Kindle Cover Tutorial
Happy Friday! I hope you have great plans for the weekend. If not, here's a project for you.
My husband bought me a Kindle for my birthday / Christmas this last year. I love it and use it all the time. I have seen lots of fancy Kindle covers but of course, knew I could make my own.
Candy Cane Pants
Remember last year when I made these pants, these shorts and these shorts? Well, I am at it again. This time I made red and white ticking pants with red contrast piping.
Tuesday Tutorial: Boot to Skinny
As I mentioned yesterday my focus for the week was to go through my clothes, try everything on and get rid of the things I don't like. I found a few things that had a category all their own. Basically I made a fix pile.
Strawberry Pants
Making pants for me has always scared me to death. I attempted once a few years ago but it didn't end well. I have been wanting to make more of my clothes and since I wear pants quite frequently I decided it was about time I gave it a go again.
Todd & Veronica
My little boy has been really into imagination play lately. He has been pretending to be other people such as Santa Claus and people from his nursery class. I thought it would be fun for him to have a few little dolls to channel his imagination.
Teacup Corset Apron
When I moved in July I decided I didn't want to bring anything I didn't absolutely LOVE. I had a few aprons that were functional but not really much to look at. I've always wanted an awesome apron but couldn't bring myself to spend $40 to get one when I could get a dress for about that much.
Mad Men Sew-Along with Presser Foot
One of my favorite sewing blogs, Presser Foot is hosting a sew-along with a Mad Men theme. There are about 25 people participating and I"m excited to see what they come up with!
Shabby Apple Design Final Results
Shabby Apple announced their winner for the Design a Dress contest yesterday. Although I didn't win, I'm excited about the dress that did win.
Laptop Bag
Oh Amy Butler. How I love you. Remember when I got a few free patterns from Amy Butler? If not, you can read about it here. Anyway, one of those patterns was the laptop bag and iPod cover. I decided to make the laptop bag to match my new weekender bag. I love the way it turned out and it fits my laptop perfectly. The pattern does teach you how to adjust the size based on the size of your laptop.
Spring Top Week
Made By Rae is one of my favorite blogs. I am so inspired by her energy and her awesome projects! This month she is holding a little contest called Spring Top Week. You can check it out here. Basically all you have to do is make a top, submit it to the contest and pray you win!
Robe
I'm slowly but surely whittling down my list of Summer sewing projects. As you may recall I wanted to make a robe for Calder to wear after his bath and at the pool. This is the cutest cotton terry cloth I've seen in a long time. I would wear something out of it. I love that it's not cartoonish or even childish but seems appropriate. It is white with black birds in flight on it.
Amy Butler's Anna Tunic
This is Amy Butler's Anna Tunic pattern. I so love it. I love the style. It is incredibly comfortable and easy to add a cardigan over or a shirt under. The pattern can be a cami, tunic, mini dress or knee length dress. I chose the knee length dress.
Amy Butler Weekender Bag
I am so excited to show you my Amy Butler Weekender bag. I love it and I actually appreciated the challenge it was. Yes, it was a challenge. It is by far the hardest thing I've ever sewn. In a good way, you know?