More Sewing Projects

I always look forward to the summer because I have a ton of projects brewing in my head through out the yearn but not a lot of time to work on them. At a recent trip to the craft store I found some really cute summer prints. The nice thing about learning to sew is whenever I want a new purse all I have to do is buy some new material. I found a shopping bag-like purse in a magazine and said "Hey, I can make that." So this project I made my own pattern and just went with it.

Summer Skirt

Here is a skirt I made for the summer. I love all the fun and bright fabric that is out right now. For years I've been wanting to sew a skirt. My mom had made me some growing up but this is the first one I've made. I tried sewing my own clothes is high school but I don't think any of those outfits lasted. I normally wear a black skirt so this green and purple pattern was a welcomed changed. I found a green zipper that matched the fabric and the purple is a pre-made bias double folded tape. It was easier to add then try to hem the end, plus I really like how the purplue brings out the flowers in the fabric.

Sew Much Fun

I bought my birthday present this weekend. It was a brand new sewing machine. I am sew... I mean so excited. I have already finished a number of projects. To quote a line from Happy Gilmore... "My fingers hurt." When I lived at home I would use my mom's sewing machine. Not being able to sew for two years now has made me even more exitced and

thankful for mine. My mom first got her's when I was little becasue she used to make my clothes. It was the machine she taught me how to sew on. So I was thinking this might be the sewing machine I use to teach my daughter on.

A pair of burp cloths I made for a friend who is about to have a baby.

A pile of finished projects!

Here are the shorts I made for Paul Bunyan.

HgTV Design Star... JK :)

Before...

After

Here is the final product! I hope this will help with the mountain of papers that seem to pile up on our counter. Of course this organizer will not fix our problem. It is just a tool to help us become more organized. This will only work if we are willing to make the effort to keep our home clean and neat. I have to say that I found my secret weapon and favorite new project... the no sew fabric glue. This glues anything to anywhere! I highly recommend it!

Saturday Afternoon

I love seeing all the fall decorations in the stores. I made a trip this weekend to Hobby Lobby. I love going here and being inspired by all the "crafty" things. I had just finished a section of pages on our dog when I found a ton of pictures that Phil's mom and sent us. I decided to make a scrapbook just for our pets so we can look back or even one day show our children all these pictures. I picked the 6x6 size album for its size and price. I have to say I have really enjoyed playing with different size albums. The 12x12 can hold more pictures and the 6x6 took no time to complete. I finished this all on Saturday before we went to meet friends for dinner! Happy Scrapping! -D