I finally made something!

Every so often, I need to break the monotony

of constant vest-making for my Etsy shop

And it's then that I check the projects I have bookmarked

in my "Sewing and crafts" file.

This week I made two of those lovely bookmarked crafts!

The first one was inspired by the Knit Heart Dress Tutorial <--click to see it

I really loved the dress, but I decided to add my own little twist to it!

I wanted the shape a bit more tailored, and little longer for Kid#5,

So I added a bodice, and box pleats to the skirt. 

It was looking a little plain though, so I did vertical ruffles down the bodice.

I also did 3/4 cuffed sleeves, and I decided to do the hearts differently as well,

just because one giant heart didn't look quite as lovely.

Kid #5 loved it, and she wanted to wear it to bed when I tried it on

for size! That's always the best feeling :)

Then-for Project#2, I made these Baby Mittens <-linked up here :)

She has such a fantastic tutorial with several pictures, so these were a breeze to make!

I ended up using the leftover knit from Kid#5's dress for the cuffs,

I love it when I can use up my scraps!

I loved this tute because they are lined (I used super-soft gray knit)

and there are no exposed seams anywhere!!!

Can't wait for Kid#6 to get here so he can wear them!

Thanks for stopping by-hope you got some craft-spiration!

Makin' stuff......or not

AGH! My sewing machine is going berserk.
I wanted to freak out for about five minutes.
Ok, more than five.
But I didn't. Not really.
Deep breaths do NOT count as freaking out.

It couldn't have better timing.

With orders to process and a sewing class to teach,
I wanted to take some time and do a
quick project. Something to give me a break
from the black fleece and creature power discs.

Something fun.

And my something fun was going to double as
the sewing class's next project.
*score for multipurposey things*

So, see these shoes?

These are my pirate shoes.
So called for their pirate-y stripes and colors, I suppose.

bleh. a moth just flew in my face.
bugs are gross.


Back to the project.
I got these shoes at the Thrift Store for a couple bucks, and they were
worth it. The first time I wore them, my little brother said,
"Hey! Where'd you get the pirate shoes?!"

So, my shoes inspired my project.
And my project has absotively nothing to do with shoes!
Fantastic, right?

I was at WalMart, and they were having a fabric sale.
These shoes started a bargin trend I suppose.

So I grabbed two fabrics

And they don't really match. But then again,
they do.
Confusing, no?

So, I got the fabric, and I wanted to make a
tote bag for our sewing class, and lay the fabric this way

And in the end, this is really just a long teaser post of projects to come
hopefully at some point in the future before my machine dies.

But the fabric is great, isn't it?!
I think the skinny-to-big stripes are cool.
And the blue and red stripes are piratey.

Like my shoes =]

Baby Whale Stuffed Animal!

Made these for our new cousin, and her big sister!

So excited and hope they like them!

 EDIT: realized I forgot the link! 
You can find these in my shop here
Thanks for stopping by!

Katie