These are what I have been working on today.

With my helper.

She doesn't like Brunehilde the Viking as much as Juki though. I think it is because Juki is flatter on top and easier to sit on.
The boys' jackets are now ready to do the handwork on and they will be finished. The five year old and the almost 8 year old wear the same size except for length. And while making jackets and pants for little boys isn't my favorite occupation it is filling a need, and blessedly is going quite fast. I decide in advance how much I want to work on them in a given day and then stop and do something fun when I get that far. I'm working on the postage stamp piecing for right now, but I am going to baste a top this weekend so I can start quilting again next week. David measured the top for me and it  is 104 x 104. Pretty big. I decided to buy some shaded thread in blues since Ambrosina's favorite color is blue and that is what she is doing her room in. This one should go easier than the last one, but since it is so big will probably take longer. I've been sketching peacock feathers in my sketch book and I am going to try doing those as the quilting pattern. Quilting will make a nice alternate to clothes construction, I don't have to think so hard!