Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Pattern Finds

I was in our little town thrift store the other day and these were a few of the patterns they had there. I chose what I thought were the best ones they had. 4 out of the 5 had never been cut into. Lucky me. The total cost $$$$ .5o cents. If I never use any of them, no big deal.

I don't usually see patterns, I've seen a couple at a garage sale once, but that was it. I'll have too keep a better eye out now.






Do they date patterns? Anyone know. If so please tell me where.

Receiving Blanket

This was a gift, it's a called a bind-less receiving blanke.t I embroidered her name on it, just a little extra something, it's also made out of cotton fabric instead of the usual flannel, and that is because she had a summer baby and she lives in Las Vegas. It's Super HOT there.
If you would like a tutorial on how to make this cute blanket check out my sisters blog http://shaunettesrants.blogspot.com/2011/03/okay-ladies-i-think-this-might-help.html . or check out this one. http://thecraftpatch.blogspot.com/2011/03/self-bound-flannel-baby-blanket.html

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Homemade Booster Seat





I made this booster seat for my little boy, it's got three phone books wrapped in duct tape, then I sewed a cover out of PUL (the stuff they make all in one cloth diapers out of),that way it would be water proof and wipe up easily. Works pretty good, and didn't cost a dime to make. I had everything on hand. Wahoo!

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Butterick 3385 style B

I've had this shirt pattern for forever...well I finally made a practice one. This is a sheet. I like the pattern besides the fact that it needs to be a little longer. That's an easy enough fix. I like that it's not too revealing in the bust area (bonus). Now all I've gotta do is find some fabric that I like.





Friday, August 5, 2011

Welcome to my blog

This blog exist because I was posting too many crafts on my "family blog". I love to sew, sometimes scrapbook, paint, refurbish, and the occasional wood projects. This blog will have many items I make, tips, maybe some tutorials, and hopefully it will inspire you to get out there and make your own stuff. Happy sewing.