Another pillow project

So with the kids back to school, I feel like I am able to get back into my sewing hobby.  I decided to drop by the thrift store to see if they had any hidden treasures.  I came across two nautica linen pillowcases.  Score, for 50 cents each, I thought I was pretty thrifty.  I am amazed at what a simple pillowcase can be transformed into.  It's just the right amount of fabric to make a simple skirt, shorts, or pants.

About 2 hours of work later, I had these, my first pair of pants for my little guy.  I am pretty proud of them, although, they come off very casual, almost lounge wear looking.  But, with the right shirt, I hope they are wearable as a semi-casual pant. I was able to use the opening of the pillow case to create a cuff-looking hem on the pants.  Really handsome.

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Elias is just happy to see anything made for him.  And I love to see him in my creations.  Of course, I need to give credit to MADE because I once again used her pattern for the long flat front pant. 

Heres to many more projects!
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Another milestone

I got some great gift cards this past week for my birthday to one of my favorite stores, Joann Fabric and Crafts.  I got this wild idea that I would actually find a pattern (simple to start) and make a dress for Emma from an actual pattern.  So, here is the pattern I chose:

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And here is the finished product.  I don't have a model right now to try it on, she is in Utah with her Papa and Grandma.  However, I am sure it will fit perfectly.  This was fun, it did take me three hours.  Thank goodness I didn't have any distractions.  It is a simple pattern, but I wanted this dress to be perfect and by the books (or should I say pattern).  It definitely came out looking like a little boutique dress, which I love.Yay me!

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This week in sewing..

I had a lot of fun this week after I put the kids down to bed.  B is busy cramming for some exams and so I have a couple of hours each night to sit at the sewing machine and create. 

It was teacher appreciation week at Emma's school, so I bought this bag at dollar tree and monogrammed an E on it for her, her first name also begins with an E!

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I also, made this skirt and monogrammed and E on it as well.  This is my least favorite of the skirts that I have made, but it gets the most compliments for some reason.  (It's super wrinkled, sorry).  If you are interested in a tutorial, it's over at made.

I also started sewing these wrist bands/bracelets for Emma and I.  I got the idea from here.  They are different, I think that is why I like them, and they are obviously custom made so they fit perfectly.  It's fun to have Em and I match, she calls them friendship bracelets, I think that's darling.

Hopefully I will have some new projects to fill my oodles of spare time this week!  That was sarcastic, I'll see what I can come up with.

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