The Y jacket

This is a repurpose project, but of course I didn't take a before picture, because I was too excited to start the project.  The original looked almost exactly like the above picture, except instead of BYU, it just had the Y logo.

Ben won it at a conference he went to, but it was the wrong size for Ben, and it just wasn't the kind of thing I was going to wear.  He tried to exchange it to get store credit, but it was from like 3 years ago.  So I decided I could make something for our big cougar fan (Zephyr).

So I decided to make him a jacket and was so happy with some creative cutting I was able to get a hooded jacket size 4-5 out of it.

My mom taught me how to do jacket lining and learned first the wrong way to do the arms so that the lining is all sewn in, so redid it so it actually worked.  I was so happy with this project and Zephyr loves it.  He wore the jacket EVERYWHERE for a number of days.

 I found some great BYU flannel to line the jacket

My mom had gotten this Letter Y for Zephyr back in December so it was a nice detail for the front of the jacket.  Also I added the white piping by the zipper. 

 This was the front of the pullover, but I made it the back for zephyr's jacket.  I did not applique this Y and the nike swoosh, that was on the original.

Zephyr in his jacket.

Finished Dragonfly Dress

I started this dress in 2008 (I might have even bought the fabric at the end of 2007, I don't really remember. The last time I did significant work on this dress was Spring of 2008.  If you want to an update on this dress you can see it here.

So I finally pulled it out and decided to finish it (it also would finally fit again).  I had to take the band apart, and piece some more pieces to make it fit, and take out some darts I put in.  Anyway it is all done, and I am sooo pleased with it!

Beginning Part of 2010 catch up

I made this shirt for me, the suit for Zephyr (this is different than the one pictured later) and this snazzy bow tie (May 2010)

I made Autumn this circle skirt

This is a picture of a quilt that me and my mom made for my best friends from high school for their wedding present (June 2010)

I made this t-shirt for myself (May 2010)

I made this dress for Autumn (I also made a matching one for Prairie but can't find a picture of her wearing it) (April 2010)

I made Autumn's friend a circle skirt a matching one for her doll for a birthday present (April 2010)

I made Prairie and her American doll matching PJ's (May 2010)

I made Prairie and her doll matching outfits for her dance recital (May 2010)

I made Zephyr a new suit (Jan 2010)

I recovered a high chair for my friend (Jan 2010)

I made Zephyr another suit (I made him 3 this year!) and the neck tie to match Ben ( March 2010)

I recovered this high chair for us (April 2010)

2009 Catch up

These are in no particular order, just wanted to post pictures of a bunch of projects I sewed.

matching outfits for Autumn and her doll Christmas 2009

a hammock for Autumn's doll Christmas 2009

Prairie's princess jammies Christmas 2009

Prairie's Ariel blanket Christmas 2009

Autumn's princess jammies Christmas 2009

box load of doll clothes and me and my mom made Christmas 2009

Autumn's doll's matching robe Christmas 2009

Zephyr's BYU romper

Zephyr and Silas in their matching frog costumes/coats that I made for Halloween 2009

I made Autumn's doll a matching dress for Halloween 2009 (I made Autumn's dress for Christmas 2008)

I made Prairie's rescue pack and her diego belt for Halloween 2009 (my mom made the vest and the patch, wow!)

Jennie demonstrating the strength of the pocket sling I made for Ben summer 2009

Jennie and I tied a quilt for a wedding gift for our friend August 2009

Jennie and I stayed up all night making these matching dresses for my girls to take out to Iowa for their aunt's funeral. The butterfly fabric that I used for the bodice and the stripe on the skirt was fabric the aunt had give me a couple of years previous.

This was the swimming sling that I made out of lycra that I used all summer 2009 to go swimming with a 3 month old baby. It worked awesome!

My best friend from college had a baby in July 2009 so I made her a blanket. Her husband is an aerospace engineer so of course their son needed a space receiving blanket.

I made Autumn and Prairie (not pictured) black shorts to wear for PJ's shorts during the summer. July 2009

Baby Boy Blessing Outfit

My 57th completed sewing project for 2009!

I made Zephyr's blessing outfit using the same pattern I designed for his sunday outfit, but did it all white instead.  The fabric I used for the shirt part of the romper is made out of an old white dress shirt, and the pants and vest are made out of scraps from my wedding dress.  I thought that was nice since the girls' blessing dress was made out of scraps from my wedding dress.  I really wanted my kid's blessing outfits to be out of scraps from wedding dress because my blessing dress was made out of scraps from my mom's wedding dress.

If I were to make this outfit again I would lengthen the pants.  They ended up shorter than the black suit outfit.  I didn't remember that I had added so much length to his black outfit.  The length was honestly a little too short, but it works okay for an infant because he isn't standing in it.  I do need to go get his portraits soon it, because length wise through the torso also, he is almost outgrown it.

The want to be Moby Wrap

My 56th completed sewing project for 2009!

I have been "wearing" Zephyr a lot, and I like my Baby Bjorn, and I like my pocket sling, but sometime when I where the pocket sling for a long time, my back starts to get sore, so I thought the moby wrap would be nice.  I bought some fabric last week and I sewed it up today.  I don't know if I got the best fabric, and I think making it longer might have been a good idea, so I will have to give a better report later, but as of now it is done and I am typing this while Zephyr sits in it.

This wasn't a very difficult project.  If you can tell from the first picture it is basically one long piece of fabric.  Because I wanted to make it as cheap as possible, I bought 2.625 yards of fabric, and then cut two stips that were 22" wide and  2.625 yards long.  I did a double duty french seam to connect them, so I end up with 5.25 yards of fabric.  Then I hemmed all the edges.  That's the reason this actually feels like a sewing project is because of all the hemming!

White bow tie for blessing outfit

My 55th completed sewing project for 2009!

Ben and I have been vascilating back and forth whether we wanted Zephyr to where a white little suit for his blessing or wear his black suit and having matching ties with Ben.  I think we finally decied to do a white outfit. 

When I was at Joann's last week I found some really nice white fabric to make a bow tie for his blessing outfit.  So I finished the bowtie today.  Now I really need to get working on the pants and vest, the shirt is basically done.  We are blessing him this Sunday, so I have the rest of the week to get everything ready.

Baby Boy Neck tie

My 54th completed sewing project for 2009!

This is another conversion from one of the ties that my Dad gave me.  I decided that Zephyr needed some diversity, bow ties and neckties.  Also making neck ties is a little cheaper  because I don't need the adjuster clasps for neck ties, also I was having a hard time getting adjuster clasps, it seems that Joann's doesn't always carry them in stock.

Also a side note I was really proud of myself because I learned how to tie a neck tie, so I tied this myself, I love finding tutorials on the internet.

These are a couple of works in progress pictures.  First I took apart the men's neck tie.  Then I trimmed down the interfacing to the size I wanted the baby's neck tie to be finished.  You can see the interfacing lying on top of the tie on my ironing board.

Old Neck tie to baby boy bow tie

My 53rd completed sewing project for 2009!





My dad gave me some of his old neckties to make ties and bow ties for Zephyr. This was one of the ties he gave me. I thought it would make a nice looking bowtie to go with Zephyr's black slacks and vest. I thought my little boy looked very daper at church today wearing his new bow tie.