Tshirts for Swap...

Here's my contribution to the Tshirt Swap, finally.

2 size 2T raglans, from KSFT:


Size 8 and 10 boys color blocked shirts, from 3/06 Ottobre:


Size 12 girls shirts, also from 3/06 Ottobre:

For Miss Hannah, part 1

This is a gift bag I'm working on for a friend's DD, they are moving cross-country in a few weeks, and this is something to help keep her occupied on the trip.

Part 1: Tissue holder made into a bubble gum holder, and a pencil roll filled with pens, pencils and colored pencils. Still working on the bag to hold these things and the rest of the stuff. :)

Swinging again

I finally got around to making myself a new bag. I've wanted to make a Swing Bag for me ever since I made one for my Mom in May. This is, again, heavily modified, as I shortened and narrowed the body piece, added pockets inside and out, added a mag snap and key loop, and squared the bottom of the bag. It turned out pretty cute, if I do say so myself. I call the fabric Watermelon Stripe. The inner and outer pockets have ribbon at the top, the outer just to add more pink, and the inner for contrast so I can see where the pockets are.





I also made a matching key fob, but forgot to take a pic of it.

Now I need to get back to t-shirts for swap. :)

Shopping bags

These are made from leftover 4th of July fabric, and an online sewalong. They're just right to keep a stash of bags in the trunk of my car, to be pulled out when we hit the grocery store, Target, etc.

Birthday dress for Tori

My cousin will be 1 later in the month, so here's her bday gift. Ottobre baby dress from 2/05, but with gathered skirt, rather than tiered, Heather Ross pink/orange/brown stripes that I got in a fabric swap back in March. :)



Close-up of the stripes, because they're just so cute:

You'd think I don't own any other fabric

And I'm so darned tired of this snakes fabric! It's all my boys want me to sew with, or it certainly feels like it. Otto boxer briefs for Dillon, I mod'd their pattern to fit a size 128 heiney. :) And I fixed Dillon's snake shirt, just hemmed it up a bit. Oh so exciting, I know.



TFL.

I hate the way thi sturned out!

Dillon asked for a short-sleeved snake shirt. No problem, whip out the 2/05 curved raglan and get to work. It turned out 2-3 inches too long, I don't like the blue with the snakes (yes, it matches, but I guess my eye prefers contrast), and you can't see the curve of the sleeves from the front. What's up with that?



I'm going to shorten the hem, and make matching shorts and they can be PJs. Then I'm going to remake the shirt with orange interlock for the collar and sleeves, using the KS raglan pattern. I'm so tired of looking at this fabric, even though I really like it.

FOE and show

I can't really call this a sew n show, I hardly sewed at all. I use this flip-top chest as a seat when I'm at the machines, and when I'm wearing shorts, my legs stick to the vinyl top. Made a FOE-edged cover to put on it, and I think it tones the color down nicely, and it's removeable, as I didn't want to change it permanantly. You can see before pics here.



Close up of the fabric, I really like it:


TFL!

And now for something completely different!

(from 7/2006)
Well, not really, but if I'd titled this post "More Ottobre tanks for the boys", you wouldn't have opened it, LOL!

The one on the right is for Lucas, it's got a "Stars & Stripes" woven scrapbook label from JA's on it. The left one has a sewed-on football patch, it was actually my first attempt at Lucas's shirt, but then I realized I'd used the wrong size.

And Dillon's red/black at last. Looked so boring I had to jazz it up a little with the soccer ball.

Oh, and the little tags say "Teenie Weenie". :)

Steering wheel covers

(from 7/2006)
I have been wanting to give this idea a try for a while now, and just got around to doing it today. I like the way this steering wheel cover turned out, and that I got to use this fabric at last, it's really cute. It jazzes up my boring gray car interior very nicely.

And here's the second one I made, just constructed it a bit differently.

I wrote a SewAlong for this project for my sewing moms group, if you're interested in seeing it, just let me know.

Tank for Dillon

(from 7/2006)
At last, a tank for Dillon. Finally got around to tracing off the pattern and diving in. He picked out this American flag last week, and begged me to make him something with it. I thought he might wear this on Tuesday, since I've completely misplaced the Old Navy flag tees I bought for both boys back in May.

