Sweetie Pie

From a recycled Gap t-shirt, to a baby doll's outfit. I need to wash her outfit, because the marker I used to draw the pattern is visible (its yellowish). Her hat needs to be secured to her head, and as long as her outfit doesn't fall apart in the wash- she is done!

Little Baby Doll

She still needs pink cheeks, and her hat and bunting. She is not perfect, and in her imperfection she is a just right.
(I have been calling her Sweetie, because I like to give them a name while I make them.)

Halloween Time

From this.

Costume time.

Usually I buy one, or throw one together at the last minute. This year Rhayn saw a few fairies that she liked at Target. I started to buy one of them, but changed my mind and instead made this woodland fairy costume, I call her Necile. (I think she will get some leaves on there somewhere. I bought them and want to use them!)

To this in two hours.

Hand Sewing

I made these for my daughter's school. They are to be placed in the lunchbox with a spoon and fork in them.

The green and red one still needs a little embellishment. Only I am not sure what I want to put on it.

I am sorry I haven't been sewing at all lately. I am trying to get into a routine with school, kids, and all that. It just seems to be harder than even to allow my self to sew. Plus, I have felt no inspiration whatsoever. Hopefully that changes soon, and I can start on Christmas gifts (I promise Amy- I will get to your doll. I need to buy some polyfil for her.)

Aprons and Cloak

Notice the chicken buttons? I love them.

Front of Aunt's apron.

Apron for our friend.

My mom lent me an apron that was my great Aunt's. Today I sewed a copy of it, but the colors are awful, it was just a mock up. However I was able to shrink (in my head) the pattern to make a 3 year old sized version out of this super cute chicken fabric. I also made an apron for a nearly 8 year old. These two aprons will be sent to my good friend in Texas. Notice the heart pocket? My daughter wrote her friend a note that said "I will hold you in my heart" so we put a heart pocket on the apron and I am going to put that card in the pocket. This is a cloak I made for my niece's third birthday. She loves princesses, and all princesses need a cloak lined in pink satin, right? It is a little heavy (especially for Arizona!), so I might make her a lighter one, too. Since it was so easy and fast (took about an hour total.) It will nearly hang to the floor on her, but will fit her for years. (I was able to put it on. My seven year old is wearing it in the picture.)

Doll

This morning I decided to make a doll to go along with the boppy cover.

Meet Rose.

Well, that is her tentative name. I will let her new mommy name her. She has a removable sleeper, her body underneath is the brown scroll fabric. I think she needs a little tuft of hair peeking from under her hat. The hat will be sewn to her head, since I am still debating tuft of hair or no, I haven't attached it yet. Plus I wish the sleeper's fabric had more stretch. It has none, that troubles me with a small child. If they wanted to remove it they might need help.

I had a little trouble with her eyes. They aren't perfect. But part of the charm of a handmade doll is the character they have. Plus, she is a little squishy sweetheart. I adore her, and if my girls didn't already own too many dolls (including lovely handmade dolls from Weir Doll kits I made them 2 Christmases ago) I would have totally given her to one of them.

Boppy Cover

Before

After, top.After, bottom.

Side view.
My first attempt to use piping. It came out great!

This only took me about an hour. Subtracting about half an hour of ripping stuff out, because I am silly. I started sewing the two pieces together and the brown was wrong side out. Grrr. Also, I made the pink part and then ironed it, scorching the minkee. Did you know that it burns? Well, I do now. The pink minkee had dots on it. I have a picture of it before I ironed it, too.