The "S" Backpack

Little One is so smart! The other day I was wearing a t-shirt and she came over and pointed to the "s" on the shirt and said, "There is a S***** (her name) on mommy's shirt." Then she pointed to another "s" and said, "There are two S*****'s on mommy's shirt." So I figured, I might as well make her something with an "S" on it. She's getting this backpack tomorrow for Easter:

Three New Dresses...and what the heck is that?!

So I made three pillow case dresses for LO - I'm thinking I need to fix the polka dot one with some thicker ribbon - but I'm pleased with how they came out:

Cherries:


Flower print that reminds me of my Nana B.:


And polka dots:


And my last project isn't quite finished yet - it still needs a strap...So I did this as a challenge to my class - we've been talking a lot about recycling, reusing, reducing and during their Valentines' Day celebration, they were drinking out of Capri Sun juice boxes and I asked them to save them for me. So I took them home, cut the bottoms out, washed them and dried them (hubby thought I was nuts until he saw the result...lol!) - so the other day, LO and I taped them together with duct tape and clear packing tape. She kept laughing saying, "Mommy tape the juice up!" I'm hoping that after vacation is over I can show them that they can reuse things to make other things. Also I hope to show them that they could also use a reusable container, rather than use ready made juice boxes - which in turn will help the environment...I might have to raffle this bag off or something... ;)

The Long Awaited Thomas Dress

So it's no secret that LO loves Thomas the Train and all of his (expensive) friends. I was lucky to be able to participate in a swap on craftster and get a bunch of Thomas fabrics. As soon as we opened the box, LO wanted a "Tommy Dress" - well this is what we made:



After a couple of days, I was able to get it all together and make her a real "Tommy Dress":





"Look Daddy, train butts" (that's what she calls buttons):


And the back:

What a ham!

I just love LO - she is just so funny!

Tonight after she had her tubby, she wanted to have her hair done in pigtails and barrettes. Then when she saw the "pretty dot dress mommy" she took off her beloved Thomas PJs and wanted the dress on...I took out the camera, and LO started hamming it up...







"This is Thomas Mommy" (Don't mind the clean laundry...):


"Time to take the dress off LO and go to bed":


"I'm serious...":


"Oh! Mommy, are you still taking pictures?":

More sewing! :)

I've been busy! :) I made three dresses for Little One for the summer - I still have some shorts to make to go underneath and a few more...



This is my favorite - I modified the top dresses to use buttons instead of ties:


I think she might wear it tomorrow to the baby shower we're going to...I'll be sure to take pictures!

Mommy's Helper

I had a surprise today - Mommy got to stay home for MLK day. :) So we had friends over in the morning and after they left, Mommy had me try on this outfit for my cousin V:




I didn't want to take it off, but my mommy promised to make me some dresses for the summer. So this afternoon we cut out fabric for more dresses. Mommy went to the bathroom and came back and saw me doing this:










I can't wait for my butterfly dress to be ready! :) I really liked helping!

Don't worry - those are playdough scissors and mommy put lots of lotion on my face - it's so red from my runny nose. :(

Dusting off the Sewing Machine...

So I dusted off my sewing machine - I don't think it's seen the light of day since the summer...Anyways, I have a new New Years Resolution - I am not going to buy any gifts for anyone this year - or I'm not going to buy the "whole" gift - I'm going to have to make some part of it. Which means more crafting. But I have ulterior motives - 1) It keeps me off the couch (except for my knitting), 2) It keeps me from eating, 3) It keeps my mind creating!

So first up is our niece's birthday: I found this beautiful Alexander Henry fabric on the remnant table and paired it with some fabric I bought for a dress that I was going to make LO (don't worry, I saved the Alexander Henry fabric for a dress for LO - it's the top fabric).





The "bloomers" for underneath - I thought the dress would be too short:




Now to finish that mei tai for my cousin and the dress for LO.

Update: This is the one I made LO this past summer - it was a little big and it's meant to grow with her:






It makes a complete circle:


Here is the tute to make the dress - it takes a while, but it's well worth it in the end!