Simplicity A1521

My co-worker bought me this pattern LAST year for Christmas and I'm now getting around to making it.  I found the fabric a few days ago at a thrift store for $1.50 and I knew that it would be PERFECT for this cape. I sure hope that I get the stripes lined up correctly since this is my first time working with a plaid.  I'll publish the finished product soon.

Fleece scarf

This is what I've been sewing. I found this scarf while browsing Pinterest.

Elsa Dress finished

Here is my girl in her beloved Elsa dress.  She absolutely loves it!!

Now I have to decide which of my many options to sew next.  My husband would love for me to make his San Franciso fleece pull-over next so I at least need to put it close to the top of the list.

Elsa dress continues

To my daughter's delight, I have finally started sewing her Elsa costume.. The problem is that i'm an impatient sewer so I tend to rush through or skip steps of the directions. This time it caught up with me.  I rushed on the sewing of the edge of the cape.

It's so crooked and uneven!

.Then I tried to fix it by picking out the threads and sewing it again. It helped a little bit.

Later, I discovered that the dress has a stain on it. I thought that stains would come once my daughter put it on and started playing in it..... not from me !!

Now, I'm off to tackle my first french seam!!

Pincushion magnet

I found an old speaker so I decided to take the magnets out of it to make a pincushion. I found a scrap of flannel and some batting, I sewed it to the shape of the magnet and added the batting.  Now I can either drop the pins on it or stick them in it. That option truly comes in handy when removing pins while sewing!!!

Elsa dress prep work

I'm finally getting around to cutting out the fabric for my daughter's Elsa dress, I just discovered that I bought the wrong width of fabric (45 in instead of 60). Those of you who sew know what a big issue this is when you are making a wide skirt.  Lucky for me, my daughter is small so I was able to cheat it by cutting the wideness down by a little and shorten the length due to her height.  I sure hope that it works out like I THINK that it will....

Bargain fabric

While shopping in my local resale shop, I found this bag of fabric for $3.  I purchased it thinking that I certainly can find something to use it for.  When I got home and opened the bag I discovered that it had been cut into 15 pieces, 1/2 a yard each.  That's why the price was so low!  I have no idea what I'll do with it now.... You get what you pay for!!  LOL

Princess dress for a steal?

My daughter LOVES to play princess and she always wants me to make her a dress.  My current project for her is an Elsa dress.  Meanwhile, I found this chifon dress for a $1 that I decided that I could make a few adjustments to and turn into a princess dress for her.  She absolutely loves it and can't wait until I finish it.  I'll post the finally pics soon! 

Magnet board

For a while now, I've been wanting a place to hold my patterns when I sew.Well, I finally found it. At a recent craft fair I saw a magnet board that was being sold as a place for posting notes so I took that idea  to use for hanging my patterns.  I bought 2 cookie sheets at the dollar store, taped them together and covered them. Now I don't have to struggle with my pattern falling on the floor or losing my place on it!!

Dress form

I've been wanting a dress form for a few months but just hadn't purchased it.  Yesterday, I saw a yard sale so I stopped...that's when I saw the mannequin.  They were asking $10 for it, needless to say, I bought it.

Unfortunately, it came without a stand so I had to find/make one.

I went to the Restore and found a torch lamp for $5. I cut the electric cord out and unscrewed the top part of the lamp. I attached the mannequin to a lamp handle and inserted it into the lamp stand.  WA-LA my mannequin has a stand!!

Too good to pass up

While shopping in a local store, I found a sale rack.  It had some really cute maxi dresses on it for the bargain price of (drum roll please) $3.  I had to buy them because I knew that I couldn't make the dress for that price. So, here's where the sewing part comes in....they are all way to long for me so I have to use my "skills" to alter them plus add shoulder straps.

I had already started altering this one when I remembered to take the pic.

(Yes, I need to buy a dress form;o)

Easter Update:

I did not make the dress for my daughter because my Mom bought her one.  I'll save that project for another occasion.  I did, however, make the Easter basket.  After a little trial and error, it turned out ok. Next time, I will make it smaller.  Overall, I was pleased with my work considering the fact that I didn't have a pattern.

I am currently in the cutting phase of making a jumpsuit for me.  Yes, I said ME.  I haven't sewn for myself since 199? when I made my bridesmaid dress for my cousin's wedding.  This will be interesting but I'm excited about the challenge! I can't promise that I will post a pic of the finished product with me in it...but you will see it.

Easter sewing project

I found this pattern in my stash, I'm thinking about making a Easter dress for my daughter.  I'm quickly running out of time to make this happen.  Right now, the thing that I'm most excited about making is her an Easter basket that I saw on another blog.  The problem is that I don't have a pattern or tutorial as a guide for making it.  I'm not a "sew by sight" kind of person, I NEED directions.  Maybe this would be a good time to work on my "sew by sight" skills...

Build a Bear bed

I made this bed for my daughter's build-a-bears out of an old suitcase and some leftover fleece.  I sewed "mattress" and pillow out of the same fleece printed fleece.  I guess that I must like this one more than she does because she plays with the one that I made out of a card board box more!!  LOL  I've also been sewing some clothes for thebears. Below is one of the outfits.  


Maybe i can get back to making my quilt after this sewing phase is over...

I'm back

It's been a while since I blogged, I have done a few sewing and crafting pro
jects in the interim. Here are a few things that I have done.

I made this for Halloween this year.

 

microwavable neck warmers