Feeling Fall in Fabric

Try to say that fast 3 times in a row!!! Yesterday was a big cleaning day but I did take a break to grab lunch with a friend and run to the fabric store. It is not really a quilt shop. They specialize in machines. All kinds of machines, and lots of classes to learn how to use them. They have interfacing that sews on, not iron on, and no hand quilting supplies at all. They have 1 1/2 walls of fabric 3 bolts high so the selection is limited, but it is nice. Well a room full of machines intimidates me, but I have learned to walk past them and focus on the fabric. I went to get another piece of the floral I used in my bag and found a new shipment of fall fabrics had just arrived. They were still out on the floor waiting to be put away. I LOVE fall colors so I just had to grab a few.

And of course an orange to pull them together.
Do you see a bag??? I do! It was bizarre how looking at fabric with a bag in mind makes you see it all differently. I do, however, think these fabrics would also make a great table runner! I am sure I got enough for both!!

Another positive in my day yesterday... The mailman brought a package with some books. No, they are not quilt related, but I will share anyway, as I have been close to freak out stage over the home school plan. I always used a set curriculum which did it all for me. Now, I decided Charlotte was too bored and I would plan out a fun curriculum. Sounds easier than it actually is. One of my biggest concerns was teaching Zach to read. He knows all his letters and the phonetic sounds, but this is the year he will actually read. He can read some Bob books (simple words like Mat, cat, sat etc.) Well, in reading the Homeschool Open House blogs, I found a great reading program. It came yesterday and I poured over it last night. I am SO THRILLED. All my anxiety is gone. It really will be perfect.I am so grateful I found this now instead of 2 years from now when I watched Zach (and I) struggle to read. The whole introduction explains why "Johnny can't read"...the reason...he was taught the same way I was planning to teach Zach. Charlotte is a pretty good reader but I think she would have been better had she learned with this program. I remember her coming home from school and we would read together. She struggled so. Once it clicked she was fine, but the struggle didn't have to be. This program says you can teach a 4-5 year old to read in 100 lessons and they will be reading at a second grade level. Can we spell r-e-l-i-e-f?

Another book that came is also a life saver. It tells you how to plan a curriculum for each grade..K-12. Perfect. I will be reading that today! I did get LOTS of planning done. The format is set, so the rest should go easily.

I know this is not my home school blog, but it is my ME blog and these things were really weighing on me. Now I can focus on the important things...like sewing!!!!