I should be going to sleep but I just cleaned my whole craft room, so why not stay up an extra ten minutes to blog? Tonight we had our first (of many, we hope) craft nights with the girls! It was so great to get together without the babies, (for those of us who have em) don't get us wrong, we love them to pieces, but it's nice to get some girl time … [Read more...]
mini quilt
July 21, 2009 By 20 Comments
haha! You knew I'd be back here with a quilt before too long, didn't you? Agh, you know me too well. I had a fire burning under me to get this done...I don't know why! It was so fun though, and I got to try out three new quilting things: 1. free motion quilting (so fun, but tiring for your arms. aka the squigglies) 2. stacked coin quilt … [Read more...]
toddler couch makeover
July 20, 2009 By 38 Comments
Last week I visited my friend Dixie, who just had a baby boy 6 weeks ago. Not only did I get to cuddle with her son, Sadie got a present! Her daughter's Dora couch, which was hidden in her closet and we snuck out while she was playing on the Wii. Just kidding, she said it was fine to give away. Anyways, I was psyched because I'd had a couch like … [Read more...]
berry cute
July 18, 2009 By 3 Comments
Sorry about the title, I couldn't help it. I saw this tutorial and just had to make some of these oh so cute strawberries. For Sadie of course. I want to get her a kitchen play set for Christmas, so I'm working on felt/fabric food for her to play with. So far, I have these strawberries and two sugar cookies. This morning, Janae and I went to the … [Read more...]
cherries!
July 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
We've been enjoying some cherries we got on sale this week...although Sadie is not allowed to feed herself. Can you imagine the stains? shudder. I made this peasant blouse for Sadie last night. I loove it! Got the fabric in a remnant pile at Joann's for like, a dollar. I used this tutorial. She has a lot of great tutorials! It was tricky at first … [Read more...]
crafty
July 9, 2009 By 3 Comments
This is the other quilt I made for Craft Hope. I've had the top done for awhile, but didn't get around to finishing it...I like it, although the spacing of the yellow squares BUGS me. Oh well! Too late now. I'm shipping them off today, as the deadline is July 25th. So, if you want to participate, go to their website for info!CLick here.TOday is a … [Read more...]
Tote bag tutorial
July 8, 2009 By 23 Comments
Hey everyone! Hope you have fun making this tote...it's so easy! Click below for more!This is what you'll need to get started: Fabric (see below)Heat n BondFusible interfacingScrap fabric for appliquesAnd of course, scissors, sewing machine, pins, thread, and a measuring tape is handy. Fabric: 1 15x30 inch piece of fabric for lining1 15x30 inch … [Read more...]
Everyone needs one.
July 6, 2009 By 7 Comments
A good tote bag, that is. I haven't made a tote bag before (edit: I have)...can you believe it? I had this cute grey-brown remnant in my stash for forever, so I decided to do a fun applique and lining...I think it turned out pretty darn cute. It's reversible too! Woo! Awesome. I love this fabric. There's a pocket on the other side too for even more … [Read more...]
hat. baby.
July 2, 2009 By 2 Comments
I bought this hat a long time ago in the dollar section at Target. It was a cute color, and an impulse buy...as most $1 purchases are.Well, it finally fits her!Alas, she pulls it off every. time.What to do? (epiphany) Sew some straps on! It's not brain surgery folks. You can see the pieces I cut out in the picture above. I used the same fabric … [Read more...]
Quilt: check.
June 30, 2009 By 4 Comments
I managed to finish up the Craft Hope quilt last night! I actually got to bed at a decent hour too. I swear, watching (listening) to Friends while sewing really makes the time fly! I didn't bind the edges, opting to finish it quickly so I can make another one. (hopefully)I used my new walking foot to quilt around the squares, easy peasy. I … [Read more...]