Pink Purse

A few weeks ago I was asked to help celebrate a fellow blogger's 40th birthday.

Mamarazzi is some kind of special and I admire her a lot.

 So, of course I was more than willing to get her something for her birthday.

In fact, I had just bought 4 different purse patterns (great sales and I couldn't pick just one)

I thought I would make her a purse in her favorite color, PINK!

I used the Craft Apple Tailored Bag Pattern for her purse.

I think it turned out great!

See:

Front of the bag.

Back of the bag. It has a HUGE pocket back there with a magnet closure.

The inside of the bag has two pockets and a swivel/ring closure.

I had enough left over fabric to make a matching key chain.

We made these for Super Saturday last October and I loved teaching it and making them!

I used this pattern.

I think they both turned out great!

I really hope she enjoys her gifts from me.

 I loved sewing these.

In fact, I'm going to make myself the same purse, only add more pockets inside and a cell phone holder up top. Just like the diaper bag I made from Craft Apple.

Totally go see what else Mamarazzi got for her birthday from some of her best bloggy friends!

And wish her a happy, but late, birthday!

She truly is an amazing woman!

Class Quilt

This is my son's class quilt. They made the heart squares and I pieced it together. There is nothing in the middle, and not tied together. It's just for looks.

It was put up for auction at his schools Family Fun Night. He's teacher's mom was the winning bid for $45 and gave it to her daughter! I'm impressed that this quilt sold for $45!! And there were like 10 bidders! That makes me happy! And I'm glad that his teacher got to keep the quilt. She hasn't been able to for the first two.

Annabelle's Quilt

I made this quilt for our new little niece, Annabelle!

It's tied together, not machine quilted. I still don't have a good enough machine to do that yet. But I have found that my babies love to play with the yarn, so I thought maybe Annabelle would like to too!

I used this tutorial over at Moda Bake Shop.

I love it! I wish we were having a girl so I could make one for our baby.

Halloween Costumes

For Halloween this year, we thought we would keep it cheap, and make our own costumes. We also thought that we would have a theme this year. And since because our kids love everything Mario, we ended up with a bunch of Mario characters!

Luigi aka Jake

Ok, so the only thing here I made was the Luigi hat and the gold buttons on the overalls. All the other stuff was gotten at a low cost!

Princess Peach aka Zoe

Isn't she cute?

I know it's blurry, but it's the only picture I have of just her full length. I made everything but the gloves, with a lot of help from my mom. My parents came up for Halloween, and I begged for my mom to help me. I have never sewn from a store bought pattern (this one is from Disney's Cinderella costume) or sewn with satin before. It was *fun*. So glad my Mama was here to help!

Mario, aka, Leo

So the whole reason we thought of a Mario theme, other than the kids love Mario, was Mario's hat. My husband has been dutifully entering our Wii points from the games we have at Nintendo and saved up enough to win a prize. The prize we got to pick, Mario's hat! And since Leo looked so darn cute in it, we thought we would do Mario and friends for Halloween. Only thing made here was the gold buttons. We had the overalls already, and the shirt was a sweet fine!

Toad, aka Teage

Ok, so not the best picture, but you get the idea. He was a little done with taking pictures at this point. The hat, well, that's chef's hat with the stiff part turned to the inside, sewn shut with some flannel, add some elastic of the strap and some red dots to make it look like a mushroom. I also made the vest (it's a little small on him). The rest are clothes he already had.

Mario and Friends!

So that was our Halloween this year. Homemade and cute! Not sure what we'll do for next year, but one things for sure, I'm not waiting until the last minute to make it all!

Halloween Totes

Wow, it's been awhile. Sorry. We had a busy summer. And my sewing machine broke. Finally got a new one. Just in time for Halloween! I have really been wanting to make these Halloween Totes (*note, when I tried loading the page, it didn't want to load, so try again later) from Craft Blog. They were super easy to make! Just a little time consuming with having to cut all the squares, but that went by fast once I knew what I was doing.

So without further ado, the Halloween totes for my four kiddos!

This one is Teage's. Which, I ended up holding all night. Oh well. At least it's cute!

Jake's bag. And the first one I made. Not bad, if I do say so myself!

Now, knowing that Jake loves green, you would think this is his bag. But you would be wrong. This one is Leo's bag. He really loved his bag!

Can you guess who's lovely purple bag this is? If I would have let her, Zoe would have had an all purple bag. LOL!

I got a lot of different fabrics for the kids to choose from. They all chose which fabric they wanted for their totes. I only altered a few, just so the bag would look a little bit better. The good thing is, I got enough fabric to make more for when we have more kids.

