First Big Girl Dress!

This project made me want a dress form one day! It was challenging to make, since there was no exact pattern and I am a novice. Plus, I used very nice fabric (cotton lawn from Liberty), and I had *just* enough. You have to wear a tank top underneath because of the ties in the front. When it was almost done, I tried it on and was totally dissatisfied with the fit. But after playing around with the height of the shirred waist and adding a pleat under the arms to reduce the blousing a bit, I think it is much improved. It is very soft and comfortable, as well.

The project is from Prudent Baby.

Skirts

I've been having fun making some easy summer skirts for myself. They are good mom skirts - light, casual and comfortable. But they are cute and fun, so you feel better than going out in yoga pants. The pattern is from Running with Scissors.

gift for Aurora

I want to make a few little things for Amanda's little girl. This is a jersey hat with matching jersey drool bandana all made out of some old tee shirts. I am sorriest about not seeing Amanda this summer since I canceled my trip to Iceland. The hat turned out so cute!!

http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2011/02/knit-receiving-blanketknit-baby-hats_08.html

Father's Day Gift

I made Will his own diaper bag with diaper pad for his second Father's Day. In keeping with the daddy-daughter matching tradition, I made Edie a little tote bag as well. She is enamored with little bags these days, toting them all over the house. Will's bag says "Vati," which is German for Daddy. And her's says "Madl" which is Bayerish for little girl. The fabric is canvas from IKEA. They turned out pretty cute!

Gift for little boy

My pregnant friend is moving back to the US, so I made this little set for her son-to-be. It is made out of a really thin, soft old tee shirt of mine. These drool bandanas are great for little drooly infants! I think it turned out cute, though I wish I'd take the time to change the thread for the embellishment to a yellow.

I have to sell my sewing machine soon and I am going to miss it....

Reversible Purse

The first craft post I made on this blog was about 2 years ago and it was a purse for my friend Jen's birthday. Well, I just made her a new purse again for her birthday! I like this one better. It is reversible and since there are four layers of fabrics, it is not flimsy. But it is really light weight. If I ever went anywhere without a diaper bag, I'd make one for myself! I think the two fabrics are distinct and make it really seem like two different purses. It was fun to play with bias tape in a way that was easier than arm holes!

Pattern here: http://www.prudentbaby.com/2010/06/beginners-bias-tape-bag-with-free.html

Mom-daughter presents

I've had a couple casual birthdays of moms I am friends with so I made little gifts for them. In both cases, I made head bands for the moms (ones I thought would look good with your hair pulled back in a pony tail) and matching kerchiefs (for head or neck) for baby. I like it because they match, but aren't identical. The send set I made (not pictured) I used jersey for the kerchief and sewed on a bit of the fabric as decoration. This was better, in my opinion, because it would be easier to tie on and more comfy for the baby, especially as a head scarf. I might have to make a set for me and E!