I had to kill a little time up at my sewing table so that my Wee one could play with her big sisters. What a hardship LOL. ;) So I thought what can I make in less then an hour? Answer... a pincushion. I have been meaning to make one forever and finally found time in between projects to whip one up. This one I made so I can wear it on my wrist while hand sewing binding or when I stand at my ironing board to pin. The only thing I will change is I will add a snap instead of tying it to make it easier. Oh and a great use for the awesome twill tape that came with my Momo wonderland layer cake! Oh and ignore the old lady hands, winter has started and the eczema is getting bad.

Been a very busy sewing month and I thought I would share with you my progress on some of my crafts. I am taking part in Sew Mama Sew's Handmade Holiday challenge. I invite you to do the same and post links to your finished crafts in my comments section. I have planned Felt food for the baby, 3 lap sized quilts for the girls and jammies for everyone! Um except dh and I, we don't do Jammies. ;)

My Finished Quilt top! I have to of course still quilt it and bind it but the piecing is all done :)

Tutorial found here...



Not bad for only my 3rd ever and the most difficult so far. Although it was easy, I have to remember to pay closer attention to where I want the pieces. I had to seam rip a couple of times because I sewed the edging on wrong side up or to the wrong piece. LOL. I also need to work on lining things up better.

Want to see my work in progress? My 3rd attempt at a quilt. This one is going really fast and I am quite excited about it! I haven't decided if I will sash in the white, but it is all I have right now. I may try and tea dye it to get the color closer.

Boy it's been forever and a day since I posted. With all 5 home over summer and my sewing area being in the hottest area of the house not much got done. I finally decided to tackle my first rag quilt. I made it as a gift for my SIL's soon to be here new baby but if I can't get it less linty I think I will keep it for my kids. Boy I sure didn't think it would be as labour intensive as it was. My hands are cramped into odd contortions thanks to all the snipping of the seams. Oh and here is where I got the tutorial (for those who like pain as much as I do ;) All told I am guessing maybe 3-4 hours all told. Next up is this pattern I think...

Been a busy week getting ready for the beach and tackling a few of the sewing projects on my list. I have been busy finishing adjustable waist pants, hats a cast cover for the beach (still working on design), and a solarveil dress for the littlest one. Enjoy the pictures and I hope you get inspired.

First the pants. I use the tutorial here and then widen the thigh hip measurements by one and make the legs longer so I can fold. I also add 2 button holes and used the adjustable elastics so I get maximum use out of the pants ;)

My model decided he was done. LOL.

This is the Bush hat from this tutorial, although I don't follow instructions well and used it only as a guide. I ended up with the brim too big so modified it. I now call it a design feature and G loves it!

And I loved this tutorial. So easy to follow, quick and turns out so nice.

And todays solarveil dress. I used the tutorial from Blueprints again. And again I used it as a guide but went off on my own tanget fairly quickly. I added a snap on hood and decided the elastic wasn't working so put in a ribbon. V won't be going near water so We'll see how it all works when we get there.

Some adjustble waist pants for a friends little boy.

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