Projects

I think I am in love with Oliver + S. I just made their playdate dress and it was such an enjoyable experience! Great directions, and it came together so nicely. Next time I will use a plainer fabric so the little details are more noticeable.

I couldn't decide which picture to use so I added all three. Isn't Austin looking nice and green? We've been getting a lot of rain lately. I love the first picture where El is crouching because I was. She's such a fun little girl! This is the Nancy Mims fabric that I used on my friend's baby pants. I was motivated to make this dress because I wanted something made out of that fabric too! It fits great and will get a lot of use.

I also made this pirate bag today.

It is so Caleb-esque it makes me smile. He chose that fabric at Jo-Ann's a while ago and chose it again yesterday when I asked what he wanted on his bag.

 

 It looks especially manly next to Emily's girly bag.

This is definitely a scraps project - made from a pair of Caleb's old pants, my old jeans for the strap, and leftover interfacing from Emily's bag. I've gotta remember to make that strap longer next time.
Tutorial found here.

Finally, here's a project I finished last year, just in time for Christmas.

Caleb's long overdue baby quilt! I love the bright colors and textures in this one. The stars are fuzzy or shiny, the sails have batting underneath, and the flags are 3-d. I hand quilted it and was happy with how that turned out, but I wish I could have had a little more time to quilt it more densely. I wanted it wrapped up for Christmas though. I suppose I could add to it later but I know I probably won't.
 

 Caleb approves of the backing. Pirates are one of his favorite things right now, so he calls this his pirate blanket and sleeps with it every night.
So, Emily's is done (remember this?) and Caleb's is done. I wonder if I can start Elinor's before baby #4 joins us?