Sunday...

finally, I am feeling a little bit better and that is a good thing. I have a huge week full of stuff to get finished up. Last weekend I managed to finish up a few projects:
first this wreath (I got it at the dollar store):

I used one whole charm pack to make the flowers (the flowers were made using the flower frill templates from clover size small & medium), the leaves are from felt with a little piece of wire glued to the back. I still might add a banner to the top corner or maybe a butterfly or a bird, but for now it works. Overall, I loved making the flowers- they were simple and would be a great project to take camping or while watching tv.

I also needed to make a little wedding gift up for my mom to give to someone she works with, here is the front of the pillow:

and the back with a little pocket for hidden notes (i saw this idea along time ago on badskirt's blog and have made a few variations for wedding gifts since then)

(the note cards are papaya A2 ric-rac from Papersource and  I stamped them with this stamp set in a chocolate brown ink)

Also, my mom was busy sewing up a cute baby gift. It was the patchwork sleepsack from Anna Maria Horner's Handmade Beginnings book. I had made one as a sample awhile ago, so I thought it would be a great project for my mom to try out.

We made a few changes- we decided against the patchwork front (mainly as a time-saver plus I had already bought a large scale Heather Bailey print) instead of flannel we used fleece. I highly recommend sticking with flannel but the fleece did work so if your having a newborn in a fairly cold place this could be good. One final change that I made was omitted the Velcro closure and used 4 heavy duty snaps instead. This is the one thing that I think absolutely worked out better than the Velcro. They were easier to install and I think will last better.

I am working on...

so many projects right now and unfortunately don't have a ton to show for it yet. As soon as they get a little farther along, I will post some photos. However, I did pick up this book at The Quilt Barn this morning: 

*image from amazon and link to the book

So far, I am totally in love this book. It should still come in handy even though I have a toddler because it seems like so many people I know are having babies.  There are a few projects that will still work for Xavier and a nice quilt that could work for picnics. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I will be squeeze in a little time to work on a few projects from it. 

The posts just keep coming...

I know I have been on a posting binge. I really am getting in the habit of trying to get something up here as much as possible. Anyways, here is a look at the Easy Empire-Waist Top from Amy Butler's Little Stitches for Little One's book. I really loved how it turned out and I only had to make a few adjustments to the pattern and finishing details.

 

Detail shots:

  

  

and here is a shot of the jam I made yesterday morning:

  

It is peach & apricot jam. Xavier loves it, so glad that he does since I have 5 jars. I usually put it on his toast and waffles or pancakes. This is a low-sugar kind but really tastes awesome. 

Stayed tuned because next week I will be doing a crafty giveaways. Check out the link in the sidebar. 

P.S. tomorrow a garden update is coming your way just for fun!!! 

Baby Projects Part 3

Here there are more booties, bibs, and a diaper bag: (at my mom's work there are 4 babies that are going to be born from now until summer; 2 boys and 2 girls. I made them booties and bib sets)

Here is for a baby boy #1: 

 

Here is for baby boy #2: 

  

Here is baby girl #1:

  

Here is baby girl #2: 

 

And here is the diaper bag: 

 

  

Finally, I remebered where I found the bib pattern it is from Nested  and is the Something to Make: Basic Bib. Well, I am finishing up one of the last baby gifts today and am starting a quilt for Xavier. Tomorrow, I am going to spend the day drafting patterns for the spring/summer line which I hope to have launched at the beginning of July.

Another baby post

Here are the things I made for my cousin...

 

Here is a bib in some heather bailey fabric, I can't remember where I got the pattern as soon as I remember I will let you know. The following baby booties and diaper bag are from a pattern from Amy Butler's Little Stitches for Little Ones. (note: I added some extra topstitching and changed the velco to a snap on the booties) 

  

 

 

  

The fabric on the bag is all by heather bailey.

  

  

 

This was my first quilt and I really just sewed the squares up and then added the backing. I did hand quilt it to give the quilt a more handmade feel.

Well tomorrow will conclude the long run of baby projects, mostly the same thing just different fabrics. Now back to cleaning the studio and on to drafting some patterns.

Baby Projects Part 1

First set is for a new baby girl (who just arrived on May 14th):

Here is a bib:

 

Here are some booties:

 

A little dress:

  

* front view

 

*back view

 

*close up of front

  

* some matching bloomers

   

 *Diaper Bag

  

*Soft toy balls

  

* toy blocks

Stay tuned for more projects on Monday. I really have been working on tons of stuff, that I just had to wait awhile to show you. Well, have an awesome weekend!