We had a great FHE discussing Honesty today... I found this game originally HERE and the I decided to completely re-design it to my liking by changing and adding a few things :)

-Place inner lining and outer cover right-sides together, align, and pin corners to secure.

-Measure a 4" gap opening along the long side, where you will not sew to be able to turn it right-side-out after sewing.
**NOTE: This gap closure will be on the inside of the holder at the top of the pocket when completed.

-Sew a 1/2" seam around the entire piece (except the 4" gap).
**NOTE: You could sew a little lest than a 1/2" to allow a more "roomier" pocket size:)



-Snip the 4 corners off (don't snip the stitching) to allow a more square corner.

-Through the 4" gap, turn it right-side-out. I used a crochet hook to get those corners really square.

-Iron the entire piece flat.


-Remember to fold the fabric where the opening is inward and iron before sewing.

-Top stitch 1/8" along the side where the opening is to close it.
**NOTE: After top stitching I like to tie up my ends before snipping the thread to secure.




-To create the sectioned pockets, mark 5.5" in, then 10.75" in, the 11.75" in.

-Sew along these 3 lines downward.


-Double check the pockets sizes before you go on, and adjust accordingly.


-Pull all threads inward and tie up before snipping them.


-Measure out a piece of ribbon at 32"
**NOTE: I usually use 5/8" wide ribbon, but have also used 7/8" ribbon as well.

-Burn the edges of your ribbon to prevent fraying.

-Place the holder downward so that the outer cover is facing up. Measure 10" of ribbon past the edge of the holder.

-Place the ribbon's center about 4" up from the bottom of the holder. Pin ribbon along the length of the holder to secure.


-Stitch the ribbon (on the 4 marked lines) along the current "pocket" stitching lines.
**NOTE: I will sew downward, then reverse stitch back to reinforce and secure the ribbon.


-Pull all the threads inward, tie off, and snip.

 -Add your books/pen and... YOU'RE DONE!!!

Yes, I know there is a two year gap from when I posted last... and I've been thinking I need to get back into "journaling"... so I figured I would post currently what's going on and then at some point, fill that little two year gap :)

Since I've previously posted about the fun little things Indi and Isaiah have done growing up... this post is dedicated to our sweet baby Jazlyn Isis (Jaz).


So Jazlyn will be 15 months tomorrow!! We  can't believe how fast the time has flown by!! I feel like we just brought her home from the hospital as a new little baby.


BIRTH STORY:

Her delivery was absolutely perfect! We couldn't have asked for it to work out any better than it did. I woke up the morning of July 5th with some minor contractions that progressively became stronger. We headed to the hospital (while my sister-in-law Mandy watched the kids) around lunch time and had Jazlyn that evening; which also happened to be the night of the historic and one of the biggest dust storms here in the valley. Other than that, she came here healthy and perfect (7lbs--11oz--20in)!




I also graduated with my Bachelor's of Science in Information Technology (with a Multimedia and Visual Communications concentration) when she was three weeks old! I think it was a major accomplishment for both of us!

• Mama
• Daddy
• Amen
• Show
• No
• Dog

• Music
• Dancing
• Reading Books
• Climbing Upstairs
• Wrestling with Daddy, Indi, and Isaiah
• Climbing up and sitting on the couch :/
• Tickling 

It has been SOOOO busy here in the Carpenter home!! Here is a quick version update: