Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Sewing Projects

So ever since we found out that Ethan's going to be getting a baby sister, I've been busy sewing. I finished the baby quilt, then decided to keep going. I found a pattern online for the Maya Sling. It was super easy to make--literally it only took about an hour, if that. The hardest part was finding material that didn't have a "wrong" side at the fabric stores.



Then, when I was in a fabric store I saw the cutest tote that I thought would make the perfect diaper bag. I never really found one I liked with Ethan, so I got the pattern, made a few alterations myself, and here's the result. It was by far the hardest thing I've made so far, so it's not quite perfect, but I'm still pretty proud of it. There are four pockets in it. One on each of the outsides, where the "dips" are. Then, there are pockets on the inside where the pattern dips again. (I know that is a horrible, description, but I'm not sure how to explain it any better.) I'm still looking for buttons to cover up where I stitched the straps on, but haven't found any I really like yet.


My next project is to make burb cloths. I have some extra fabric from this diaper bag, so I'm going to pair it with a soft pink terry cloth and try to whip up about 5 or 6.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Caught the Sewing Bug

When I first moved from Hawaii, a year ago, I started making a quilt.  I finished about 3/4 of the quilt in the first month or so, then got busy with other projects and it sat unfinished from February '08 until March '09.  I am proud to say that it is finally finished!  Here's the result: 


Finishing that quilt gave me the sewing bug, so I decided to make Ethan some pajamas.  I got a pattern from the store, but didn't really like the top.  So I decided to make 3 pair of pj shorts and just pair them with a plain white t-shirt.  Ethan got to pick out his favorite material at the store: Thomas the Tank Engine.  
I think he likes them!  
Now I'm wondering what my next sewing project will be.  I'm going to make a quilt for the new baby when I am visiting my mom this summer, but have an itch to make something else before we leave.  Hmm.....