It’s a…
Well we had our big ultrasound yesterday! I have to say I have been lucky & none of my kids have been shy… but this little one takes the cake, with in the first 60 seconds we got our answer… BOY! We are all really excited & spent the rest of the afternoon shopping 
. There is something to be said about mothers intuition, most people guessed girl but since about 6 weeks I had been having a pretty strong boy feeling! And the Best Baby Gender Test also appears to have been right and it was free with less then $10 shipping when I took a survey.
On a sewing note when I went on a huge shopping trip at JoAnn’s on 8/31 before the start of the stash game and a few days before our ultrasound I bought 5.5 yards of this super cute monster fabric thinking I could always use it to make something for Zander, but now I think I will be the prefect bedding for Parker . Plus I can make them matching PJ bottoms too!
3 comments September 3, 2010
The 2010 Fall Stash Game Has Begun!
If you have been following my blog for a while you may remember what I am talking about, if not I will explain! The large sewing forum I belong to plays a game in the fall & spring (normally Sept & Feb) to help all the mama’s sew and NOT shop. The point is to sew up as much as you can in the 30 days. You may trace patterns before hand but no cutting fabric until the game starts & no buying or receiving new fabric (even if it’s free) or you get negative points. You get points for what you sew and you post pictures of everything as you go… it’s a nice friendly competition that can really help motivate people to get stuff DONE.
Normally I start off each stash game on Midnight of the 1st with my 1st project, but this time I am pregnant & was tired so I just went to bed. Then yesterday was a long day with dentist appointments & what not, so I didn’t get a ton done, but I did get 2 of the 18 super hero cape orders I have gotten recently DONE. Nothing to exciting, but 1 yard gone & 20 pts for me . The picture isn’t great because it’s from my phone… I need to charge the camera battery because I will be taking lots of pictures this month!
3 comments September 2, 2010
Save 20% on YouCanMakeThis.com
YouCanMakeThis.com recently overhauled their website and gave it a whole new look. Have you seen it? It’s quite a bit easier to navigate and search now which is a huge plus for me. One of my favorite new features is the search tool for the ‘I Made This‘ section. Now you can search for specific types of patterns or just one pattern.
Anyways I don’t buy all my patterns there but I do buy a few here & there and I often show you what I have made like the McKensie, Miss Olivia & Miss Claire, Miss Mary, Miss Madeline & the Amelia’s Dresses. I also made multiple tunic versions of the Miss Madeline here & here. I have even made a dress for me! All these patterns are available at YCMT, plus I have a bunch more I haven’t made up yet or haven’t gotten to take pictures of.
As a way to celebrate they have offered a 20% off coupon at YCMT that is good until the 31st, Code: NEW20. There are only 2 days left & they only do this a few times a year, so if you have some patterns you have been eying now is the time to buy them. PLUS, receive one of their most popular patterns, The Duet Apron pattern set, for free with a $20 order.
So as I leave you with this I am off to buy a couple sewing patterns including the Miss Lily as well as a bunch of baby crochet patterns I have been drooling over since their last sale!
UPDATE: With the free pattern I got, on top of what I ordered, I got $46.44 worth of e-books & patterns for $30.76!
AND I got this one for free…
2 comments August 30, 2010
Sewing with my little ladies!
Though they are still a bit young to be doing massive sewing projects all of my kids are intrigued by my sewing. The twins especially have really started to show interest in the last few months so I have been slowly getting them started. Tonight their dad is taking them to their cousins 2nd birthday party & asked me to watch them for a few hours during the day (Sunday is one of his days).
SO I asked the twins if they wanted to make a doll blankie for their cousin as a gift & of course they both ran to my sewing room to start picking out fabric! They picked out 2 fat quarters for the top that match pretty well & another sparkly star fabric for the back even though it doesn’t really match… it’s all star related so that’s all that matters to two three year olds!
They supervised me, reminding me not to cut my fingers off because the cutter is ‘sharpy’, as I carefully cut the 12 6.5″ squares needed. Then the 3 of us laid out the blanket & they took turns on my lap on the sewing machine as we sewed it together. Then they again supervised as I ironed all the seams flat (again being reminded to be careful, the iron is hot!). When the top was done we carefully cut the back to size & a scrap piece of fleece to use instead of batting. They then showed me where to pin as I pinned the 3 layers together. I wasn’t going to try binding it with them on my lap so instead we turned & top stitched with a nice decorative stitch!
They are SO proud now that it is done & as I was trying to get them dressed for the party they couldn’t stop talking about it. I am such a proud mama . Excuse the wonky smiles… they are at the age where they try REALLY hard to smile & it just looks odd or I end up with this…. very cute, but very silly. Carlie is on the left & Baylie on the right!
4 comments August 29, 2010
The Simply Sweet Frock
One down side to reading a lot of sewing blogs & belonging to sewing forums is that you see a lot of things you just GOT to have. One dress pattern that has been making its way around is the Sugar City Village Frock. The only problem is 1.) it was pricey at $16 2.) she closed up shop & you can no longer buy it! There is actually a similar pattern in one of the Ottobre Design Magazines as well. I along with many other ladies have been drooling after this pattern & trying to track down copies for a while.
Well imagine my happy surprise when someone drafted up a cute simple frock with a similar neckline & put it on their blog for FREE! I have to say I like this one even better then the SC Frock & I think the fit is much more appealing to me. The down side is that it only comes in sizes 2, 4 & 5, but it should be pretty simple to adjust up or down a size. Anyways I am in LOVE with the Simply Sweet Frock from Simply Together and simply had to share with my readers. The directions don’t have step by step photo’s but it includes a full size printable pattern (warning it is slow to load at times). So hop on over to her blog & check it out!
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