Emily_sews_stuff

 I can't believe it's week four and I'm still here! I am extremely grateful for anyone who voted for me the last few weeks. I am a sonographer and NOT a designer; I have never done as much modifying and drafting as I have in the last month, and no matter the outcome, I'm happy. Also, I'm very tired--since I didn't expect it to make it this far, I only cut out my outfits Wednesday and began sewing Thursday.  I kept my theme of song titles for my week four designs, Wildflowers, which also gave me inspiration for my designs. We live in the middle of Illinois prairieland, and wildflowers are starting to pop up (though not enough for a good backdrop for pictures, so use your imagination here).  We tend to be very casual, with few occasions to get very dressed up, especially in the last few years. When I make clothing, I want it to be worn over and over, even if it's just to play in the yard. I'm not sure the correct term to sum up my "signature style...

  Juliet can be...a bit of a handful. She gives us a hard time about most things, to be honest. But one thing we almost  never  have trouble getting her to do is eat her vegetables. One time last summer, she lied and said she was going outside to play with the neighbors, but then snuck out back to the garden and...made a salad??? No exaggeration, the girl had Romaine hidden under her shirt. This week's Project Run and Play theme coincides with our favorite time of year: planting season! The first thing that came to mind when I heard of this week's theme, Lettuce Turnip the Beet, was our vegetable garden. We grow a variety of vegetables every year: tomatoes, peppers, herbs, zucchini, cucumbers, peas, beans, and yes, lettuce and beets (I'm not sure I'd know what to do with a turnip though). Juliet and I have been taking an online vegetable gardening class and starting our plants in our basement in anticipation of warmer weather. This theme let me combine two of my favorit...