Christmas Stuff

Sorry I have been gone for a super long time. I have been wiped out with sickness for about a month now and sewing has not been the top priority. But here are pictures of what I managed to make for Christmas this year. I didn't get all of my list done and I still have some projects all cut out and waiting to sew up.

I also made a cooking set for my niece with an apron 2 pot holders and 2 oven mits. Well hopefully now that I am feeling better I should be sewing soon.

Thanksgiving Sewathon!

So my aunt is coming up from Nashville to do Thanksgiving and I wanted to make her Christmas presents early cause I was bored today.

I made her an apron, she requested one that looked retro. Found this super cute snowflake print at Hobby Lobby in the remnant pile and with 3 almost-a-yard pieces I had some left over to make a little thing for me :) For my cousin I made a messenger bag. I found this tree print also at Hobby Lobby and I thought it was great because its not too christmassy and not girly.

So I decided that I don't like the purse that I have been hauling around, it spills stuff all the time yuck! So I made this one out of the scraps of my aunts apron!

And a close up of my new stamp! I went with my friend Debbie to my other friend Pennie's 'Stampin Up! party and I ordered this stamp and its the best thing that I have ever had. After I made these I just stamped my personal stamp and poof! everyone knows I made it. :D

I am the best Auntie

So I got out of my non-sewing funk and made a Christmas present. A pair of pj's for one of my nephews.

"I am Buzz Lightyear"

And to make this set of pj's even better than regular ones, Buzz is sewn on with glow in the dark thread. Am I awesome or what? 

More Stuff

I worked on something for the kiddo today so not too much progress on the bustle but some.

I only got a yard of the velvet at Hobby Lobby today and unfortunately it's not enough to cover the back and be gathered and pretty. So I am going to go back Monday and get another yard and a half and try to hide the seam. I think that there is too much red in the front and I am thinking of a way to place some lace or something so I can see the difference between where the top ends and the skirt begins. Also I think I might place some lace at the hem and bottom of the red skirt part.

Coming tomorrow, why it is bad to love too much Doris Day.

Progress on Bustle

 So I want  to wear is for haloween this year, so I got it out of hiding and looked at it again. I have taken out the white at the front and replaced it with a beautiful red velvet remnant that I picked up at Hobby Lobby.  I think it works much better than the white. What do ya'll think?

I have to go get about 1 more yard of the velvet fro the back bustle draping, but other than that I'm done!  

Hello

I'm back! sorry it has been a long time. I kinda lost my sewing and blogging mojo this summer. But I am back in the swing of things now and here is my latest creation.

Niece #1 loves Dora, she is just over the moon for her. I made her a Dora dress and she wears it all the time. So her birthday is tomorrow and like the good procrastinating auntie that I am I waited until tonight to make her present. This is the dress that Dora wears in "Dora's Fairytale Adventure"

I did add purple on the arms to define the puffs a bit, and pink at the waist so that the fit would be adjustable. I think that I got close to what Dora wears. What do you think?

Oh crud I forgot the hat. Oh well I will make one tomorrow. Maybe.

Blogging Slacker

I have been such a blogging slacker. I know that I havent posted at all for a long time, but summer is in full swing here and I have lost my sewing 'want to'. But school is in a couple of weeks so I need to get crackin on school clothes. But here is a photo of what Kitten has been up to.

Her dolly clothesline.

I dont have much to show for this past week. It was VBS at church and I was so tired by the end of the night I fell in bed. I have been slowly working on the bustle dress. I have decided that hand sewing is for the birds and I am sticking to machine sewing from now on. That said, it would be nice if any of my 3 machines worked! My mom came up from her house in the boondocks to visit with us today and to work on an outside project (that I cant talk about because its my audition craft for So You Think Your Crafty). And on top of that my brother came over to visit so its been a wonderful day.

Follow Me Back Tuesday

Wow!

I have received an award! Thanks to http://caffeinatedglobe.blogspot.com/ for it.

The rules for accepting the Versatile Blogger Award:

- Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award.

- Tell 7 things about yourself.

- Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic.

- Place the award button/logo in your post about the award.

- Contact the 15 bloggers and let them know about the award.


Okay so here goes.

1. I love Grey's Anatomy. I think they totally made too big a deal about Denny and swept poor George under the rug. (I was going to say bus, but that would be too mean)

2. My fav color is blue. The light light aquamarine is my absolute fav.

3. I HATE pink. My daughter loves it.

4. I like doing puzzles, I have such a good feeling when everything fits so perfectly together.

5. I have a sawdust stuffed elephant from Romania that my dad got for me when I was little. He is falling apart and my daughter tried for months to steal him when she was 2, until I got her a Horton elephant from Kohls.

6. I love to read. I will read almost anything.

7. I have never watched Lost, and I never will. (and I mean it Driddle)


Well the hard part is done now for the Winners!

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7. http://sewingfantaticdiary.blogspot.com/

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11. http://elenatintil.blogspot.com/

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13. http://frogsinabucket.blogspot.com/

14. http://loweryourpresserfoot.blogspot.com/

15. http://www.mommyskitchen.net/

Congratulations to you all!