Speaking of which, I'm pregnant with baby number 5! We are excited to bring this new little spirit into our home! I'm due June 7th, and because I usually go a week early, my husband will be getting a baby for his birthday!

I want to make this...or win it!

One of my favorite Bakers has come up with something really cute...and useful for me!

I'm learning how to crochet and so is she, and she has made this awesome crochet clutch!

And the best part is, she's giving another one away! Ooo, save me from making two (psst, Kayla, I'm planning on making one for you!). You can check out the giveaway here.

Fabric Easter Baskets

And, I'm back! It's been too long since I got my craft on! I'm so happy that I was able to do something cute for my kiddies for Easter!

For Easter this year, I made fabric Easter Baskets from a tutorial on Moda Bake Shop. There were easy, but getting them the shape I wanted wasn't so easy. I would have failed a basket making class for sure!

Here are the three I made (didn't make one for the baby. I'll make him one next year). My hubby makes fun of the missed shape of all three. I let him. Oh well. At least the last one looks like an Easter Basket!

This one is for my lil' girl. The fabric is Soiree by Lila Tueller. It's my favorite. It turned out the best (still lopsided though) but it's big, looks like an basket and the colors are wonderful!

This one is for my oldest boy. It's Baskets of Flowers by Mary Engelbreit. This one was the first one I made. It's ok. The colors are good for a boy, but a little bright for Easter. Oh well.

And this one is for my 2 year old boy. It's Oh-Cherry-Oh! By Me and My Sister. This one just was so small to start with and it kept going in. At least he's a little boy.

All in all, good. My fingers are now all blister and calloused. And I stayed up way too late on Easter Eve working on my last basket. So glad I didn't make one for the baby!

Up next, a cute skirt I started a few weeks ago that I need to finish! Hopefully next week sometime. This week is for cleaning and packing. Going back to Utah for my best friends wedding!

Still Here

Ok, I'm still here. It's been a very BUSY month. I had Teage July 20th. Then the next week we moved to the great state of Oregon! The last few weeks have been filled with unpacking, cleaning, working (hubby started his job on the 5th and has been out of town for 90% of the time so far) and just exploring the next town. I have yet to unpack my sewing machine. But am hoping and praying that that will be fixed this week or weekend. I already have a project in mind. A t-shirt quilt made from all the old t-shirts that we have had since high school, never wear anymore (because we're both like 50 pounds heavier from high school) and just can't seem to give up. Plus, I need a quilt to snuggle with when the hubs is out of town.
I really hope I can work on the quilt in the next week or so. I then need to start working on Christmas projects. Can't believe I'm saying that. I am one of those people that believe that Christmas decorations and music should not be put up or played BEFORE Thanksgiving. And that includes presents. But, I guess, if you are making them, you should get a head start!

He's Here!!

My little peanut came on Monday! I'm so happy he's finally here. Teage was 7 lbs 5 oz and 19 inches long. We are doing well. Home and resting.
So this means, I'll be MIA for a while. We are moving next week, so we're busy getting the apartment packed and me resting and taking care of Teage. So glad my mother-in-law is here to help!

Baby Wrap/Sling

When I first got into sewing I came across this wonderful shop, loveyduds and really really wanted one for the baby. I was tired of the Snugglie we had (all the straps hanging everywhere and the strain on my back) and wanted something more "organic and natural". But, there was no way I could afford what she was asking for.

So, I noticed that Fabric.com was having a really good sale, so, on a whim (and I didn't tell hubby until after I bought the fabric) and got what I needed to make my own wrap. I did a lot of studying of how loveyduds makes their wraps. Looked up measurements for a moby wrap, I did my own thing and created my very own wrap! I'm very happy with it and can't wait to use it!

Ok, here it is! I look huge. Keep in mind I have a huge pregnant belly and my daughter's cabbage patch doll as the "baby". The front panel is Michael Miller First Sight Cubism Black & White. I wanted something that would be good for a boy or a girl (hoping that I have a few more girls). I really like it!

And from the side. That black thing coming from my behind is our pop up canopy that we finally removed from the van to the house, only to be moved into another room to be put into a moving van! Anyways, back to the wrap, it's super cute!

I know that loveyduds has asked people to respect their design and ideas, but I'm not going to start selling these at all. This was just for me. And me only. I give full credit for the design and idea to loveyduds and to Moby Wrap. Please, if you would like a wrap, go to either site and order from them. Theirs is probably much better than anything I could make!