Baby Shower for my sweet little Hope.

I am throwing a baby shower for me sweet baby niece Hope. My brother, Sean is having his first baby and I wanted to throw him a shower for his new little baby. This is April's 3rd baby. I am planning on having it at the end of the month. around the 27th which is Sunday. I want to have it at my house, but am not sure how well that would work with grandma. I know we have lots of stairs and that might not be the best route. I'll need to talk to her first and see how she feels about doing it that way or if she just wants to have it at her house and go from there. I have no clue about my theme, or food, or anything yet. It will be a small shower I think since it is just two of her friends maybe a sister of hers and them our family. I have an idea about the cake, and I know a few other things I want to do for the shower. I have a good idea of gifts, since we have a few extra baby items we plan to give them, and there are a few new things I'm planning on picking up. I'll have to figure out where first and then we can go from there.

Sew overwhelmed...

Sew overwhelmed right now in life. I feel so drained and wanted to make my birthday gifts this year. (Went and bought a few yards of fabric for my sisters gift) But I just couldn't sew it. I think saving money on the patterns is a double edge sword. On one edge it was amazing to not have to go out and buy a pattern when I need something, but Now there are so many I feel unsure of where to start. I know it would be best to just grab one pattern and just do it, but there are 45 to choose from. Well less then that because the costume ones and little girl ones really wouldn't be used and would take tons of fabric. But I do have several skirt and top patterns I could be making for me to wear. (After all this was to make MY clothing!) If is just kinda daunting when I get home some nights I just can't pull my self to the sewing machine ( I am happy once I am there playing around, it's just getting there that's the battle.)

I made a master list of the patterns and I have broken it down in to costumes, everyday (men's, boys, mine( skirts, tops, dresses, Pj's)) I need to just pull out the skirts and tops and pick a few skirts to make. Maybe I'll hold off on tops until I get some skirts made up.

I have a really lovely teal heart print, and an orange floral, and pink pattern, blue patter, brown stripes, brown with pink pin stripes. I think when I go to the store I'll pick up a few plain black tee skirts and just make my skirts. Once I am done and have all that finished then I can move on to tops.I am not worried about underwear at this moment because my husband is getting me a gift card ($25) for ever 10lbs I can loose and its to Victoria's secrets or Fredrick's. So I don't have to worry about making that for a while. Again I am just in a rambling state trying to talk out my mind and figure out where to head next. Seems more clear now. All I needed was a plan. (Funny ;) ! ) So I'll post later tonight when I pull up the skirt pattern that I'll be working with.

Sale at Joann's Saved over $600 dollars over 2 days!!!

So I saved because I spent money. If I hadn't bought 40 patters at $0.99 each I would have never saved that much, but $17 off a pattern is amazing even if I can't do that level yet. Last night I was feeling a bit over stretched looking at all of the patterns that won't fit on my table now. I started out with 4 patterns and now I have 45... I want to sew them all, and I know that one day I may have most of them made (I hope)
Sunday I spent $44.89 on:
10 patterns, 11 yards of fabric, 4 zippers, 8 rolls of ribbon, garter clips, hook and eye closures.
Kevin spent 15 and got:
10 patterns, and a pattern box
Monday I spent 15 and got:
10 Patterns, 2 pks light blue rick rack, and 1/4 inch bias tape.
Kevin got 10 more patterns for 10

I am still working on the baby underwear. I made one pair (they are ugly!!!! really UGLY!) I know they should get batter with practice, and I wish I had all day to practice. (BUT back to the real world there is too much to do to sit in front on a machine and sew.) I have pulled all my old tee shirts I don't wear and am making them in to underwear for Andrew so hopefully I can get that finished in the next few days. I'll post pictures when I do.

I have a pattern for a bag cut out, an apron, and two skirts, and one shirt. I have a nightgown I'd love to make and then I have a super special gift I want to sew for Kevin for Valentines day.

I have been bitten by the sewing bug.... only cure is to make things till I can't afford to make anything else.)

Thsi weekend....

This weekend I will be working on a few things.

1. Baby underwear. Andrew told me today he wanted underwear not a diaper. It is a great sign for potty training. But since I have yet to make his underwear I need to get in gear so he can start in the morning.
2. I have an old comforter that I am going to cut up and make dog beds with for my grandmother's dogs. It has been sitting for months and I need to get it out of my house an in her dogs house.
3. I have the fabric for 2 more skirts and some extra scrap fabric to practice my shirt pattern and the Pj's pants.
4. I'd like to make more of the little pillows I made, ( I made Andrew, Treyce and Hailey one) I want to make a few for the daycare kids for naptime. {Emma, Madison, Savannah, Tauren, Eve, Kyra} I'd like to have them made before the new girls start on Tuesday.
5. I have several little girl dresses that need to be washed and ironed, and fixed up a bit for the girl's dress up trunk.

I am hoping to get it all finished BUT I do have a bit of house work that needs to be done, and Kevin is giving me the storage shed off the deck to put my crafts and stuff. He will move his stuff to the garage.

Been a crazy week

We had my sister in laws kids this week and that made working on crafts stop!?!?? There was not a second to myself. But now my home is back to being mine and my sweet Andrew is great about playing and sleeping which makes crafting happen more often. I did make two little projects this week.
I made a wrist pin cushion, and 3 small pillows for the kids bed.