Carrie's B-Day Apron

I've been collecting apron patterns because they are all so cute and are fairly easy to make. This is one I made for my sister, Carrie. Annabelle is modeling it for me. I used Simplicity 3752. It was a lot of fun picking out the girly fabric and sewing it for my sister and she liked it as well.

It's A Dolly Holiday

Elizabeth and Ellie are ready for a party in these holiday outfits.

Flannel Night Gown

Josie's doll, Ellie, models this flannel nightgown I made from a Simplicity pattern (I don't remember the number). The fabric is from Nate's old PJ's that he wore a hole through.

Cinderella

I'm toying with the idea of entering this into the Latah County Fair tomorrow. I finished it today and upon closer inspection it's very imperfect but I got to live my childhood dream of a) sewing, b) making a princess dress that I would have envied to wear and c) playing with dolls...all in an afternoon!

This pattern in Simplicity 5705 - the Disney Princess collection. Annabelle requested the Cinderella dress so now her doll, Elizabeth is the proud owner.

My good friend, Anita, just finished her craft room in her house and has invited me to come once a week to craft. I hauled my sewing machine there and little does Anita know that I have permanently housed it there. haha! So look for more sewing projects to come.....

Teacher Appreciation

It's teacher appreciation week at Lena Whitmore so I thought it would be fun to make each daughter's teacher an apron from the pattern I just had to have (see earlier post). I purchased the fabric yesterday and have been sewing these creations. Having watched back-to-back episodes of Project Runway I am in amazement how those contestants can come up with their designs in such a short amount of time and within a small budget. I spent hours just in JoAnn Fabrics and more hours just putting these simple little things together.

The apron above is for Annabelle's teacher. Her favorite colors are green and purple. They're learning about bugs and have several chrysalises in their classroom so I thought a dragonfly/ butterfly motif would be fitting. You can't tell in the photo but the fabric also has a glitter finish so it's very sparkly.


This one is for Josie's teacher. I was told her favortie colors were blue and purple but when I got to the fabric store I had green stuck in my brain so this is what I found. I love how it turned out so I hope the not getting the purple in there will be OK.

Both aprons are reversible. I used Simplicity pattern 4987. They were a lot of fun to put together but I'm hoping to put away the sewing projects for a bit even though I just enrolled in a serger class. Did I also mention the bazillion birthday cards I need to make for all of the May birthdays - my husband included? I will get to scrapbooking.....I will....

One of My Many Vices

My name is Molly and I am addicted to patterns. When Jo-Ann Fabrics has a pattern sale I pretty much start shking and begin to foam at the mouth. I'm almost thankful that there aren't any other places to buy patterns around here because I could be in some serious trouble.

What do I plan on making this time? For starters I saw a really cute apron at a gift shop made with western fabric and fringe at the bottom. It was adorbale and I immediately thought of my two nieces who live on a farm of sorts. Next up, a doggie dirndle for Butterscotch as we partake in Leavenworth's Maifest in a few weeks and yes, there is a lederhosen/ dirndle contest for dogs.

Finally, at another gift shop there was a very chic tote/ purse made out of the coolest retro fabric and I want to recreate that as well.

I am the poster child for the signs you see at craft shows. The ones that state "Sure you could make this at home.......but will you???" My answer to that is always, " Well, I had the best intentions." Meaning that my craft room cupboards are exploding with unused patterns. That still doesn't stop me from eagerly anticipating the next pattern sale.