Circle skirt for KK!!

Last night I put KK to bed and got to work making her a circle skirt. I used this awesome Circle Skirt Tutorial from DanaMadeIt.Com. I love her website and all her awesome tutorials and patterns. Check her out!

I hung it up on her closet door last night and she saw it this morning as soon as she woke up. When I walked into her room she was pointing at it saying "Is that mine? I want to wear it."  Hope that she doesn't expect to see something new hanging up there again tomorrow morning. Although it was great to see such a big smile on her face early in the morning.

I have had this fabric for a month now and bought it to use with this tank top. Only the plan was to cut the tank top and add the fabric to it and make a tunic. Well, it never happened and I am glad because I love this look! We put it on and snapped a picture by the fence before we left for work.

Oh and look, there is part of our new blacktop driveway. Love the look of the neighbors old fence with the ivy growing in it.

SBS is a top!!

My Sylvia's Bridal Sampler is finally a top. I started this quilt back on January 1, 2011. I had to get my parents up on ladders so that I could get the whole quilt in.

I am sending this qult to my great friend Shirley over at The Sewing Cave to quilt it. She does an amazing job!!

My first purse with a ZIPPER!!!

I just made my first purse with a zipper yesterday. Went smoothly until the handles. Don't know how I sewed them on wrong but I did, but I digress. The bag turned out wonderful! I enlarged the pattern just a little from the original recessed zipper shoulder bag pattern, but it is still not quite big enough for me. Still have a kid in diapers. So I think that I will give this one to my mom.

I added lots of pockets on the inside.

Now to make a larger bag with a zipper for me. Wish me luck. I have a pattern that I like and I am going to add my own zipper without instructions. Shirley over at The Sewing Cave insists that I can do it, and I think I believe her. Check out her blog, she does amazing work!

A quilt for Payton!!

My youngest niece starts preschool next month and she needed a small blanket for nap time. Well not just any blanket would do, so I made her a quilt! She loves it! She was so excited to have something with her name on it and a quilt just for school.

I used the Yellow Brick Road Pattern and the letters came from The Quilter's Community. I pieced the backing, great way to use up fabric from my stash.

In the last picture, you can see my sister's head over the top of the quilt, Payton of course in the green shirt and then my daughter, Katelynn, in her new swimming suit. She has been sick and missing going to the beach.

Yeeeessssssss!!!!

All 140 blocks of the Sylvia Bridal Sampler are done!! It has taken me a year and a half to complete it. I would work on it here and there and just this last week I have really pushed myself to finish. Here it is!!

Next will be the borders.

The start of a zoo!

I saw this tutorial for this adorable crochet giraffe on the Lion Brand so I got out my yarn and hooks and made her. The kids have named her Mrs. Giraffe. To get the pattern you will have to set up a FREE Lion Brand account and they have many free patterns.

Then since all zoos need a lion.......

Meet Big Daddy Lion. Found the pattern for him here. She has many more animal patterns there and I am sure that I will be using many more of them because the kids just love these two!

Ruffles!!!

Made KK a darling little pair of capri's with ruffles for her on Sunday just before a cookout at my brother's house. Found the pattern and tutorial HERE. I love the waist on them. It has to feel super comfy around KK's waist! The best part is that I found the fabric at Hobby Lobby in the remnant bin for right aroud $2.

I only have this one picture of her wearing them. As soon as I finished making them we were out the door and on the way to my brother's house.

She loves playing with this toy gun of Matthew's. Will have to get another picture next time she wears them.

I am in love!!

In love with my new serger! I have a feeling that I am going to be making even more clothes for KK now. For my niece too! I was looking around on Pinterest and found this adorable apron top tutorial.

The outfit on the left is for my niece Payton, which it will be a little bit before I get to see her wear it. And of course the one on the right is for my little Miss KK.

I love how the back is open. Will keep her nice and cool during the hot summer days!! She even wore her own shoes when we went outside for pictures.




Now I have to get back to work on my Sylvia Bridal Sampler. I want it on the frame being quilted next month. Well by August for sure!

New outfirt for KK!!

Just bought myself a new serger, Brother 1034D, and I LOVE IT!! Easy to thread and not as intimidating as I thought it would be. It makes such a huge difference in the clothes that I made for KK last night. I know it is only my first time using it but WOW! What a difference! Can't wait to use it on some knit fabric.

We went outside for pictures this morning. KK just had to wear her brother's shoes.

She was doing so good saying "Cheeeeeeeessseeeee!" and smiling for me but everytime I took the photo she looked away.

Just bought these beautiful flowers yesterday. Hope that I remember to water them. As you can tell from my grass it has been a really hot and dry June this year. Hopefully we get some rain coming our way.

I found the tutorial for the shirt pattern from a wonderful blog, Sparkle Power. The shorts I did by making my own pattern from a pair that KK had in her dresser. Had to be very quiet last night at 10 when I snuck into her room to grab them.

For Sewbee........

My very good friend just celebrated her birthday over the weekend and I sent her a very special little gift.

A bee for Sewbee aka Shirley. She has a an awesome blog and is a great quilter. You have to check her out.

You can find the pattern to the bee here.