Easter Dress Sneak Peek

Well, I am just going to let you all know know that I did not make a dress for myself.  I looked at fabric a couple of times and nothing spoke to me.  I am still going to make a dress and you will be the first to know.  I am taking two online courses and that is really cramping my style, but I did make Madeline and her doll matching Easter dresses.  I fell in love with this April Cornell fabric and she liked it too. I had to steer her away from the pastel bunny and egg fabric.

Here is Addie's dress. I love this pattern and this can be made in under two hours.  Probably one hour if you did not have any distractions.

Pinterest for the Kids

My two youngest are in LOVE with Doc McStuffins and that means that there is a lot of "doctor" role playing.  We have the classic Fisher Price doctor kit, but lost the band-aid long ago.  I saw this cute tutorial on Pinterest and knew that was the solution!

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I made colored ones and I did not add velcro.  

A mom totally wrote that slogan!

Another Pinterest inspired project was fabric houses for our mini Lalaloopsy dolls. The houses are also great storage for all those little pieces.  I made a boy version for Luke and a girly one for Madeline.  These were actually Christmas gifts (head hung in shame) and I am just now showing you!  This project only cost me $3 for the plastic as I had the fabric in my stash. 

Here is the tutorial:

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And here are mine:

I hope that this has inspired you to make good on one of your pins and create something!

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Madeline and Addie Sew

Madeline and Addie both received a sewing machine for Christmas. I love the Our Generation accessories and this one has to be one of my favorite!  Look at all the cute stuff and it is only $17.39.  The needle really moves up and down and you can lift the presser foot.  Teeny bolts of fabric are also included.  

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Napkins in Three Sizes

The sewing bug hit me last week when my friend LaNae dropped of some fabric.  I have been wanting new cloth napkins and this Ginger Blossom fabric fit the bill.  I have made napkins for the kids, but I had yet made any for the big people.  I saw this tutorial on Pinterest and made a set of twelve. We use cloth every day so that is why I needed so many.  I like using quilting cotton because it washes up nice and rarely wrinkles.  

Full Size

The kids also got a new set of napkins. I just rolled hemmed these.

Kid Size

Oh, and we can not forget the dolls. A new table cloth and two sets of napkins were created using pinking shears for a fun look and small hair things as napkin rings.  Madeline made that centerpiece. She is a budding decorator.  

Project: Shabby Dress KO

I love to sew and usually I sew for my daughter or her dolls, but I decided to branch out and sew something for me! I am challenging myself to sew a dress for Easter.  I will admit that I am a little nervous, but you gotta start some where. Back in the day I did make a skirt with darts, set-in waistband, and a zipper.  I love, love, this Shabby Apple dress:

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I think that look can be achieved. I picked up these patterns for .99 cents yesterday at JoAnn's.  I did learn something VERY valuable. Your retail size is not your pattern size so measure yourself before pattern shopping or embarrass your bff my measuring yourself in the middle of the fabric store as I did!  I also like this pattern review site.  Real people with photos of their finished garments.

Now I just need some fabric... I am going to do a trial run with something inexpensive.  Wish me luck!

Sewing for the Kids

I had a busy week sewing for the kids. Matching aprons for Madeline and Addie have been on my to do list and Wyatt, who is obsessed with Indiana Jones requested a messenger bag.  

I found this great tutorial on Pinterest for the messenger bag. 

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This tutorial is easy to follow and "Indy" had his bag in less than an hour. I should have made the straps longer as Wyatt is bigger so the bag would hang down lower.  It could be mistaken as a purse or a "man bag" if you are Joey.  Am I showing my age?

The recent obsession with Indiana Jones began with the completion of an Indiana Jones Lego set a few weeks ago and Daddy and Wyatt playing Lego Indiana Jones every available chance.  I found a hat (adult size) at Meijer for $2.50 after Halloween and made the whip out of brown knit fabric (although it still stings a little- ask Luke).  

Mini Mummy

Back in July I showed you the Hello Kitty mummy outfits. Well, I promised the girls matching doll outfits and it only took me two and a half months! I used the Liberty Jane shirt pattern as I did here and I made my own skirt pattern.  It took a couple of tries to get it just right.

If you are interested in the girl skirt I have it available in my shop sizes 12M-10 and blog readers receive 20% off by using the coupon code hoosiermummy.  

Oliver +S Doll Carrier

A few months ago at the library I checked out this oliver + s book.

Many cute patterns, but the one that caught Madeline's eye was the doll carrier.  I like the pattern because it is fairly easy to follow and the carrier is adjustable so Madeline can carry a variety of "friends".  This project was free because I used scrap fabrics and I had traced the pattern and scanned the instructions.  The only modification that I did to the pattern was add buttons as opposed to Velcro.  If you are looking for a doll carrier this one is a winner in our book!