Nativity

Here are some nativity costumes that I made. Okay so I just made the Angel this year (Micah's costume), but I didn't have any of just him.

I know this is a sewing blog but I have to give credit to Funny Face Photography who took these pictures. They are amazing.

Kisses for the baby Jesus.

Merry Christmas!

Since having my baby I haven't had much time to sew, but here is a skirt and shirt that I made for Aiyana. I think it turned out quite nice!

My Devil Costume

I don't have any solo pictures. I didn't make the angel costume, just the Devil. I am fat, pregnant, swollen, tired, and exhausted, and it shows! BUT HAPPY HALLOWEEN! (the costume is floor length incase you were wondering. Sorry this is the best shot I have.)

They're Knights.....That's Right!

Here is Chandler and Lucas in all their finery. The green tunic was made with scraps from last years' Peter Pan costume for Lucas, the grey sleeves scraps from Aiyana's Cinderella costume, and the gold dragon, from last year's Christmas scraps. Not bad. Both sets of boots are Aiyana's. Lucas is wearing last years and Chandler is wearing this years!

Diana Goddess of the Hunt

Aiyana originally wanted to be Giselle (from Enchanted) but changed her mind to Diana Goddess of the hunt (for the full story go to my site.) So I did this up pretty last minute. The vest, arm bands and head band is the same fabric as the boy's pants and I just used a murella satin for the dress. All scraps that I had, just laying around.

Lucas' pants

Lucas in his faux leather pants. He too will be a knight for Halloween.

Chandler's Pants

Here are Chandler's faux leather pants. I tried to make them as authentic as possible, laces and all. He is going to be a knight for Halloween.

Obsessions for Baby

Okay here are some receiving blankets and burp cloths that I have made to match different outfits for my baby. I know obsessed much. What can I say, I get stuck on one thing and that is that. I made 5 burp cloths each of the following colors: light blue, green, and dark blue. 2 burp cloths each of: dark brown, light brown, orange, and red. Then I made one receiving blanket of green, light blue, dark blue, and one of light blue on one side and dark blue on the other.

Aiyana's Black and White Outfit

Here is an outfit that I made for Aiyana when Toby's Grandma died. I think it is pretty nice. The best thing about it...she can wear it over and over again!

Purple Blanket for Lindsey

We did this very cute blanket very last minute for a friend of mine. She had a baby girl, Lindsey, on the last day of August and they came down here for a visit. I had planned on making her a blanket all a long but I hadn't actually made it yet. When I found out they were in town I figured I had better get it done. So I enlisted the help of Steph and we got this blanket sewen in about 2 hours. I'm very happy with the way it turned out and this type of blanket is starting to become a signature of ours. The only thing I would have changed was the way the top stitching turned out but you can't even really see it in the picture so I guess it's not that bad.

Bad bad naughty girls

Okay so last month we were terrible sewers, but we have a new baby to ogle, and cuddle. This month I have already started a few projects so come back for the pictures, you won't be sorry.

Baby boy bed skirt

Last night I finished the crib skirt. Originally I was going to wait to buy fabric for the decking, but I opted instead to use some left over fabric that I had. I can't wait to see how this looks on the crib with the rest of the set. Of course the green sheeting will really pull this entire set together.

For Baby Boy

Toby had work off yesterday for a State holiday (Pioneer Day), so he offered to let me sew all day long. Could life get any better? Okay so I didn't exactly sew all day, but I spent a good portion, sewing. This is the fruit of my labor. I did a bumper and a quilt for a darling little boy. I am very happy with how it turned out. I need to still work on a crib skirt, valance, and a sheet. (I might buy the sheet, but who knows, it all depends on the fabric.) Those will all be very easy up against these two. The problem with the bumper and the quilt is the batting. It is so fluffy and difficult to sew that you really have to take your time with every stitch to make sure that everything gets sewn properly. Then of course you have the weight of the items, trying to pull those puppies through my machine is not easy, especially with kids "helping" out. The fabric is Kona cotton and a poly blend cotton. Scroll down to see the sketches.

Welcome Isabella

Okay I know this angel isn't exactly a sewing project, but I think she deserves a welcome on this site. We have made several things for her, so I am sure you will see pictures of her modeling them, but until then, here she is with her AMAMZING MOM. The birth went really well, and Melissa came through like the professional she is. She got her job done. Way to go Lissa, I am so proud of you and the job that you did. She is very beautiful, and I can't wait to see her again.

Wrap skirt for Kathy.

