I may be a little obsessed.....

.....with sewing!  I found this cute cotton knit fabric in the discount bin several months ago, and I have been dying to use it for something cute.  I found this tutorial at Sew Much Ado for a simple little peasant dress and I was sold.  It took me about an hour to make, and it only took that long because I didn't read all the instructions in one important step and had to do some seam ripping...oops!  Anyway, it was so cute and easy, I might make her another one in another print!  What do you think??

She hasn't learned the joys of having her pic taken yet... :)

I made this

It's a cute little dress from Prudent Baby.  The original pattern is for a 12-18M, so I scaled it down, and it turned out almost too small!  My baby girl is growing so fast.  Anyway, I love the yellow fabric, and I might just have enough left to make another dress... hmmm..... Could be fun!

Addicted much??

I bought all of this fabric in one weekend a couple of weeks ago.  Yes.  I'm addicted to sewing.  Oh, and I only payed full-price for one of these!  :D

Why yes... there are three prints of very cute flannel on top there that I got for very cheap.  Thanks for asking!

And I made this too

For Christmas this year hubby got me a Kindle Fire.  I am in love with it!  He got me a cover to keep it in, but after seeing so many cute covers on Pinterest I wanted to make my own.  I looked at several different possibilities and finally decided on this one from The Cottage Home.

I couldn't get a picture from her blog, so this is the one I made... :)

I think the is the best tutorial I have ever seen.  She goes step-by-step with very clear and helpful pictures, and everything is explained really well.  She even shows what your pieces will look like after each step.  It is a cover with a lining, and this is the first tutorial I've seen where I actually understood how to put the lining in.  !!!!  Now the tutorial is for a laptop case, but her instructions for how to calculate the size of your pieces is very easy to follow, so it's no problem at all adjusting it for any device.  I imagine you could even do it for something as small as an iPhone or iPod if you have the patience.. There are one or two things I would do different if I make it again (like trimming the edges of the lining before putting it in and using velcro instead of buttons), but overall I am pleased with how it came out.  :)

Hmm... I think I'll try some of these next to go along with the dress... 

 

I Just Made This..

On Tuesday I had a sick little one and a sick hubby, so it turned out to be a pretty quiet afternoon.  The baby was in a good mood (mostly), so I decided to take advantage and work on a project I've been itching to try: a pillowcase dress!  I had the fabric picked out, washed and ironed already, so I took the baby's measurements and got started.  It was so easy.  When I showed it to my husband he said (as he does when I show him anything I've made), "Wow!  You made that?  That looks professional.  You should sell those."  Ha!  I don't think I'd go that far, but it's nice to be appreciated...

So anyway.... After reading a couple of tutorials and studying pictures and things, here's what I came up with:

It does look a little square-ish, but that's just because she's so short.  :)  When I took the pic I was still working on adjusting the little straps and the length/width of the neckline, etc.  But overall, not too bad for a first attempt.  I don't know if I added the lace and trim "correctly," but it works.

Ok, she was in a good mood until the moment I wanted to put the dress on her and take a pic... :P

Results!

So today my sweet little Emma wore one of the dresses that I made for her.  I think it turned out pretty cute.  I used a pattern/tutorial that I found on Pinterest a while back from the blog Smashed Peas and Carrots.  It is a cute little Pinafore dress, and it was so easy to make!  That blog has some really cute stuff on it, and I've made a couple of different things from there.  Anyway, I used fabric for this that Evan picked out (read: insisted on because it was "the cutest fabric he's ever seen") for the outside and just some left-over black-and-white fabric for the inside.  It was quite simple and I think it turned out really cute.  What do you think??

I just had to put the pic with the feet!

And the back

The best thing about this little dress is that I can put it over some little ruffle-butt tights or something and it will look really cute.  Also, because of how loose it's made, she can keep wearing it until it gets too short to be a dress, and then she can wear it as a tunic.  :)

One last project!

I squeezed in one last project before I had to pack up all my sewing stuff.  I think I'll be taking a break from the sewing machine for a while (but not from crafting!!), but I made these two things very quickly the other day.  Seriously it only took me a couple of hours to do both.

CarSeat Cover (aka "Greeter Deterrent").  I combined three tutorials: Make It Do, AllFreeSewing, and Calico.

There is pink flannel on the back side that matches.  :)

Since I followed the fabric amounts from the first tutorial (1 1/3 yard) but didn't even use a whole yard, I had enough left over to make this cute little changing pad/diaper clutch.  Tutorial here at Cluck Cluck Sew.  A blog, btw, which has some super cute sewing ideas.  :)

It was nice and smooth, but then I washed it so now it looks all wrinkled...  :)

(That's the pink flannel that's on the other side of the carseat cover.)  
Sorry the pic is crooked...