Project Finally Finished!

A little background: I started a t-shirt quilt about 5 years ago.  I wanted to preserve some of our college and Europe shirts before they were stained, holey, and too gross to use.  With the help of my grandma, I pieced the blocks together and began the binding.  I remember going to her house in Cheyenne, armed with my quilt top, needles, and Lillian.  We made a good start to the process...but I never finished it. 



Life happened.  I was busy with school, Lucas came along, and the quilt was never a priority. 

IT IS FINALLY DONE!!!

A Few of His Favorite Things

I'm always sewing something for Lillian- a dress, a skirt, a bag, something. Lucas kinda gets nothing because the options of sewing for boys are few and far between. Some ideas just don't fit the rough and tumble kid he really is! I got the idea to make a small quilt for him after seeing ideas for I Spy quilts on etsy.com. My idea evolved to a quilt of things Lucas really enjoys at the age of 2. I backed it with flannel I already had and tacked a few of the corners. Ta-da! He now calls this his "big blankie" and likes sleeping with it and using it on the couch when he watches a movie.

Another One Finished...

I started with a thrifted pillowcase...




And ended with a skirt for Lillian.

This is not an original idea; I found several tutorials online like here .

I've also seen tutorials for pillowcase dresses but haven't seen one that I think will look right on a big 6 year old- adorable on younger girls but I fear my Lillian is growing up!

Freshly Picked

Just Add Glitter

Wardrobe Refashion

Here is a project I worked on today:

I started with an Old Navy knit shirt, sz large. I had it in the donate pile and dug it out for this project. I measured Lillian and cut the sides to take it in to fit her.



I used cookie cutters to cut out flower and butterfly shapes in a fun fabric.

The finished product: a little wide in the shoulder but has that 80's casual look to it.

Inspiration

I've cleaned out the Favorites tab on my computer and added some of the sites I regularly visit to my sidebar under My Favorite Sites and Inspiration. For my crafty/sewing readers, you might find something interesting for your next project. My list of "projects" has morphed into something huge! I have so many ideas swimming in my head...

Any new projects in your life?

Just Braggin'

I am so proud of this shirt! I made this for Lucas from a men's XL t-shirt and pieces of ribbing from another shirt, both bought at a thrift store for .50 each. It is completely upcycled from previously worn fabric and I have no more than $1 in the whole shirt! I used the tutorial from MADE to create my own pattern from a shirt Lucas currently wears and then cut out the pieces and stitched it up!

While the tutorial says 90 minutes, it took me closer to 3 hrs since I had to cut the pattern first. And, of course, it didn't happen all in one night. I am addicted to these now! I'm ready to start my next one but have to round up some more knit fabric to work with.

More Room Redo

I made a valance out of the cute cowboy fabric and added the cowboy hat he wore for his first birthday party. The horses go all around the room; they stick like wallpaper and are called Wallies.

Made a pillowcase out of the same fabric- need to make one more

View of his room from the door- there's tons of stuff in this room but it's functional and still leaves room for play. Shelves on the walls are needed to house decorative and keepsake stuff. I want more wall decor to play up the cowboy/horse theme. I have about 2 yards of the cowboy fabric left and I need ideas of how to use it. A wallhanging is all I can come up with but that seems so unoriginal.

I had dreams of painting a rail fence but, hey, my talents are limited to fabric!

Look What I Made!

I'm finally starting my list of summer projects. This skirt was so easy to do and could have been finished in less than 2 hours, start to finish, if I didn't have people asking for a drink and a snack every 30 minutes. I found the idea HERE.

Grace Violet is quickly becoming my go-to spot for easy, crafty sewing ideas. I really need to find some ideas for boys. If any of you know of some great sites, let me know.

Look What I Made!

I found the inspiration here.

Grace Violet has given me other ideas that I am trying out this week. The spring weather has made me motivated and inspired! I will show you my creations as they are finished. Some have to remain secret because I intend to give some as gifts.

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Seriously, this dress was easy, peasy! I bought smocked fabric at Hobby Lobby (hurry, it sells out fast), then chose a coordinating fabric to lengthen the dress to fit my young colt, and finally attached straps. This has so many options! I could have made it strapless but, hey, she's only 5. It could be a tunic with leggings underneath. I have a tiny bit left over to made a matching dress for one of her dolls.