A bib and blanket I made for my Cousin's new baby boy. I was told she likes yellow so I went for a bee pattern on the bib. The embroidery was new to me and I'm afraid I used too much thread. It was a bit thick, but future reference. Buttons instead of glue on eyes. It turned out really cute.
I went for the same fabrics on the blanket to match, and I decided to do a tag end too. I always have fun picking out ribbons and it looks really nice. It goes well with the bib too. My cousin likes both. Functional and fun to make!
I recently found out I'm pregnant again so I got out my maternity clothes. Last time I was pregnant mostly during the winter, so I had a couple long sleeved shirts. This time it'll be summer and more humid since I live in Dallas now. So I shortened the sleeves. You can barely tell with the purple one (I wear this one all the time) and it's really comfortable. I love the shorter sleeves on it.
The pink one is a slightly different story. I made the sleeves a little longer on this one because it's cotton, not polyester like the purple one. I haven't worn it since I altered it because I'm not really showing yet and I don't need it. I'm satisfied with how it turned out though and it'll be nice to have it when I do need it.
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Another owl pattern from my granma. The beak was supposed to be felt but I have no idea where the box with my felt currently resides (besides somewhere in the garage) so I improvised. I just crocheted one on the fly and I'm rather happy with how it turned out. I did pink since a little birdie told me that's a popular owl color these days. I'm going to do a purple one as well (I just got some purple yarn at wally world today) along with a few other colors I have lying around. As always, let me know what you think. I love the feedback :)
My Easter present to myself. I got the stripey fabric from my mother-in-law. She had a bunch of old stuff from her meme who sewed as well. Apparently her meme made an Easter skirt for her, so that gave me an idea to do one for myself.
I decided to use a broomstick skirt pattern I hadn't gotten around to using. I was almost done cutting when I realized I didn't have enough for the bottom tier. So I dug out some pink fabric and used that instead. I absolutely love the accent effect and the skirt is super comfy.
I have to admit it gave me some trouble though. Ruffling tiers is a pain even with a ruffle foot, but I figured it out. Then I discovered that the yoke wasn't tapered at the bottom like it ought to be. So we made a triangle for it (my husband helped), and that fixed the problem. I barely got it done in time for Easter Sunday.
A case I made for my sister-in-law's birthday. I changed the specifications so that it fits her Nook, but it's the same design as our kindle case (which now houses my tablet). My mother-in-law had the idea and bought me the fabric, strap, and clasp. It's twill, so it's a really strong fabric, although the grey (her fav. color) makes it look a bit militaristic. The verdict? She loves it. I'm thrilled. Making people (including myself hehe) happy is one of the best parts of crafting as far as I'm concerned. Well, that and being able to make useful things for my family.
A bib and blanket I made for my Cousin's new baby boy. I was told she likes yellow so I went for a bee pattern on the bib. The embroidery was new to me and I'm afraid I used too much thread. It was a bit thick, but future reference. Buttons instead of glue on eyes. It turned out really cute.
