Sewing Up A Storm

My sewing machine has gotten a workout this past month...

I made about 15 bibprons, 4 aprons, 1 purse, 3 pillows, 3 car seat tents, 3 envelope wallets, 2 sets of curtains, 3 hemming jobs, 3 pairs of baby shoes and much more. Phew!

I thought I would show you a few things...

I got this adorable and easy pattern off of youcanmakethis.com. If you can iron you can make this. It seemed like waaaay more ironing than sewing. I made four of these for thank-you gifts for some ladies that serve with the Mom's group I lead at my church.

Note: I found the straps too short. I added about 8 inches to them.

I added the apron to an Italian themed basket for each of them. I made Jo's Rosemary bread to put in the basket along with dipping spices, spaghetti sauce, and noodles.


Next up...I found this free adorable pattern for a Buttercup Purse on MadebyRae.


Note: Next time I make this I will add interfacing to the top portion and straps for more stability.

The flower on the purse is made from this pattern on Wise Craft. And if my purse isn't cute enough for you then check out the Flick'r pool of all the fabulous ones made by others. Wow! It really is an easy pattern. I had never done pleats before but they were simple.

I also wanted to highlight some fun gifts that others had made to say thank you to the Mom's Time Out workers that have served our families this whole year by caring for our kiddos while we had some "mom time".

MomE made these cute muslin sachets with her kids hand prints on them. I thought they were stinkin' cute. She used pomegranate sprinkles with some stuffing and then hand-stitched the sides closed. Adorable!


Lastly my friend Amy made these rockin' little flower pots out of cardstock, tongue depressors, a votive candle holder, ribbon and M&M's. Of course I am green with envy that she has the Cricut machine. She has all the cool stuff I want...

Note: Pretend my votive is filled with M&M's. I tried to remember to take a picture before I scarfed them down but I forgot.


Speaking of Amy and her cool stuff...she has an embroidery machine that she is going to let me borrow as soon as she finds the manuals. I think it would be great if you guys all comment on her blog to find that book so I can borrow the machine for a while. Think of all the goodies I could show you with an embroidery machine. Let's put the pressure on her people...

How about a giveaway?

To have a chance to win the above buttercup purse you have to leave a comment on this post of Amy's blog mentioning something about the embroidery machine...tee hee...this will be great...she is going to love it.

I will pick a winner at11:39 a.m. tomorrow...and you know you better come back here to see if you won!