Sewing

Ever since I got my iPod, I've been addicted to Podcasts. My favorites are CraftyPod and Material Mama. Material Mama in particular has inspired me to take up sewing again. I know the very basics of sewing - enough to make pillows, curtains, etc, but I wanted to try making clothes for Monkey. I've been somewhat uninspired by the kids clothes in the stores and I've always envisioned Monkey in cute A-line dresses. So with the help and coaching of my MIL, I made this dress from a Simplicity pattern. It only took a few hours and included a zipper which I had never done before. I'm going to reuse the pattern and make lots more dresses :-) I purchased some really cute fabrics from Repro Depot this week just for this purpose. The best thing is that this dress only needs one yard of fabric!

April Sampler!!

April Sampler!!, originally uploaded by sim-san.

I received the April Sampler today and of course I love EVERYTHING in my package!!! I adore the embroidery patterns in particular from Sublime Stitching. Coincidentally I also received the Sublime Stitching book from Amazon this week. I already am working on my first piece for a birthday present which I'll post when complete.

Other projects in the works are another A-line dress for Monkey and flannel hello kitty pjs. To be blogged about in the future :-)

Apron Adventures

So I finally finished making my apron to send to Aly for the Spring Apron swap. I started out with a plan which quickly fell apart. The swap had a link to several apron patterns but I wanted to make the retro 1/2 apron and I just couldn't understand the instructions I found online. The part that threw me was the gathering since I've never done those before. I ended up caving and buying The Apron Book on Amazon - a move I don't regret at all.


It took a while to ship and so when I finally got the book last week, I was a bit rushed to finish the apron. The instructions were really easy to follow though and there were lots of helpful tips (like add your embellishments before you do the gathers). I'm pleased with my results - I just hope Aly likes the apron :-)