Em's costume

I don't know if anyone still looks at this blog, but I'm sill keeping it for my own sake!  I like having a place to look back at some of my past projects, even if no one else does.  :)

And without further ado, here's Emma's Halloween costume!

I made the tutu, put the flower on the shirt, and made the flower for the headband.  I think it turned out pretty cute!  The wings aren't super noticeable in this pic with everything else in the background (courtesy of my MIL's den), but they totally make the outfit.  So cute!

What a good little model!

And a closer-up of the headband.  A bit of sparkle never hurt anyone, right?  :)  Happy Halloween!!

Gift sneak preview

Ok.  Nikki, you can not let Melissa see this post until after this weekend!

I am so excited about this little gift I made for Melissa, I just had to post it.  I think it turned out super cute!

It's a journal!  I hope she likes it, because I am in love with it.  I may have to make one for myself!  And I'm extra proud of it because I made it totally from scratch, no patter or tutorial.  And I only had to rip the seams out and start over once!  (Apparently adding batting for stability takes away from the width, and that makes it too small.  Who knew??)  

Seriously.  If she doesn't want it, I will probably keep it for myself, hehehe.... :)

New favorite skirt!

I made the skirt I posted about.  The same day I posted it!

 I am just now getting pics of it though.  It turned out soooo cute, I think I'll probably make her another!  In case you missed it the first time, here's the tutorial I used, from Made by Me.  Very good, clear instructions.  Her instructions are for a 0-3M size, so make it big enough for Emma (9M) I made each of my rectangles 10" X 15".  .....in case anyone was wondering.  :)

In case you need a closer look..

Emma was very gracious in letting me take pics of her in it this morning.  It is, however, a little awkward trying to hold her up with one hand and take her pic with the other...

You can tell she's really into it.  Then, of course, she wanted to sit down....

.....and try to pull off the bow....

Yay for box pleats!!!

Going to make this!

I am SO making one of these for Emma!!!

Made by Me. Shared with you.: Tutorial: The Box Pleat Baby Skirt

Tutu!!

Emma is 6 months old!!!  Crazy hard to believe.  So to celebrate, I made her a tutu!  I don't have any pictures of her in it yet (it was too hot last week when we had scheduled to take them), but here is the tutu and the onesie and headband I made to go with them.  What do you think??

Isn't she going to be cute????

Cute Dress

Wow, it's been a while since anyone has posted.  I have actually been doing quite a lot of crafting and sewing, I just always forget to take pictures and post about what I make.  I mostly make things for Emma, though I have actually attempted a couple of dresses for myself lately.  I will post about them later.

I actually used a real pattern for this little jumper dress and I think it turned out so cute!  I believe it was one of those "Sew Simple" patterns from Simplicity.  It's very basic and can be easily embellished.  I used a very soft knit fabric, and it actually fits really well! .....these are the only pics I have of her in it, playing with her cousin Savannah.  Aren't they cute??

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... :)