The future projects

I am working on sewing 5 table squares for a retirement reception for my mom. I hate doing them. They fabric is slippery and I really hate hemming. On the fun side. . . I just made a darling tutu (pictures to follow) and am working on a bandana skirt. I want to make more reusable bags and a men's shirt girls dress. I just moved the craft room to the basement so I don't have to worry about my crafting waking up the napping darling. I have a ton of scrapbooking to catch up on and am hoping to make one for my hubby. The wedding album is ALMOST finished (after 5 1/2 years of marriage:) Oh well, at least it is getting done. I also decided that I wanted to get rid of the western theme in our living room so I am recycling objects from around the house to give it a new look. Also, I am redoing the guest bath into a kids bath. Wow, no wonder no one thing is done I am doing too many projects at once. I am also chomping at the bit to get to The Salvation Army and pick through the store. Please leave comments if you stop by!

April Projects

I made these felt flowers for a Sew,Mama, Sew contest. The contest was to make flowers out of fabric and attach them to something. I attached mine to magnets. I cut out the felt and beaded the centers. Then I hot glued them to the magnets. So easy and I love the flowers on the fridge! A Spring basket of silk flowers for the house. I have had all the supplies for ages and never done anything with them. I poked them into styrofoam and used green shredded paper to cover the foam. Another project off the list!

I became obsessed for several days with Easter baskets. I made a basket slip-cover out of an old dress and wrapped the handle in lavender ribbon. I then hot-glued the bows to the sides. Easy and cute.

This was the first Easter basket. It took way longer than I intended. Helpful hint: don't sew felt after you have used fusible interfacing that specifically says "do not sew." They aren't kidding. You only end up with a gummed up needle, a lot of skipped stitches and a very grumpy attitude. I ended up hand-sewing a lot of it. I appliqued butterflies on one side and a bunny on the other. I even added some beading. Pretty impressive for a daughter that can't even walk to find an egg. Oh well, more for Mommy!

Summer Dress

This was a really fun dress to make. Besides cutting out the pattern, which I hate, everything went really smoothly. I love how the back crosses. It is a McCall pattern 2213. I am still in the process of sewing the bloomers and hat. I am not really into detail or finish work sewing. This is the reason I have like 20 half-finished projects all over the house.

Reusable Grocery Tote

I have been having so much fun making these reusable grocery totes. They are super-easy to make and have further enmeshed me in my addiction to felt. I found the tutorial for them on Martha Stewart. There is even a video, which is great for my learning style. Here is the link. I bought 5o totes on cheaptotes.com and they were a little over a dollar a piece. They aren't the thick totes, which I like because they fold easier for taking to the grocery store. I also added fabric to the sides so they can hold wider objects. About a three inch panel seems to work for me. I made several and then got distracted by other projects, but I am ready to start making them again.

The first post.

Since I am just starting. I am going to include pics of previous projects. Don't know if anyone will read this blog, but I wanted a place to record what I have been doing for myself! Hopefully I will be able to post at least once a week. That's IF I have enough time to do anything for me during the week. Typically the time isn't the problem it's more of a motivation issue!