Red,White and Blue Party

For our July 4 party our ward had a Barbecue with hamburgers and hot dogs and all the fixings.Potato salad and southwest black bean salad, fruit salads and chips. Homemade Ice Cream{one was Mint Chocolate Chip Ice cream made with real mint}for dessert to complete the dinner.The Primary kids sang Patriotic songs. After we had three pie eating contests,one for adults, teens and smaller kids. Followed with the Battleship game using water balloons. They hung up sheets on a rope and had all the girls lie down on the grass on one side, and the boys on the other side of the sheets that were hanging. Then they took turns throwing water balloons over to see if they could hit someone with a water balloon,on the other side of the sheets. Then that ship was sunk and they were out of the game It was too dark by then to take pictures of this game.

Young Seamstresses June class

Learning to sew skirts using the serger machines.

These are the cotton full skirts, they did a great job making them. They were beginner seamstresses.

This a full skirt made from silky polyester, This girl was partially blind from a car accident

Sewing Summer Gathered Skirts

This is the pleated polyester with ribbon trim.
My adult sewing class was sucessful this month five ladies came and created their own summer skirts,some were cotton fabric, and some were silky polyester,and one was pleated polyester which stretched.

Summer Sewing Classes

Here are photos of the kids sewing their own clothes.They made Fathers Day barbeque aprons. They have so much fun doing these. The boys especially, enjoy sewing on a sewing machine and using the serger to finish their clothes. Because their Mothers always say don't touch, my sewing machine.I am teaching all of June and July and I have four boys and five girls taking lessons.

The Peacocks

We are having a peacock explosion here in north Phoenix. Someone had some for their pets and released them. They have multiplied and have become a big nuisance. It is mating season and they squawk loudly all night in the neighborhood.Keeping you awake.They leave their do,do, all over the neighborhood on the side walks your patio, and the lawns.What a big mess they create for you to cleanup.But they are very beautiful big birds to look at and enjoy.While I was driving down the road in Gilbert and turned the corner there were two big peacocks crossing the road in front of me.It was my first experience with them.Their are two species of peacocks The India blue which comes from India and the green peafowl from Burma,Thailand,and China.They are known for their iridescent tails. They spread their feathers out in a distinctive train that is more then 60% of their total body length,with colorful markings of blue, gold,red and other hues.The large train is used for mating and courtship ritual.The females choose their mate according to the size, color,and quality of their trains.Their life expectancy is 20 years. Peacock refers to both male and females.The females are called peahens, but together they are called peafowl.The male usually gather a harem of females and each lays 3-5 eggs.They roost in the trees in our yards.They eat insects and small rodents.In Soloman's time and the Roman's time they raised Peacocks for eating, like we do turkeys.

Kids Can Sew Classes

I started my summer Kids Can Sew classes for June and July. This year I have 4 boys and 4 girls so far.The first boy is named Garret and second one is Piper. I have been teaching kids to sew their own clothes for 17 years.The boys say its really fun to do. They loved learning to wind the bobbin cause they can go very fast, doing that, plus learning how to use the serger. They are making barbeque aprons for their father for Fathers day. The girls are making cute straight skirts with a back slit.Then the boys will make shorts and PJ pants.I have 8 sewing machines and two sergers that they can use.