Jule's New duffle

I took another sewing class today at my all time favorite sewing shop, Stitcher's Playhouse. Jule's was needed a new overnight duffle, and I just couldn't find one I loved for the price I wanted to pay. The ladies at the shop ALWAYS do a great job helping find the perfect fabric and help so much with teaching you tricks and tips to make a difficult job easier. Jules picked out the fabric a few weeks ago, some pre-quilted floral fabric (which made putting the bag together much easier), and today, we constructed it in the class.

Mary, at the shop, came up with the pattern. It's pretty easy, pockets on each side, and zipper closure. If you want to learn how to sew, or sew better, Stitcher's is the place to visit.

Pinwheel hair clip

I love quick and easy crafts and projects. This was one I saw on another blog that was a give-away and searched until I found a tutorial here. Oh. my. goodness. How cute are these? Jules needed one and I whipped it up in about 10 minutes. I used the machine and did a quick zig-zag over the points that joined in the center (I HATE hand sewing). I still have to fine the glue gun and finish it up, but check out how cute it is. I'm sure I'll make a few more this week. Again, sorry for the terrible picture. It's from my phone because that's the quickest to get them on the computer.

More Doll Clothes

This week has given me the chance to catch up on some sewing. I love to sew. I don't think about anything when I'm sewing. It's a great release for me.

This week, I've made six doll outfits (some for Emma's birthday and a couple for Julianne) and a Little Blue Boo t-shirt dress out of up-cycled old navy clearance tees (sorry the picture is dark, I made it on my phone). I was worried about sewing on the knits, but it went together pretty easily. The neck is a little tight, but I know how I messed that one up and can fix it next time. I serged most of it, so it went together quickly. The criss-top top is from The Blueberry Moon. I just adjusted the length a little to fit our Rachel and Elizabeth AG dolls as a shirt. The pants are a basic pant template from some generic site; I did add some length to them to make them capris instead of shorts. On the blue ones, I added a double fold ruffle. The shirred orange dress is from Dana at Made (one of my favorite crafty sites). The blue and orange striped dress is from Carpatina; I just serged the hem instead of hemming it (it fits her doll snug, but looks great). The orange top and pants is the same carpatina dress, only shorter so it fits her doll like a top and not a dress. The baseball outfit is reversable to solid red. Emma loves baseball, so I thought she would like it. Velcro closes everything. I do have one dress that I'm going to try with a zipper later this week.

Free download-able patterns

Homespunthreads is giving away their patterns!!! Click here http://myhomespunthreads.blogspot.com/2010/12/all-homespun-thread-patterns-are-free.html to see all the free downloads. All they ask is that you recieve their newsletter and share the news. My favorites that I downloaded: the pleated ballet slippers and the chef set. Can't wait to sew some of these up.