Awesome Giveaway

Have you checked out Elle Apparel? If you haven't you should. It is one of the cutest blogs out there. I love watching her come up with different dresses, skirts and tops. She is amazing. I hope to be able to sew clothes for myself as well as she can some day.

Anyways she has just reached 1000 followers and she is doing a giveaway. She is giving away one of her Socialite skirts. They are very cute. Go check it out!

To Do 1

This project has been on my to do list for a while. I think that it is so awesome!! I'm think that I will tackle it this month so stay tuned....

I'm thinking that I might make it in a bright green or orange to match our living room. What do you think?
The project is  from the sew4home.com website. The project link is here.

inspiration 2

This video is so inspiring to me. President Utchdorf is the one speaking. I hope you enjoy it.

Inspiration

I know that this doesn't have to do with anything crafty or sewing or anything like that but does anyone watch biggest loser? I love that show, what an inspiration it is to me and so many other people. Congratulations to Olivia and all of the other contestants. You all look so amazing! What an amazing journey you have all made.

Crib Bedding

I was so excited to get our crib that I wanted to start on the crib set and crib skirt right away. I used Dana Made it's crib sheet tutorial. It was very easy to follow. I used 1/2 inch elastic instead of 1/4 inch and it worked out great. I don't remember who made the fabric but it is a really cute stripe that seems to be oh so popular lately.  I think that I'm going to get a waterproof bed sheet to put under it though just to protect the mattress from blow outs and spitting up.

For the crib skirt I used this tutorial. The tutorial was excellent. It was very easy to follow and I was able to create it exactly like I wanted it to look. I would recommend it for everyone especially beginners. I love the sew 4 home website. They have a lot of fun ideas and free tutorials. I have quite a few of their tutorials on my project to do list.

Itty Bitty Dress

So While I was pregnant with our little girl I came across the itty bitty dress pattern and thought it was SO cute! I made the bigger of the two sizes and it even was a little snug on our 1 week old. Sadly to say that was the only time she wore it. If I ever make another one, which I hope I get around to it, I will enlarge the bodice pattern quite a bit.

Baby boy gift set

please excuse the horrible lighting and the brown carpet. I could only find the point and shoot.

A little bit a go I made this baby boy set for one of my friends that is having a boy in August. I don't have a tutorial for the vest onesie, maybe I might write one sometime. I measured the sides of the onesie and the tops of the shoulders to make my pattern. I sewed the two pieces, one to each side and then sewed the two buttons to them. I used a suiting material I found at D.I. and two gray buttons from Walmart.

For the bow tie I used Lemon Squeezy Home's bow tie
tutorial. I used fusible interfacing instead of fleece or felt. I was fairly pleased with how it turned out but next time that I make them that I will try using the felt because it might make the bow tie look more plump.


For the blanket I measured one of my daughters receiving blankets to figure out how big I wanted it to be. I cut two pieces of fleece to the size and then put them right sides together. I traced around one of our cereal bowls with a marking pen to make the scalloped edge. Each corner is 3/4 around the bowl and the sides are less then 1/2 way around. Then I sewed along the lines leaving a 3 inch hole for turning it. After I finished sewing then I went and trimmed all the way around to remove any excess fabric. I also clipped in between each scallop. I turned it inside out, pressed it and top stitched it making sure to enclose the opening I left for turning.

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