More Volunteer Bears

Last two bears for the hospice. These ones gave me incentive to learn to use my Serger because the material is knit and therefore stretchy. I could have done it with a zigzag on my machine, but quicker and easier on the Serger. I have to say, that machine almost isn't worth the time and trouble it took to learn how to thread the silly thing. I can't just re-string one - I have to redo them all so they cross correctly. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I have it, but I still prefer my machine. I'll take all four bears to the Hospice on Monday.

Easy Skirt

 Since I finished the sewing part of my last two bears, I decided to make myself a skirt last night at my friend's house. I found a super easy pattern that just uses simple measurements to cut the fabric then just hem and elastic casing. I was surprised at how quickly it came together. Plus it's super comfy.

Volunteer Bears

This is my volunteer work. I make bears for grieving loved ones out of old clothing. They get button eyes and felt noses. It's always nice when the clothes already have buttons I can use, but sometimes I use my own. I have two more to do out of a different fabric. I'll post a picture when I'm done with them. It's a knit fabric so it's also going to be my first foray into using my Serger. I have a friend coming over to help get my started. I'm enjoying being able to use my crafts to help people. Plus I just plain love service.

Knit Tie

My husband likes weird ties. So when he saw a knit tie, he wanted one. So I started looking for a pattern and I found this one for my son. I found one for him too, but I'm still working on it (I'm lacking in material). I'll post it when I'm finally able to finish it. I had to extend this one, it proved a bit short when we tried to tie it.

Final Quiet Book Update!

  Finally finished the Quiet Books yesterday. Brandon put rivets in all the pages and I made the cover.

I used elastic to make loops to put the rings through, a strap on the spine for travel, and a button and elastic loop closure. The last step was using puff paint for the title and voila - two Quiet Books!

Dress Mod

 Simple modifications I made to one of my favorite dresses to make it a tad more modest. I did the ruffle first and then decided that a leftover bit would be adorable for the modesty triangle. It ties it all together wonderfully and now I love it even more!

Nightgown

So this is a nightgown I made myself. I used a pattern, although I had to modify it a bit. It was tight in the arms so I put panels in the sides. It was also a bit short so I added the ruffle on the bottom to extend it. I would have done it with the same material, but I simply didn't have enough left. Mostly because this isn't the only thing I used this material for. You may recognize it from the changing pad I made.