adeline would at least get to see Veggie Tales. The time finally came, and we were able to get more tickets, so we all got in. 

Adeline absolutely LOVED IT. It was mostly Silly Songs, with others thrown in, like

God is Bigger Than The Boogey Man, etc.

  

I couldn't get my phone to take pictures right with the screen in the background, but then a kind lady behind me told me how to do it. By then, it was bout over and this was the best on I got. Jr. Asparagus is "hiding" behind the directors chair. Jimmy Gourd (or is it Jerry?), Mr. Lunt (who is a potato?) is behind the gourd, then Bob, then Larry.

 Adeline, waiting for the show to begin.

John Lee and Adeline

Me and Adeline

Papa, Nana, Adeline

I had to twist to a very weird angle to get this shot, hence the fuzziness.

Supper afterwards. Nana, Aunt Sara, Adeline

All in all, it was fun evening, and a learning experience.

ALWAYS BUY TICKETS BEFORE THE EVENT!!

Yoga Skirt

This is one of my most comfortable skirts. I bought it at TJMax while I was pregnant with Adeline and I've just continued to wear it. I've seen different names for it, Yoga Skirt being one of them, and I think it's a fairly popular style (at least among DIY'ers). So I decided to try it. 

 

 

I found some striped knit fabric at Walmart for $1.50 a yard. It was a very stretchy, yet sturdy knit. I laid my original skirt on a piece of paper and copied the shape. Using half, (cause I wanted to make a chevron pattern) I laid it slanty-wise on the fabic and cut it out, then laid THAT back on the fabric, matching up lines and cut four halves this way.

Honey Bunch wanted pictures taken as well.

 I laid out the skirt halves on the floor to match everything up, and as you can see, depending on how you look at it, it changes colors.

 

 

 Matching and pinning up the centers.

This is what I sew my knit on. ZigZag stitch, longest length, shortest width. I guess it has more give than just using a straight stitch.

Center sewed up.

 

For the waistband, I just took the fabric and stretched it around my waist, marking where the ends met and using that as my measurements. I made a tube and then folded that in half and stitched the bottoms together.

 

 

 I didn't take a picture of this step, but once the skirt part was sewn and the waistband was sewn, I matched up center, sides, etc. and sewed them together, stretching the waistband to match the skirt and I sewed.

It is definitely comfortable. It stays up (which I was worried about) and it was fairly easy. It would be much easier if it would be just plain instead of having had to make the chevron look. I think this will become one of my favorite patterns.