Baby Shower Gift

One of my friends had a baby over the summer and is really believes in reducing, reusing, and recycling (like me). I wanted to do something that I knew she would love. I found the blanket at a local thrift store and the one-sizes are ones that Boss Man outgrew. I dyed them the pink color then stenciled the birds and the letter "A" (the baby's first initial).



A couple of weeks before the shower, I made a pillow case dress for Sweetpeaizer and one of her friends named Double A. I had to cut a great deal off the top and did not want to throw it away therefore it became the birds of the mobile. The pattern for the mobile came from the book "One-Yard Wonders". The ring is something I bought from the local hardware store. I had the ribbon and beads on hand.


I am really happy she enjoyed them.

Quilted Coat

I have been VERY lucky to married into a wonderful family, one of which is an AMAZING aunt. I truly love this woman. Many years ago, she had her own sewing business. Now I am lucky enough to receive some amazing pieces from her.

In August, I received a box via my MIL from Aunt L. It is like Christmas for me because I never know what will be in the box. There was a quilt that I had already been cut but had enough left over for a jacket for Sweetpeaizer.

I used pattern Simplicity 9511 which is a dress, pinafore, shirt and pant pattern from the 80's. I simply used the short dress pattern, cut the back on the fold and made the front into two pieces. I made French seams and added bias tape to all the edges. I am having a friend add two button holes (because I don't like doing them). The buttons are an antique pearly white 1 1/2 inches. I will post another picture when buttons are added.


I will have to do another post with pictures of things I have made from Aunt L.

My First Wedding Party Dresses

A few years ago, a friend said that when she got married, she wanted me to make her dress.... in June, she became engaged!

I have made several things from patterns but I have never changed a preexisting pattern. All the dress are Simplicity 2884. I used the same pattern for the Bride's dress except removed the pleats from the top and widen the midriff. I also added tulle and antique lace to the lining on the bride's dress. The lining to the dress is a pencil skirt therefore I added splits to either side.


The Wedding Party


The Bridal Party

Thank you to Courtney for asking me to make the dresses. I loved doing it for you!

Little Man's 2nd Birthday Party

Little Man is really into cars, planes, and trains. I thought this would be a great way to celbrate his birthday. Everyone brought a dish because it was an evening party. The kids had a blast.
The cake!


The goody bags! The name tags and cup labels were all trains, planes, and cars that I cut out after I trace cookie cutters.


Little Man's shirt. I did not like it after I zig zagged around it... :(

changing colors

The past two weekends, I have dyed things. I enjoy using this that have a little bit of stains that would be thrown away or used as rags. Most of the things I dyed are for baby gifts (I will post pictures after the gifts are given). However, I did dye somethings for my kids. Last weekend, I dyed a white sweater of my daughter's that had some stains on it. It is now a beautiful pink. This weekend, I dyed a white shirt of my son's and two light pink pillow cases, all three had some stains on them.

Baby gifts for a friend..

If you would like to order something contact me... burp cloths are $8, shoes are $10, and pants are $10.

No Internet at home

We no longer have internet at home however I will continue to update my blog when I can but as of right now I can not upload pictures from my phone. Please check back with here to see if I added anything new.