KCW- Day 4

Of course I'm behind. It's day 6 of KCW and I'm just now blogging about day 4. Also, my camera's memory card is missing. Face palm. So you get cell phone pics. 

This is the simple skirt I started on day 3. I started the day's sewing by finishing it up. I love the fabric! She loves the heart pockets.

 

 

I also had just enough time to make a new wool cover for the baby boy. He has out grown his old ones & I really missed them! Wool covers are fantastic for overnight diapering. Plus I love a big fluffy baby butt.

KCW- Day 3

I finished this little grump's romper on day 2 of KCW but didn't get any pics until this afternoon. I really like the way it turned out. It is completely my little girl's style. I used this tutorial and really only switched up the straps/ties.

 On day 3 I finished one bapron. I love those little robo-aliens!

I also started a simple skirt for my big girl while baby napped. All I need to do is add the elastic waistband and stitch down the pockets.

Kids Clothes Week Days 1 & 2

Are you participating in Kids Clothes Week?

I'm trying to! I was really inspired this year because on Sunday my lovely grandma took me out for a girls day. The first thing we did was hit up the fabric stores! She totally spoiled me and bought me a giant stack of fabric from Hancock Fabrics. I then bought myself a slightly smaller but still impressive stack from Jo-Ann Fabrics. I am such a happy camper!

Caetlin talked me into working on something for her first.

Did I mention she is a big fan of superheroes? Spider-Man is her favorite!

I got all of the pieces cut out on day one and about 1/3 of the sewing. Today I finished it but I haven't had time to photograph it yet. I'll have to do that tomorrow before starting on my next projects. Are baprons considered clothes? In any case baby needs some! He totally rocks the pink Hello Kitty one we've got now but I'd like to make some new ones just for him & so I don't HAVE to do laundry every night.

The Sweetheart Dress, Superhero Style

My three year & I share a love for superheroes. I knew this bold print would make a great dress for my little Avenger. I choose the Sweetheart Dress pattern for the dress. This is the 4th dress I've made using the pattern & the first one that looks good. (I would not recommend this pattern to someone who's new to sewing. It's bit of a pain.) I'm glad I decided to add the bright yellow piping, it's a fun little detail.

 

Perfect length for bike riding.

She insisted on doing a few grump face poses.

For My Mina Ballerina

Another black hole project has been completed! I absolutely love how this dress turned out. I started it back in March of last year but then my serger & I got in a fight during the project. We have a love/hate relationship.

 I was a little worried it wouldn't fit after all this time but it's perfect. I was inspired by Stef of Girl. Inspired.'s Pretty in Pink knot dress. The blue ballerina fabric is from a fat quarter bundle Mina found at Jo-Ann's back in February of 2011 and begged for and the skirt is white Kona cotton.

This is my favorite shot from our little photo shoot.

 This dress is perfect for spinning and dancing. I love the way it fans out while my little ballerina twirls.

 She insisted I take a picture of her LPS baby penguin. She loves that little thing so much it's crazy. The only problem is it's so small it gets lost ALL the time. I'm working on a little post of my solution to this problem and hope to be ready to share it in a few days.

Junebug Inspired Dress

Is anyone else following Project Run & Play Season 3? 

I'm slightly addicted. Maybe because one of my best bloggy friends is a contestant (Hi Stef!) or maybe because all the contestants have mad skills, and I'm hoping some of their awesomeness will rub off on me. Either way, ADDICTED. And I always have the intention of participating in the At-Home-Sew-Along but, I never get my project finished in time. This is the dress I started for the first week's Junebug Remix challenge. 

I finally finished it a couple days ago but I have a really good reason why it took so long. 

I discovered I HATE knits. 

I mean I love them, they are cozy, soft and are a joy to wear but sewing them, UHG! I had such a hard time that I gave up decided it was best to put it aside for awhile so I wasn't tempted to set it on fire. After letting it sit for a good 2 weeks, pouring over every helpful tip google provided me with a link to and watching several youtube videos, I was ready to try again. 

It's not perfect. or anywhere close to great. or even good. 

I'll go ahead and describe it as "acceptable for a first try."

Seriously, I have to give major props to anyone who can sew knits.

So without any further whining from me, here are a few more pictures of the dress.

 At least it is "a good spinning dress."

I think I'm going to take a little break from sewing until I regain some confidence in my sewing abilities.

In the meantime I think I'll work on some more nursery projects. 

Since baby is due in 7 weeks and the nursery is looking like this

 at the moment.

 And a little collage of how my bump has grown.

Can you tell I love hats?

New Tessa Dress Variation

On Saturday morning we packed up the car and headed 45 east minutes to the hubby's parents place for the Niner game. While we were there Nana volunteered to keep Mina for 4 days! Mina decide that 3 would be enough but still I had 3 days with only one kid! It was pretty awesome. The first day I rested and played with Caetlin, the second day I sanded, painted & primed furniture, and yesterday I sewed up a storm. I forgot how quiet it is with only one kid. I didn't have to stop what I was doing every 5 minutes to referee! I finished a couple Black Hole Projects and completed 2 more projects from start to finish! 

Here is a dress I made for Caetlin with the scraps leftover from her birthday dress. I gave her a pile of scraps to keep her entertained while I worked and she brought it to me to "make me a dess peas?" How could I say no to that sweetness?

It's a variation of the Tessa Dress Pattern from Oh So Sassy.

I love this pattern. I use it all the time. It is cute and simple.

 I added elastic to the back instead of the tie.

 And of course my little model insisted on wearing her tutu under the dress. I had to bribe her with a candy cane to let me take pictures.