Ladybugs & Bumble Bees

We made a cute nightgown for my daughter, Kaitlin.

We used Butterick pattern B4647 and some fabric I had in my stash since high school! I was very excited to finally use this fabric. I had to cut a size 4 because that was the smallest size I had. Kaitlin usually wears a size 2 or 3, so I knew it was going to be big. I took in the center back seam to compensate but I didn't take in the sides so it's still pretty wide. I love the contrast of the red but it looks much better in the close up when you can see the detail in the stripes of the green fabric.

I must say this she does look pretty darn cute in it! Although I could be a bit partial.

Enchanted

Last October Aiyana wanted to be Giselle from Enchanted. She insisted on the "blue dress." Well I couldn't find an exact fabric match, but I think this one works in a pinch. Two days before Halloween Aiyana came home crying and insisted that she had to be Diana Goddess of the Hunt (The boys kept making fun of her and saying she was so tiny...well she is.....so she decided to be a stronger less dependant female.). So I stopped my work on the Giselle costume and made Diana instead. Now nine months later I have finished the costume. Of course now it doesn't fit Aiyana (due to the growth hormone she has been taking, she is growing like crazy), so I can't get a picture of her in it. However, my niece will be able to wear it and I am sure I can get her to pose in it as well. Sorry I haven't been posting as much as last year, but having five kids is a ton of work! (Especially since my oldest is only seven!) Anyway I also made a couple of hair bows. See I am on the ball.....right?????

Tinkerbell

Okay this is my daugher as Tinkerbell. This dress was made without a pre made pattern. We designed the entire thing and the idea was for it to be exactly like Tinks. I think we got it.

Chandler Pinning

Here is Chandler learning how to pin. He is pretty cute.

Ready, Set, Go!

I think I got it all worked out! I put a cute background on but I decided to keep it a simple black and white one so it won't distract too much from the sewing project pictures. I also got 2008 wrapped up so I believe we are now ready to go for 2009!

What a Mess!

Okay, so this site is a mess! I don't know what I'm going to do with it but, with a little luck, I can get it back on track soon!

2008 Year in Review

Okay here's a wrap up of 2008.

Project Count:

January - 18
February - 33
March - 27
April - 10
May - 1
June - 32
July - 46
August - 0
September - 32
October - 13
November - 3
December - 2

Year Total - 217


Melissa's Favorite Project:
All time favorite for 2008 was Kaitlin's Easter dress.
It was so beautiful and it was executed so well.



The Purple Blanket for Lindsey was so spontaneous and
I was so pleased with how cute it turned out.



Stephanie's Favorite Project:
All time favorite for 2008 was Emma's Blessing Dress.
The fabrics were beautiful and the fit was excellent.


The most challenging was Chandler & Lucas's knight pants for Halloween.