Picture of my first project.

My finished skirt. It cost $8.47 to make and took 2 days because I took a night off to get a new car. I am very happy with how it turned out. My only issue is that I feel it might be too short for me. But I couldn't have known before I made it. I love that fabric I picked out ($1.50 a yard on mark down. Only problem was there was only 2 yards and the skirt I really wanted to make took almost 3 yards.) The zipper was a big worry for me because I thought it would be really hard to put in, but it was alot simpler then I thought. I didn't buy hook and eye closures because I thought i had some at home, well I didn't and had to take a part an old bra to get a hook and eye closure (it was red, you van see if  you look hard and the right side seem, but I'm not telling everyone its there.)

 I am planning on making the other skirt that came in this pattern. I think I'll start tonight and I am using an old sheet I have just to check it out before I spend money on fabric I love. (I still have $50.00 my husband gave me for Christmas to spend at the fabric store.) It's funny how exciting starting a new project can be.  

Just finished!!!!

I just finishes my skirt! I am so excited! Ya it's not the best in the world but it is my best and I am so freaking happy with how it came out. I hate that I can't post pictures for the iPhone because I so would. I'll have to get out my old camera and take a few I can post in the morning one I get to a computer.

So I would have been finished last night the skirt only took a few hours total, but my husband and I bought our first car last night and when we got home, at 9PM had to get baby to bed and eat then head to bed ourselves. I am very pleased with my new skirt and it wasn't as hard as I was thinking it would be. Next time I will try a different pattern because I feel that this one is shorter then I would normally wear. Being a mommy I like a bit longer skirts. I try to get a few picts uploaded soon and let you know what my next project is.

Christmas is finished!!!!

So here I was on Christmas Eve trying to finish making gifts for family because this year was crazy, now life can get back to semi normal. So today I'm starting my first sewing project for me.


Project: skirt for me, pattern is (it's so easy, it's simplicity, 2410 size A) I'm using a brown and floral print. It takes a zipper(never put one in) I'll post pictures once I can. But here goes nothing!?!

4th Project ~~~ Emma's Ladybug Scarf~~~

4th Project ~~~ Emma's Ladybug Scarf~~~

So Emma's 3rd birthday is Saturday and we are going to her party and I was looking at toys, but I honestly don't have a clue what she has. I know that she loves hats and scarfs, and also ladybugs. So I am making her a Ladybug hat and scarf. I'm using the same pattern (SB300-006 Crochet Mile-A-Minute Scarf) but I only chained 130 and then fallowed that pattern from then on. She is only 3 and I thought that a big scarf would be hard for her to manage. I'm using the colors 0319 Cherry Red and 0312 Black. Once I am done I will get some cute ladybug buttons and sew then on the ends of the scarf. I'm also using the pattern and making a very short one to make her a hat that matches. I am almost done with the scarf (only took maybe 2.5 hours)

3rd project ~~~ Christmas Scarf~~~

3rd project ~~~ Christmas Scarf~~~

So I have a pattern from Red Heart and it is SB300-006 Crochet Mile-A minute Scarf (Pattern can be found at the link below) I'm making mine with 0360 Cafe from Red Heart and 0312 Black from Red Heart. CA is the Cafe and CB is Black in my scarf.

I have been putting doing this project off because it looked like it might be hard and I'd have trouble with it, BUT it has been very easy and gone super fast after the starting chain of 240 in lass then a day I have most of it finished. Once you get the pattern down it does go very fast. I may be making one for these for myself after Christmas is over and I have time to make for me again.

As of right now I just finished the first 2 rows and an starting with the black (rows 3-4) and then 5 will be cafe again. Will post pictures once it is finished. Maybe tomorrow? Could be!?

http://www.coatsandclark.com/crafts/crochet/projects/accessories/sb300-006+crochet+mile-a-minute+scarf.htm

2nd Project ~~~ Baby Underwear~~~

2nd Project ~~~ Baby Underwear~~~

So my little Andrew is getting ready to potty train!!! Oh Yeah! Happy dance all the way to the little boy underwear aisle in the store, Fall down dead. You have got to be joking me 7.99 for 3 pairs of underwear that wont last more then a few months (growing so fast!; then add that I need like 20 pairs to start with (NO PULL UPS HERE!) and I can't run out of underwear mid-day. I'm hoping that it will be quicker then the year that it took Emma, but who knows. We are going thru 5-7 changes a day at the time and I know that I'd be able to do the wash most nights so as long as I get it done every other day Andrew will have Clean undies.

My Plan:
I did buy one pack of the little boy underwear so I could take them apart and make a pattern. (CHECK!) I finished pulling apart the underwear today and found out it will be 8 pieces. (including and liner sew in.) I'm going to make a tag board template so I can make several pairs since I know that they fit Andrew well and they are comfortable.

First Project ~~~ Tie Snakes for Christmas~~~

First Project ~~~ Tie Snakes for Christmas~~~

So I saw these cute snakes made out of a man's neck tie. I thought they would be great for the kids on my Christmas list.

The Items Needed:
Ties (1 per snake)
Google eyes (2 per snake)
Red Felt (just a scrap for the tongue)
Fluff to stuff or beans to fill

So I told my father in laws girlfriend about this gift I'd like to do and she gave me a bag full of ties and 3 begs of fiber fill to stuff with.

So here goes; I started by cutting tags off all the ties and taking out the center seam. I pulled out the lining and discarded all that stuff. Next step was to press the ties flat(check you heat so you don't mess up the fabric)then I pressed it in half right sides together so that I can sew up the center seam (not sewing either end so I can stuff with the fiber fill) Then it will be time to stuff the snake from both ends as full as you want (the first one that I made took a whole bag of fiber fill; I don't think that I will fill them that much) Once they are filled I just sew up the ends of the snake, but you could hot glue since you'll need it to add the google eyes and tongue.


So I have 12 of these little buggers to make before the end of the month. I have them all ready to iron and sew. I'll post pictures as soon as my little beauties are finished.

Welcome to my blog... Hope to learn some fun stuff along the way.

So WELCOME to my blog about sewing and making things for my family and myself. I have been thinking about making my own clothing since I was a little girl and love making my old things over (not a great seamstress, but hope to get better thru this adventure) 

My husband thought it would be cool if I could make my own clothing and clothing for our son and further children. Not only will it save on cost of buying for a family every year, but with working on loosing weight I can make my clothing fit and not go out and buy new things everything my size changes. He will for the most part be keeping buying his clothing because Jeans are hard and might cost more to make then he could buy them. I will be making his underwear and PJ pants. Our whole family will still be buying socks and coats and gloves ( I can make scarfs and hats now) My little adventure might even take over in our home and be able to make some of our basic household needs.

I hope to learn alot and maybe you'll learn something too.