Cheese and cracker trays

For my deliveries in September I made this fun cheese and cracker trays……..

I also did a little sewing in September too…..

kids apron

and adult apron!

I’ve been sewing

We went to a family reunion a few weeks ago and had such a fun time. Part of the deal was that you were asked to bring something you made and they have a family auction to help cover some of the reunion costs (like the camping fee). I love this idea and it motivated me to get my sewing machine out and make this………

I used my favorite patter from The secret stitch club!!

I also had a chance to put together the birthday present my grandma got for me. She found this adorable kit for an apron from what she promises is the cutest fabric shop/boutique ever.

The kit came with everything you see here, isn’t it fun? And it turned out like this………

I don’t know if the seller of these cute kits has an etsy site but she does have a blog with a tutorial at The lazy Daisy cottage.

P.S. my five year old took the pictures and I thought he did pretty good considering the subject lol.

Fabric Flower Bandwagon

It’s official, I decided to jump on the rosette bandwagon! I have seen these amazing fabric flowers on everything from headbands, rings, and purses, to picture frames, t-shirts, and necklaces. Then my sister tells me that she is opening up an Etsy shop to sell her version of these amazing flowers (trust me hers are way cuter and sturdier than mine) so I will let you know as soon as she is up and running.

After absorbing all of this wonderful inspiration this is how mine turned out!!

 

I cut some fabric into strips and twisted the strips around a barbeque skewer to make my flowers. Then I hand stitched some of the pieces of the flower together so that they wouldn’t fall apart. Lastly I used some hot glue to attach felt to the backs.

I couldn’t decide what to do with my pretty little flowers and then I remembered I had a stash of old magnets that I could cut up and glue to the backs….

I love how they turned out!!

What is the best use that you have seen for these flowers?

Anthropologie Inspired Tuxedo Scarf

One day I was blog surfing (gasp I know) and came across this fantastic tutorial for a tuxedo scarf at crafty habit. I ended up making two of these form the fabric suggested and I might even have enough for a third.

The first one I made seemed a little wide for my taste….

So I modified the width of the scarf and the ruffle by almost half and came up with this one that fits me perfectly. I love the purple and I love that it’s a little bit more dressy than the other styles I have!

  

What do you think? And what have you been sewing lately??

Tuesday Attempt: Laptop Cover

So I had this little idea to make a laptop cover out of an old jacket that didn’t fit anymore and I actually like it. It’s certainly not something that I use daily but if I need to throw it in a bag to take it somewhere it works great!! I cut the zipper out and the hood and arms off and zig zag stitched it up the front and across the top.

And look I have cute little pockets for storage woot woot. 

Baby Gifts

I am the proud aunt of a new baby girl!!! She is stunning and her Mommy did such a great job getting her here. I was excited to bring her a little gift and I found this cute pattern over at www.makeitandloveit.blogspot.com. I made a test pair first to work out some of the kinks so her fabric ended up being a little cuter than these, but my son was super excited that he got to keep the first set. She came a little early so I haven't had a chance to make her some matching burp cloths yet but I plan on getting around to that soon. I think my fam is getting a little burnt out on my "homemade" kick but I can't help it I have so much fun with it.

My second apron

Here it is my second apron attempt. I used the same pattern as my fist apron and slightly altered a few things. And yep the pocket is big enough for my phone (he he). I have so much to learn in the world of sewing but I have had fun so far.




Yeay I just got the OK to link this post to the fantastic blog and tutorial I used to make my aprons www.secretstitchclub.blogspot.com The 5 ruffle anniversary apron was the tutorial that I used and altered just a touch for this apron. I have learned so much from these talented women!!

Heat Packs

For my sister's birthday I wanted to make her a microwavable heat pack (because I had seen her borrow her neighbors). I had fun making this one. The outer cover is something that she is able to remove and wash. I was so excited with how this one turned out that I decided to make something similar for me. I used wheat as a filler and it actually holds the heat better than I expected. So here they are.

My first apron

One of the biggest reasons that I wanted a sewing machine was to make a cute girlie apron that I saw on the Internet. This is a pic of my version of that apron. I was proud that I was able to finish this project but I have to say I didn't love it once I was done. Somehow I didn't see this apron as being so puffy, go figure because the name of it is "The five ruffle apron" ha ha.

Next Project

This was my second sewing project. I found a pattern for a re-usable shopping bag and wanted to make one to store all of my sewing scraps in it.

Here we go!!

I have been slow to join the world of blogging but I enjoy reading other blogs so much that I had to be part of this fun world. I am excited to let my blog be a way to share the crafty things that I am up to.

I got a very basic sewing machine for Christmas and I am teaching myself how to use it. My first project (thanks to Kenny) was pillows for our bed.