Pink Purse

More fabric I found in the home decorating aisle.  A perfect little bag for spring and summer.  I made this with the idea that we were going to Miami this summer, but we decided not to go...so I'll have to use it up here instead!  I really liked these patterns together, and I have a bit leftover to make a mini bag for my daughter!  I inserted a pocket inside, so this time I won't have a giant black hole of a purse...pockets seem to be hard for me, so I ignored the pattern and just did my own, which turned out even better!

The Longest Project

This dress took me forever.  The pattern said "very hard" which doesn't usually deter me, so I knew it would be some work, but seriously this dress took me about 4 months to complete.  It was also my first go at making button holes.  The fabric was gorgeous, a cotton sateen I got on my big trip to Mood in NYC.  I had to embroider the front and tuck the front.  It looks really cute on my daughter.  She'll wear it for Easter.I was pretty proud of myself for finishing it!

Purple cap sleeve dress

I found this fabric in the clearance section at $3 a yard, so this dress cost me about $7 to make including the pattern ($1 sale!) and the zipper.  Ignore the exposed zipper in the picture, you won't be able to see that once she's wearing it!  I am often sewing while my daughter is at school, so I don't have the luxury of having her try it on for me...which does result in sleeves off the shoulder sometimes!  I made this dress in two days, it was really easy and will be a great summer dress!

Butterfly tuck dress

I found this fabric in the home decorating section, but I loved the print so much I made it into a dress!

It resembles linen, but it's not as soft.  It reminds me of a Lily Pulitzer print.

The front has these cute little tucks in it, which made the dress so easy...only three pieces! 

Purple Poppy Dress

I made this dress for my daughter at Christmas time...I had so much fabric left over after I made mine, that I made her a matching one.  I even had some left over from both those dresses (apparently I didn't know how to read the amount of fabric I needed...good thing it was on sale!) I lined a purse with it!
She's worn it only a few times, but it's light enough she can wear it in the spring.  I really loved the print (obviously, since I used it a few times!)

Finding Time

With one kid home pretty much full time and another one home for 1/4 of the day, it's so hard to find time to sew.  I haven't been sewing for very long, but I've always loved to make things.  As a kid, I was always making clothes for my Barbies (though they weren't super fashionable...lots of tube dresses!), making jewelry (those huge button earrings I used to make in the late 80's were kind of scary), or attempting to make myself clothes. 
Up until recently I had never worn any of my homemade clothes out of the house, but recently I've been getting better (I usually make things for my daughter and let her take one for the team!).  I made a dress that I wore to a party a few months ago and around Christmas I finished a dress that I wore for Christmas. 
After those two successes, I find myself in a sewing streak.  I've completed sew (ha ha, couldn't help myself) many projects lately...I've been hiding my JoAnn's bills from my husband!
I don't just sew, I love to make just about anything I can replicate.  Barrettes for my daughter, scrapbooks (though I have seriously been lacking here lately), and lots of other crap that finds it's way around the house!
If I see it, I try and figure out how to make it.