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