This is the final project that I had before my sewing project bin was emptied. Now I have nothing to sew. *sob* Yeah you should feel really sorry for me, sewing is my way out. Anyway this wrap skirt was made out of an embroidered linen fabric. The wrap skirt was very easy to do, but sadly I must report it doesn't fit my Mother in Law. This is the hardest thing about making things for other people, when you aren't there/they aren't there to fit the clothes to. Oh well I guess you win some you loose some. So now Melissa and I both have empty bins, no projects to do. No money to buy fabric. Nothing to make for our families (I think they are all tired of our stuff anyway) Any ideas people? Anyone need some sewing?? Halloween is coming up. Anyone.....someone....... *sob* WE MUST CONTINUE THE HABIT, OR WE WILL GO INTO WITHDRAWALS! *evil laugh*

For my stubborn Isabella

I made this lovely outfit for Miss Isabella. It is done with Egyptian cotton, with a white eyelet overlay. The shorts are lined with Egyptian cotton and the same cotton white eyelet is the top layer. It is trimmed with a shantung poly blend fabric (made to look like shantung silk, but who is dumb enough to make a baby something out of silk???), which will wash wonderfully. I know I already tested it. Anyway it has a really cute bow in the back to adjust for baby's size.

Above is the blanket and the outfit with the blanket. I hope that Melissa likes it as much as I do. I hope this will give Miss Isabella some motivation to come and join the rest of us. Enjoy.

Cherries Part Two

So I made a dress for Aiyana a while ago out of this cherry fabric. Melissa was going to use the dress and take it in for Kaity. Well she decided to go a whole different route and make the one you have already seen. So then I had this deconstructed dress. What to do with it. The top was pretty much no good to me, but the skirt, ahhh possibilities. I took the skirt, lined it with (yeah you guessed it) Egyptian cotton, put some elastic in the waist, and ta-da, a gorgeous skirt. What to do about a top? Again I went to my obsession E.C. and made her a tank style shirt with red buttons down the back. I trimmed the square neckline in red ribbon for a little umph. Perfect. The jacket is from her other cherry outfit. I didn't have enough red to make another jacket, and besides, I really didn't think I needed to! *grin*

Chandler's Work

Okay I know that this really isn't SEW WHAT worthy, but Chandler made this. He cut out all of the pieces and then pinned them together. He then brought his "treasure" to me and asked me to sew it together. I put him on my lap and let him "help" me. So I guess technically I sewed it, but it was his thing. He was so proud of the work that he had done and asked me to post it, so Chai this one's for you! *Smile*

Fairy Tales, Tulips, Hibiscus, and Sunflowers

Originally I made this to look as much like Kaity's as possible. Didn't exactly take the way I wanted them to. Mostly because I made them big on Aiyana so they would actually last her throughout the upcoming school year. She really loves them!

This is Aiyana in her tulip nightgown. This really wasn't very hard to do, just took a lot of time. I guess the more you use elastic the more time things take. I am wanting to get a presser foot for my machine that will pretty much do the elastic for me. Then again I want to get a presser foot that will do the hems for me. Ahhh decisions.

Moving on. On the left is a sunflower sundress that I made for Aiyana. (She might to have to wear it next summer as it is a little big on her.) I think that I may want to do a little jacket to go over it. On the right is the hibiscus print summer outfit I made. The top is a front button down, and the wrap skirt is actually a skort, and has shorts underneath it. Quite a lot of fun to photograph! *smile*

Ballerina Princess Dresses

I wanted to make some beautiful pink and white dresses to have my girls pictures taken in after baby Isabella is born. I came up with the idea of using white and then having a embroidered organza overlay with some pink flowers. Unfortunately when we got to the fabric store there wasn't a embroidered organza with pink flowers to be found. So Stephanie came up with the idea of using tulle instead. At first I was skeptical because I really had a clear idea in my head of what the dresses should like. I thought it over and decided to go for the tulle and boy am I sure glad I did! I'm so happy with the tulle, I'm actually glad they didn't have an embroidered organza.

The patterns for these dresses were pretty simple but the construction of them turned out to be anything but easy. Just a simple dress with puffed sleeves and a gathered skirt with a tulle overlay, no problem, wrong! To start with the bodice is made out of silk so that right off the bat was a bit nerve wracking to work with. It turned out to be a pretty easy fabric to cut and sew but I didn't want to make a single mistake as it's not a cheap fabric. The most difficult part by far was working with the tulle. Tulle is nice because you don't have to hem it or worry about it fraying, however it is not fun to cut, pin or sew. It doesn't line up very easy at all and you have to fight it every step of the way. The pinning and gathering the tulle skirts turned out to be the most time consuming and stressful part of the whole project.

It was worth it though! Just look at these dresses they turned out just beautiful! I added some sparkles to the tulle to add that extra little touch.

I think they really are perfectly uber girly Ballerina Princess Dresses!

Kaitlin's Dress:

Isabella's Dress:

For Baby Boy SKETCHES

Okay this is my sketch for a baby boy quilt. Hopefully it will turn out the way that I want it to. The colors aren't exact but that is pretty normal for sketches.


This is the sketch for the bumper. On the back will be plain blue Kona cotton. (I couldn't find the fabric colors I wanted in Egyptian cotton, so Kona will have to do.)


This is the crib skirt sketch. I think I will be pretty happy with the overall look.


This will be the profile view of the entire collection.

This is the outside view (the view you will see when looking at the crib) of the set.