I think he likes it!

Revisiting the dress factory

(from 6/2006)
A few more dresses, custom made for the daughters of some online friends.

Gathered skirt in Batik Stars

Circle skirt in Batik Stars

Gathered skirt in sparkling stripes

For Kallan

(from 6/2006)
Cute little tank that I made today for the DS of a sewing mama friend who is moving to Italy. They are in MD this week, awaiting their military flight overseas, and we got to hang out with them today. I have another in the works for her older DS, but machines were conspiring against me finishing it.

My dress factory

(from 6/2006)
I made these dresses for 4th of July, and they're up for sale on Amity's now. I had so much fun, and can't wait to make more. Girl stuff is a fun departure for me. :)

Stars N Stripes

Star Spangled

Stars Batik

Fireworks

(I hate hate hate the way Photobucket resizes some pics but not others, and have no idea how to fix it!!)

Lucas helps me by modeling. This one is after I'd said that it would be bedtime once the photo session was over:

And this is after I offered a bribe for a smile:

And this one is a gift for my XF's sister's DD, who is a few days older than Lucas; they're cousins:

Thanks for looking!

Father's Day for my Dad

(from 6/2006)
I made my Dad a bbq apron for FD, gave it to him today since I won't see him tomorrow. Simplicity pattern from WM, #5154. BBQ fabric from eQuilter.com, and it's backed in black denim.

When I asked my Dad (who is a photographer) to pose for a modeling shot, he grabbed a bbq tool and headed out to the grill, LOL! Excuse the sweaty and tired look, he's been working like a dog for weeks to paint their house, and I caught him during a break.

And the last minute, super-simple fabric card:

I don't think the bbq fabric shows well, so here's the bit they show on the website:

Muscle tees for Luke

(from 6/2006)
I made Lucas two shirts from the Ottobre free pattern (Click here) today. The red one was to match his swim trunks, for water play day at school. He's so pale, I wanted to cover him as much as possible when he's out in the sun. The second one is just because he loves the snakes fabric.

Next I need to find a pattern like this one to fit Dillon. :) Happy Friday!!

Sweet baby stuff

(from 6/2006)
The boys & I spent the day with sewingmama friends at a park up in PA, and had a blast. Six moms, 19 kids, and a beautiful day outside. One of the mamas is expecting her 4th baby, and had never had a baby shower before, so of course we had to have a little shower for her. :) She's one of the sweetest people I know, and she was so surprised, and even embarassed to be the center of attention. I made her what turned out to be a really big baby blanket. Both the boys wanted to have their pic taken holding it last night after I finished it, and Dillon's also holding the matching gift bag I made for it.

And here is Cheryl's baby boy "modeling" his blankie, lol:

Fabric cards

(from 6/2006)
I made 40 fabric cards for my sewing moms swap:

Up close, my favorite card:

Thanks for looking!!

That's a lot of stuff!

(from 5/2006)
Since last Friday, I've made:

22 pairs of boxer briefs

2 pairs of PJs

4 muscle tees

1 Tshirt

I'm pretty darned proud of myself. I haven't made this much in one week since Stash Game last August. :)

Boxers for Lucas, and one is for my friend's DD...can you guess which one? All 92s from Ottobre 4/04, there are 13 in this pic (the one other one is on Lucas right now), you can't see them all because they're piled up a bit to fit them in, but there's multiples of almost every fabric.

Boxers for Dillon, 8 pairs, size 128, mod'd from the 4/04 Ottobre issue

Curved raglan for Lucas, awesome interlock from Sewzannes, and he's wearing the matching boxer briefs too. He didn't want me to get his head in the pic.

Gray camo summer PJs for the boys, from KS3234, here's Lucas modeling.

Muscle tees from KS2749 (apparently it's discontinued, as it's not on the KS site), 2 size 7 in soccer balls for Dillon and his cousin, and 2 red for Dillon and Lucas, all 4 with black FOE

And just because I'm so darned proud of myself, here's a pic of everything:

I haven't made this much in one week since Stash Game last August. :)