Princess Bag

My 51st completed sewing project for 2008!



Autumn had another birthday party to go to. Honestly I really don't like having to get birthday presents for parties, so I like it if I can sew something relatively quick and feel like I spent hardly any money on it. Autumn was concerned when I started working on this (about an hour before the party) that I would need help because when I made this one my mom ended up finishing it for me. We also made m&m chewies and filled the bag with that. I thought it turned out to be a nice present for a 4 year old girl.

Top Secret sewing

So I haven't been posting hardly at all at my sewing blog, that is because I really haven't spent a lot of time sewing. With guests here off and on for 3 weeks we dismantled my sewing room. We did set up a sewing machine in our bedroom, but it wasn't the same, because some supplies were in the sewing room.

Then ben broke the table for my sewing machine, because he was trying to fix something really quick on my sewing machine, but he didn't get a chair to sit on, so he was on his knees and put too much pressure on my sewing machine tray and broke it. I was pretty disappointed about that, but Ben is sooooo lucky. Because I had been a DI a few weeks earlier and saw a sewing machine table that was in pretty good shape for $3, so I picked it up. Well it turned out that it almost perfectly fit my sewing machine without having to recut the wood, so Ben got lucky.

So I did do a little bit of sewing, but it has been top secret projects. Maybe I will let everyone know in a few weeks what I have been working on, maybe not, we will just have to see. I have also started thinking about Christmas and wanting to start some of my Christmas projects, so that during the Christmas season I can focus on enjoying Christmas instead of finishing all of my presents, so maybe look forward for some projects updates. I still want to finish the dresses I started for myself a while ago.

Autumn's new swimsuit

This is my 50th completed sewing project for 2008!





Autumn needed another swimsuit, because the last one I made her doesn't fit quite right. So I decided to make a size larger. Autumn also requested that it had a skirt in it, so I had to deviate from the pattern and make my own pattern from the pattern. I was able to finish it for her last day of swimming lessons. Autumn was really excited about wearing it.

Brown and Pink Striped shirt

This is my 49th complete sewing project for 2008!



This is just the last piece of the t-shirt fabric that I got in April. I am excited to have some fun printed t-shirts for the summer. I am now hoping to clean out some of my wardrobe. We have way to much stuff in about every room of our home, so maybe I won't be having as much on the sewing blog because I am trying to dejunk.

Green Shirt and Froggy shorts

My 47th and 48th complete sewing projects for 2008!






My mom bought this froggy fabric for Autumn last June, and I never got the shorts made last year, so I made Autumn's a couple of weeks ago and I finally finished Prairie's. So now Autumn and Prairie have froggy shorts and I have a pair that I made for myself 6 years ago. That is the magic of Joann's fabric, sometimes they carry it for a long time.



This is some fabric my mom got me when she was here in apirl and now I have some fun t-shirts for the summer.

Multi-colored leaves shirt

My 46th complete sewing project for 2008!


This shirt is the same pattern as the chicken shirt that I made. I am just trying to sew up all the projects that my mom bought me fabric for me when she was here in april. I am also in the process of making a couple of more t-shirts, and then I think I will be pretty much set for summer clothes. I still have 2 articles of clothings for Autumn and then I am done with summer clothes and I can really get working on my Christmas blankets or other projects.

Yay for more shirts for me! I love sewing for my girls, but it is really nice to occasionally sew stuff for myself, especially when it fits!

Black and Grey Striped T-shirt

My 45th complete sewing project for 2008!


I really wanted some more casual t-shirts to wear, and I found a great deal on t-shirt fabric at the Cotton Shop. This is the same pattern that I drew off of a Gap shirt and made my long sleeve purple striped shirt. I made this one short sleeved and worked out the problem with the stripes matching at the seams. This is is fun because I sewed it at my dad's house, and on a sewing machine my sister would never sew on, what a snob! :) Yay for a new t-shirt for me!

More Baby Projects

My 41st, 42nd, 43rd and 44th complete sewing projects for 2008!

Cover for foam for changing table

The baby gift package, sheet for the bassinet mattress, covers for the changing pad and waterproof mat for both pads

My sister-in-law is due to have her second baby in the next couple of weeks. She asked if I could help her make her some covers for some baby stuff. She had these 4 pieces of foam that she used for the changing table. The first thing that I decided that needed to be done was to make a cover for the foam so it wouldn't move around. So I took one of Ben's white shirts that he no longer used and cut it up to make a cover for the foam. I had an extra white zipper so I put a zipper in it in case they ever want to take the foam out. The finished project is pictured above, it was the 41st project.

the four pieces of foam for the changing table

I bought some blue terry cloth for the cover for the changing mat. I decided that the terry cloth would be nice, because if there is any accident during a diaper change, the terry cloth is very absorbent. I made and extra one, so that it can be changed easily.

the blue terry cloth covers for the changing pad (the 42nd and 43rd projects)

The last thing that I made for my sister-in-law was a sheet for her bassinet mattress. We didn't have time to go to the fabric store together. I didn't know exactly what they would like, so I decided to use the scraps I had from a sheet I made for Autumn for her birthday, and I thought it would work great for a baby boy. So they have a Bert and Ernie sheet for their little boy. I also made patterns for the changing pad cover and the sheet so Lisa can make some more sheets if she needs.

By the way sheets are really easy to make, and a lot of fun because they sew up quickly and it is really fun to have a sheet made out of the exact fabric that you want.

the Ernie and Bert Sheet (the 44th project) and my foot

Baby Gift

My 40th complete sewing project for 2008!



I have some friends from Iowa State that had a baby in the beginning of May. I finally made their present. I bought this fabric in March, but just barely got around to sewing it up. I also gave them the book "The Happiest Baby on the Block" which I think is the best book on getting your baby to calm down when they start crying. I love that it is dependent on schedules or anything. You don't have to make changes to your life for his techniques to work, and they really do work. He has a few tricks on how to wrap your baby, hold them, etc, and you can get them to sleep longer and stay calmer. Anyway, there is my little plus for the book, it totally made a huge difference with Prairie.

White t-shirt

My 39th completed sewing project for 2008!



When it became obvious that I wasn't going to finish either dress for the wedding that I had last weekend, I decided that I would make a new t-shirt to go with one of my skirts, because I really wanted to feel like I had something cute to wear. Well I still didn't finish it in time for the wedding, because I decided to get my house really clean because we had guests, but I did finish it to wear to church.

My mom made a shirt just like this for me last summer, but I decided that it didn't fit me quite right and it fit my sister better. My mom had bought a lot of fabric though, so there was enough to make a few t-shirts, so I am finally using some of the fabric that she bought last June for t-shirts. I made some adjustments to the sizing and I was really happy with how this one fit.