Sleeping bag and pillow for stuffed animal

My niece practiced more of her sewing skills and helped my mom make sleeping bags and pillows for their stuffed animals. She did an awesome job sewing them.

Pocket Pillowcases

My niece and my two daughters wanted to have pillowcases with pockets on them to hold their stuffed animals. My other niece practiced more of her sewing skills and helped me and my mom to make them. The girls love their new pillowcases and they turned out really cute!

 

Skirt for my niece

I taught my niece how to make a simple elastic waistband skirt while she was visiting me. She picked the fabric out at the store and designed how she wanted her skirt to look. It looks great and she did a great job making it.

Kids clothes week challenge day 1

Have you checked out this challenge yet? I am trying it out and hoping that it motivates me to sew more! This is the first project that I finished for day one...a skirt for my daughter. I made it out of old jeans and some scrap fabric. I love, love how it turned out and I would like one myself!

 Ruffles make everything cuter!

New top for Baby B!

  I have found something else to make from Craftiness is not Optional.She is so talented and I love her site. I saw this post with the peasant top with a tie, and I wanted to make it for my Baby B. I love it!

She really did not want me to take pictures so she laid on the floor...here is the back of the shirt!

(I apologize for my photography skills...they are lacking in a major way.)

 Peasant top with tie

Get Your Craft On Tuesdays!

Men's t-shirt to child's t-shirt

My daughter has a field trip this week and she has to wear a red shirt. I didn't think it was a big deal until I looked in her closet and she owns zero red shirts. I decided to try and make one myself. My husband has a bunch of these red shirts so I started cutting away.

Before

I made a pattern first by tracing one of my daughter's shirts. (I love drafting patterns that way). The only hard thing was trying to keep all the logos intact. Part of 'explorer' is gone, but I don't mind. I used the sleeves by making them smaller. I even used the collar. I like it and my daughter now has a red shirt :)

After

Back of Shirt

Daddy and Daughter with matching shirts

Easter dresses!

I made Easter dresses for my girls. I love how they turned out and loved making them! I followed this tutorial on Craftiness is not optional. I love her blog and all of her awesome tutorials!! I put invisible zippers in the dresses and it worked! I am scared of zippers and tend to stay away from them unless my mom is in town helping me :)