I am finished

I got the little dresses done about 2:30 this afternoon. I am a little dissapointed in the pictures, cause they dont really show how cute they really are. Every one of the dresses is a little different, just using several methods to sew the bodice to the skirt.

Out of the sewing room

The sewing bug has hit me and I have cut out 5 little dresses for Abby girl. I finished one last night and hope to have the others finished today since it is raining and I cant mow. I think I will try to do each one of them a little differently or at least that is my plan at 7:30 in the morning who knows what the day will bring.

Skillet Handle Covers

check out the little skillet handle covers:
http://allbuttonedup.typepad.com/all_buttoned_up/2008/11/the-gift-of-safety-first.html
Does anyone have a pattern for these????

Bag Tutorials and Patterns

I decided that I needed to create a post so I can keep track of all the cool online patterns that I have found.... so here goes:
Margaret Sling Bag from oh fransson
Shoulder Bag from Tiny Happy
Tote from Mama's Pocketbook
Hobo Bag from JCarolineCreative
Boxy Pouch from Three Bears

I'll try to update this post as I come across more free online patterns.
You can quickly find it by clicking on the "Bags" tag.

Sling Bag

I gave the sling bag a shot!
I used an old hand made table cloth that I got when I bought a bag of misc. items at yard sale.
I take that back, I did not buy it, they gave it to me just to get rid of it!
The inside is a remnant canvas that I bought a long time ago from JoAnn's. I bought it w/the intention of using it for lining of bags, so this is it's debut. I think it worked fairly well, as the canvas is very sturdy, so no interfacing needed.
The tute called for some ribbon and a D ring, probably to hook stuff too... Well, I had no ribbon and did not feel like cutting fabric to make a strap, so I just it out. If I ever make this again, I'd make it a few inches bigger and include the D ring. Oh, I lucked out w/making the strap cuz I used the finished edge of the table cloth as a guide.
I also added two extra pockets on the inside, cuz the whole bag was cut from one long length of fabric, so I used the squares that I had leftover as additional inside pockets.
I know that this print is a bit Dutchy, but still cute.

Hello, My Name is Jo and I'm a Craft Blog Addict.

We may have to create a Craft Blog Surfers Anonymous, because I can't stop surfing the blogs!!!
Too many blogs, too many tutorials, I spend more time cruising and lurking than actually getting anything done.
So, we need a 12 step program.
Step One: Find a project and DO IT!

This might just be the one to get my arse off the pc on the sewing machine:

Sling Bag Tutorial

Chicken Scratch Bookmarks Tutorial

I think I'd like to try to make these: Chicken Scratch Bookmarks Tutorial
I've never done embroidery before, so maybe I'll just sew a few up w/out any, just to try it.

Lip Balm Tute

The lip balm tute is on her just tutes site..
http://indietutes.blogspot.com/2007/05/lip-balm-cozy.html
I'd like to give it a shot, but where do you get the hardware, JoAnns?

More than a choclate bunny

This is the bunny wallhanging and the quilt and pillow I made for the baby. I think I am almost done. I love the colors.

Sweater and Bonnet

Here is the little sweater set I made John and Liz's baby. I loved the colors and it was a Bernat yarn called satin with a soft fluffly feel. So much easier to do baby stuff, it only took me a week working in the evenings watching television.

It is finished

We finished Kaylie's quilt on Wed. This will be her last day for the summer. It makes me sad, cause I really look forward to our day together. I love the choclate brown and pink combo.

kaylie learns to quilt

Kaylie is learning to quilt. It isnt quite the instant gratification that some of our smaller projects were, but I think this 10 year old has a grasp of the bigger picture. She has done very well. Next time she comes we are going to finish quilting her quilt. We just used scraps of the quilt I am making for John and Liz's baby. Kaylie is so much fun I think we could bottle it.

I want Sheets!!!

I lurk daily on this blog: http://www.polkadotcreations.com/blog/
I'm completely fascinated at all the sewing that she does from thrift store found floral bed sheets!!! I've been yearning for sheets for weeks now! I want sheets!

Tina's weekend

We had a great time when Tina came down. The first picture is the latest quilt she made. Red Dog and lyle were singing a duet.

Betz White

http://blog.betzwhite.com/ Jolene sent me an email with a link to this site and I thought it was worth sharing with all of you. It has sponge balls ,which knowing how we love water fights, might be a fun project to do for a hot summer afternoon. I think Jo should have a job just finding these fun websites to go to and then we wouldnt have to spend hours searching. It also has a link to the crafty crow site which looked interesting also.

You Can Make This

I came across this site today:

http://www.youcanmakethis.com/index.htm

Looks interesting....  It has sewing projects.  Just thought I'd share...