Brown Onesie

My 38th completed sewing project for 2009!

I know this onesie kind of looks funky, but I made it to wear under a pair of overalls kind of outfit, so you won't see that I had to piece it.  I didn't want to have to buy anything to make this project, which I didn't, so I just used scraps from home, but there wasn't enough of the dark brown to do the whole thing, and I thought a onesie is a lot nicer than just a t-shirt, because the t-shirt would get all scrunchy under the overalls.

Autumn and I went to DI (the local thrift store) together shortly after we found out we were having a boy, so we found the green outfit pictured below, at the store for $1 and thought it looked like a good outfit for a boy born in late winter/ early spring.  Anyway I didn't have a coordinating onesie to wear under it, or really any long sleeve onesies for that matter, so I made one from fabric I had at home, my grandma would be proud.

See this onesie doesn't look quite so dorky when it is with the outfit, and you can't see that it is two-toned.

Infant romper outfit

My 37th completed sewing project for 2009!

I started this project in July like the day after we found out we were pregnant.  I have had most of it done that first week, and haven't touched it since then.  I decided this morning that I really needed to sit down and finish it or this baby wouldn't use it.  I didn't know we were having a boy when I started this, so I wanted it to be gender neutral.  

I also really like this outfit because it is from scraps from my Grandma's basement that has passed away.  She is the kind of woman that didn't waste anything, so I know she would be proud that I pieced the fabric together so there was enough to make a little infant outfit, and it

 makes me feel a little closer to my Grandma.

Mattress Covers

My 35th and 36th completed sewing projects for 2009!

I made mattress covers when I was pregnant with Prairie, but it was for a pack'n play and the mattress covers really didn't fit well on this real mattress.  So my mom brough an old twim mattress cover that she wasn't using anymore and I cut it up to make two mattress covers.  They fit the mattress better and don't bow it.  We use a crib that is smaller, it is the size of a pack'n play or the same kind of cribs that they have at hotels.  We really like our crib because it is small, it has wheels on it, it folds down compactly, and it fits through doorways.

Prairie's Baby Doll Sling

My 34th completed sewing project for 2009!

This is Prairie's baby doll sling that she is getting as a present once our baby boy is born.  I feel very relieved to have both of the slings done.  I think the girls will love having their very own slings.

Autumn's Baby Doll sling

My 33rd completed sewing project for 2009!

When I was pregnant with Prairie, I wanted Autumn to have something special when our baby was born.  So I made a diaper bag with all the same things that I would use for Prairie.  This time I thought the present the girls would get is a baby doll sling.  So they are each getting a sling once our baby is born.  I finally got around to making them and I finished Autumn's, now to finish Prairie's.

Baby Boy Quilt

My 32nd completed sewing project for 2009!

This quilt has been in the making for a quite a while.  I had all the fabric bought last February (months before I was trying to even get pregnant).  Then I cut out everything for this quilt once we found out we were pregnant in July.  I started it, and then didn't touch it again until the beginning of February, and kind of worked like crazy on this quilt. 

Doing the edges not straight was me and my mom's design, and I think it looks really fun with this quilt.  It makes the binding take a lot longer, but I finished it, so that is what really matters.  Anyway I am pleased to have the quilt done, I love the bright colors.

These are pictures of the quilt from the back before the backing fabric was added and quilted.  You can see how much time I spent pressing out all the seams.

My helpful photographer

Diaper Hanging Bag

My 31st completed sewing project for 2009!

This was a completely unnecessary project, but as I was organizing my new shelf today that Ben built me over the weekend, and making sure all the diapering stuff was just so, I thought "wouldn't it be nice to have a new diaper hanging bag that matched my bedroom".  So then I went off to my sewing room, found leftover fabric from other projects, and actually enough purple and blue fabrics from scraps from my wedding quilt (made 7 years ago) and put this together today.  

Was it the best use of my time?   I was supposed to mop the kitchen, and clean my bedroom bathroom today, but I will have to say it is fun to have something to spruce up my room, and I like that it matches.  Now I want to make some black curtains for my windowm, a black dust ruffle for my bed, and get blue or purple towels for Ben and I to use when we shower, so that when they are hanging in our room on the wall they match.  Sounds nice, right?

Matching Sunday Outfits

My 28th, 29th and 30th completed sewing projects for 2009!


When Prairie was born I had matching outfits for Autumn and Prairie to wear home from the the hospital as seen here. This time I decided to do matching outfits for the first sunday that we take our little boy to church. I finished Prairie and Autumn's skirts today, and then was able to finsih the vest for our little baby boy, that will go with his sunday outfit that I have already posted about. I still need to make a bow tie or neck tie out of red fabric for him to go with his sunday outfit. Ben is also hoping I can piece the scraps and make him a bow tie out of the plaid fabric so he can match the kids.

This is fabric that my mom actually bought my senior year of high school. I know that we had bought atleast some to make a bow tie for my friend, but I have no idea why we got so much. With the girls circle skirts, there is very little left, in fact I am going to have to piece it to make a bow tie for Ben. But I did get a pair of maternity pants out of this fabric also as you can see here from my last pregnancy.

Autumn's skirt (no modeling because she is still out of town)

Baby boy vest with his sunday shirt and black slacks (he has interchangable vests)

Prairie modeling the whole outfit. I had brand new red tights for both girls to go with the outfit, and I have some infant sized red socks for our little boy

Baby Boy Sunday Outfit

My 27th completed sewing project for 2009!



This project has been in the works for quite a while, and it was a lot of work, so bear with me, because I posted a lot of pictures to show all the details.

I had a good friend in NY that was very particular about dress clothes, and I think it has totally influenced me. Because since I knew I was having a baby boy, I really wanted him to have some nice clothes to wear to church on Sunday, and I want him to have real tying ties and bow ties (my next project).

Anyway it is really difficult to find dress clothes for infants, or they are really expensive. I haven't even been able to find patterns, so hence part of the reason this project was so intense, is I had to design a lot of my own pattern. I combined a couple of patterns and made up some stuff myself to get this design. I really tried to get the details to really look like a men's dress shirt. Anyway I am really pleased with the result and Ben was so excited for his little boy to wear it. Now to figure out little neck ties and bow ties.

Back view the vest on

close up of the vest and shirt (those are little white buttons that are actually snaps)

the shirt without the vest (cute little pocket is covered by the vest)

All the buttons, the cuffs, the vest and the shirt front

Back view with the vest off (it is a romper, the shirt does not tuck in, it is attached to the pants)

close up of the back of the shirt, with the yoke that men's dress shirts have

close up of the cuff (it doesn't actually button and unbutton, the button is just there for decoration)

the snaps in the crotch seam, for easy diaper changing, also I did the snaps so you can't see them when it is all snapped up, which i think makes it look a little fancier

So I think my older daughter will be happy. A couple of weeks ago when I was working tons and tons on the baby quilt, she asked me "what is more important mom, a quilt or church?" She thought I should be working on her baby brother's sunday outfit, not his quilt. Maybe I will post pictures of the quilt in a couple of days, I am just hand sewing the binding down, and then it will be all done.

Swaddling Blanket

My 26th completed sewing project for 2009!

I am a big swaddler and I like to have a special swaddling blanket for each child.  I picked this fabric out before I was even trying to get pregnant.  I had decided to make the 3rd baby quilt red and orange, and I thought this would be fun to go along with the red and orange baby quilt

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